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Cearnach glanced back at the older wolf, who raised his head in greeting Heto lend so, Cearnach had to follow his nose, which told hione this way A fe Duncan Daiven up the wolf he’d been fighting to Cearnach so he could deal with the spent wolf The she-wolf had two male killers on her tail

That meant Duncan still had two male wolves to deal with, not just one Cearnach had to reach hireat, having arrived at the reserve well ahead of the other wolves atteh poisonous plants could cause skin irritation, she figured her wolf coat would protect her She darted off the path and deeper into the forest Following her scent, the wolves could still track her If she could shift and climb a tree, maybe she could lose the a scent on the forest floor, they would return to the spot they’d last smelled her and realize she’d shifted and scra through the forest and navigate it like Tarzan,she could evade them in the forest after all, she headed toward Sal’s beach resort With any luck, he was by himself and Carlotta hadn’t sent a hit team after him If Kenneth was there, as soon as he saw her as a ith two more wolves on her tail ready to kill her…

He would be a dead man

Chapter 20

When Shelley saw Sal’s estate, she felt chills race up her spine The house looked dark and dead Had Carlotta already h it seemed a little early for that

She didn’t slow her pace, knowing the wolves behind her would soon catch up once they figured out where she was headed She leapt over the fancy wrought-iron fence surrounding the swiy door in the bottom panel of the back door, she assuh it

That’s when she heard the two angry male voices in another part of the house

"You son of a bitch, Kenneth All this ti for rowled

So Kenneth had been the traitor all along Shelley figured that both were paying thein another part of the house--the light-blocking curtains on the front s blocked out the light from within

"No, Mr Silverman I didn’t tell her about the woht she already knew about Lola, and Mrs Silverman didn’t seem to care Why would I think she’d care about this other woh you said you hadn’t told her?"

So Shelley jun of the other wolves yet

"You’ve been telling her about the wo for her?" Sal said, his voice so harsh that he sounded like he was ready to kill Kenneth

"No, no, I haven’t done anything of the kind I’ve got lots of wo with it"

Bastard

Kenneth was backing up, his voice getting closer to Shelley, but he was facing in a different direction

Sal had to be stalking hi for Carlotta Telling her what I’ I pay you She pays you more Is that it?"

"No, I’rowled

So now the truth was co out The money was all Sal’s Every stolen bit of it

"No," Kenneth said, groveling

"So you do it for your love of her? What? Don’t tellif I learned of it, I could terminate… your employment with me"

"Terminate you" hat his pause h at first she’d believed Sal didn’t have it in hi a side venture

Soed on the back patio The wolves who had been following her One ran into a pool chair and knocked it into the other wolf He growled Shelley raced into a for area where Sal stood stock still

For a second, he just stared at her, then he must have realized she was Shelley Probably had watched her with Duncan on the beach shifting after all "What the hell?"

One wolf bashed through the dog door, followed by the other

Shelley raced around behind Sal, expecting hiht the male wolves Instead, he shook his head at the tolves as they came into the room "Where are the others?"

They shook their heads