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Before I could answer it, Bodey placed a hand over the screen, blocking me.

My head jerked up as he said, “Let it ring another time or two. We want her to think we aren’t desperate and might not answer her call.”

I nodded, though I wasn’t sure if that proved we weren’t desperate. She could easily assume we were in wolf form, heading toward the threat she had a hand in.

“While you answer, I’m contacting the pack that lives an hour away for help.” Samuel’s eyes glowed as his wolf surged forward, reaching out to the pack’s alpha.

I allowed it to ring one more time, but I couldn’t handle waiting any longer. I inhaled sharply to steady my voice and answered, “Hello?”

A dark chuckle came from the other end, followed by Kel’s bored, regal voice. “For a moment, I thought you might be sleeping in the woods or too preoccupied to answer.”

Kel had called to gloat. She didn’t even pretend not to know what was going on. My blood boiled, adding to my shock.

She was a sick, sadistic bitch who needed