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Duncan see, then replied, "Aye, could be But since it doesn’t bother him to cheat on his mate, he may believe you wouldn’t be bothered, either And his trueas she continues to live extravagantly off his ill-gotten gains"
"Is she ht not like hier wolf Money ive up their ht not care about his hu permanent in the relationship and the connection isn’t like betolves But his wanting another wolf? That’s a different story"
She pondered an uglier alternative "What if Sal thinks the best option would be to get rid of her? Perht learn of her If she found out about me, all she’d have to do is--"
"Put a hit out on you," Duncan growled "Hell, Shelley, you could be a priht be the cause of her losing her ood so he can have you instead She’s got the money to hire anyone to do the job, too"
Shelley considered that for a ht What if we clued her in on the fact that Silverman stole from a wolf pack? She’d know that he was a dead o to prison She’d realize he’s only living on borrowed tiht But what if she thought the wolf pack would go after her next? It’s yourto play nice by the Fed’s rules, allowing her to pretend that it was her money and not the funds that Sal stole You’ll want theh about her own life to agree to give up yourto take a neolf mate--if that’s his intention with me--she won’t care what happens to him Wolves can be protective of theirto eliminate her first"
Duncan pulled into the driveway of the villa "That brings us back to her wanting to get rid of you Shewhat he’s pulling with you, that ot the stolen funds stashed under her own naet rid of you for even thinking of taking her htly and patted his hard,his kilt and readying his sword "That’s why I have you, a brave Highland warrior, to protect ave her a look that said he didn’t care for the idea "I don’t like it"
"I can’t think of a better way to go about this I truly believe that if she thinks she could lose her life, she’ll be willing to give up yourto protect heran affair with another wolf behind her back"
"I’ll discuss it with Ian first"
She wasn’t sure why that bothered her She and Duncan were the ones involved in this fiasco, not his brother, Ian Maybe she was annoyed because Ian was the laird of Argent Castle and very much like the one who’d thrown her people off the land in Scotland long ago She didn’t like it that this laird was still calling all the shots Well, she wouldn’t wait to see what he had to say She kicked off her shoes, sat at the kitchen table, opened her laptop, and began looking for anything she could about Sal Silverman’s mate
Meanwhile, Duncan pulled out his cell phone and called his brother He didn’t knohat she planned on doing, but he was certain that letting Sal’sanother wolf could prove deadly for Shelley Duncan wasn’t going to allow it He noted that she’d kicked off her shoes, and he couldn’t help wanting to see her naked and in his ar into Duncan’s lustful thoughts
"Ian," Duncan said without preamble "Shelley has an idea I’m not entirely satisfied with"
She cast him an annoyed look, but he only raised his brows Then he explained to Ian what she thought would work and why he thought it was too dangerous for Shelley to risk it Afterward, he waited for Ian to consider the plan while he watched Shelley search for so on the Internet
When he drew closer, he saw her looking at news releases concerning Sal Silverht work, Duncan"
"But--"
"Hear me out We’ll need someone from outside our pack to call Sal’s mate, Carlotta Silverman, and let her know the situation with Shelley Otherwise, Sal will assuhlander who’s on the island--which is you--is associated with the pack and may decide to come after you Maybe my mate can have her father call Carlotta, since Julia’s father is Ah to sound mostly American If Carlotta confronts Julia’s father about the wolf Sal’s trying to seduce, Carlottaup"
"Aye, so that means the plan won’t work If hisafter hiht not care anything about what happens to Shelley or his ain"