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"Yes, sir, Judd, sir" A s up today to see me"

He heard the reluctance in her tone "Do you - "

"No" Sharp "I’ll be fine alone See you tonight?"

"I’ll be in the den" Switching off the comm, he had a shower and then decided to work off his excess energy by checking in with Sienna His eldest niece’s abilities were developing at a rapid pace - if he and Walker didn’tto be real trouble down the road The problem was that, as with Judd, the telepathy everyone knew about was only her secondary talent Her true strength was so so volatile, even Psy steered clear of those who had it

Since Sienna was in an unusually cooperativefro - after a short detour - when a small naked body barreled into hi the boy with Tk, he looked down The child lifted a finger to his lips "Shh I’" With that, he went behind Judd and scrambled into a small alcove "Quickly!"

Not sure why he obeyed the order, Judd backed up to stand in front of the alcove, ar around the corner a few seconds later "Have you seen Ben? Four-year-old Naked as a jaybird"

"How tall is he?" Judd asked in hisPsy manner

Lara stared "He’s four How tall do you think he is? Have you seen him or not?"

"Let me thinkdid you say he was naked?"

"He was about to be bathed Slippery little le from behind Judd

Lara’s eyes widened and then her lips twitched "So you haven’t seen him?"

"Without a proper description, I can’t be sure"

The healer was obviously trying not to laugh "You shouldn’t encourage hiible as it is"

Judd felt childish hands on his left calf and then Ben poked his head out "I’eable, did ya hear?"

Judd nodded "I do believe you’ve been found Why don’t you go have your bath?"

"Co baby ar "No I wanna stay with Uncle Judd"

Lara anticipated his question "Ben spends a lot of time with Marlee"

"I spend a lot of tilanced down "Are you sure he’s wolf? Sounds more like a parrot to o of Judd, the child shifted in a shower of multicolored sparks Judd held his breath until a sress was hindered by the fact that he wasn’t using his claws

Bending, Judd picked hiainst his chest, unable to explain his own behavior "He isn’t clawed"

"Of course not," Lara said "It’s the first rule we teach thee otherwise?"

"Logical" The pup was batting at his chest, a warht

"That’s why Tai is so embarrassed he went clawed"

Judd had already put the incident out of hisClaere never an issue"

"Not for you But they were for him" Lara blew out a breath between pursed lips "He didn’t mean to do it He lost control like a child I take it he hasn’t apologized yet?"

"There’s no need" Judd caught Ben as he slipped, holding the cub ainst him

"Take uts to apologize, let hiht"

"Ben" Lara’s tone tried for harshness, but it was patent that she was char"

Ben’s response was to growl and bury his head against Judd’s chest