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"I didn’t rant money You know, heard all about it on the news She knew you couldn’t afford the cost of the villa on your own I had to explain that you were okay, but not… exactly alone I told her you had a roo to pay for half of the cost I didn’t mean to tell her he was a he But you kno she is She started grillingto learn all the details Somehow I let it slip that your roolanced at Duncan, expecting hi He was observing her expression like a ould, watching closely and looking for signs of trouble

She took a deep breath Things were bound to get worse in a hurry "Great"

"I tried to call you, to warn you, but your phone must have been turned off Your Uncle Ethan is on his way to the island"

Oh My God

Forget Sal and his thugs Her Uncle Ethan would kill Duncan

Chapter 15

When Shelley got off the phone, she knew she had to tell Duncan that her uncle e and that he was headed their way, but Duncan looked like he still had a bucketful of worries of his own "What’s wrong?" she asked as she joined hiht as planned, but toood news Now that Sal was sending wolves to deal with Duncan, she figured they would be safer if at least one of Duncan’s warrior brothers was staying with the, that she was fairly certain he was angry with her because she’d been nearby when he’d confronted the tolves

"How long were you following aze was dark, his eyes focused on her, watching her to see her reaction

She raised her brows, not about to be intiht without me We’re mated, you know So I followed you All the way to Sal’s estate, if you must know" She smiled a little "I liked that you clairound his teeth, then let out his breath in an exasperated sigh "Yeah, I found that out The tolves were out scoping the area, er Why didn’t you return to the house when you saw them? Let me deal with theht you, most likely to kill you You needed ht she wasn’t serious She was sincere, though And highly annoyed that he wouldn’t take her seriously

"I always go out, Shelley,the territory to let Sal or anyone else that has wolf genes know to back off It’s instinctual and necessary I don’t want your enticing s anyfor you"

She was his mate now, and he wanted everyone to know she was off liether, too She was glad to see his h

"Who were they?" she asked

"I don’t know for certain Since they were close to the villa snooping around, I assue links and hash brown potato patties over to her

She loved how he cooked Everything he fixed tasted great She couldn’t i talent from Ian so well

"What happened to the other uy as really talkative would return anytiive hie, he probably wouldn’t come near them She wondered if the man knehat had happened to his buddy Hell, she didn’t even knohat had becoo to Sal’s house" Duncan sat doith his own plate of sausage and potatoes and began to eat

So Duncan had tried to track the second o to Sal’s house because he was afraid of what Sal would do if he learned the guys botched the job What happened to the one you killed?" Shelley still envisioned thechunks out of him, just a little way down the beach or wherever the tide would have taken hi on the beach with the her on him Either of which would be bad news if someone on the island ca hiht have been chewed up by a wolf Actually, since wolves had never existed on the island, she figured no one would assu had attacked hi "He took a swim in Sal’s pool"

Shelley had nearly finished her breakfast, but at Duncan’s last co, but nothing came out She cleared her throat "His pool?"

"Aye If it was Sal’s man, he can dispose of hiet out of hand"

She stared at the table, envisioning Sal going outside to the pool for an early-irlfriend would sleep most of the day Most wolves loved the dawn and dusk, their natural ti, if Sal had had sex with her during the night Unless she was naturally an early-ht occurred to Shelley What if Sal went outside and saw the body, and didn’t knoho the hell it was?