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Let’s go, Samuel grasped the door handle. Our thirty wolves are together, and they’ve picked up the scent. They should reach the other wolves in five minutes. We can’t catch up with them, but we won’t be far behind if we move fast.

A huge lump formed in my throat. I don’t think we should join them.

He whipped toward me and froze. He blinked, then nodded. “It makes sense for you to stay here, but I gotta go out there with my pack.”

He turned to march back to the door, but Bodey had already moved to stand in front of him.

Samuel glared at Bodey as if he had two heads. He rasped, “What the hell do you think you’re doing?”

Bodey crossed his arms. “You shouldn’t go out there for the same reasons Callie and I shouldn’t.”

“Like hell,” Samuel seethed as he tried to pivot around Bodey.

Bodey pushed him in the chest, shoving him back several steps.

“Get out of my way,” Samuel rasped as his shoulders heaved from how hard he was breathing. “You want to stay here, fine, but I need to be out there