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Sucking in a breath, she leaned over and bit his lower lip "My turn" Mate, he was her htened on her nape as he allowed her to take advantage of hi before?" she asked the next time they came up for air "My wolf couldn’t sense it"

"Silence" Shadows in his voice "It hadyou fro it, too To accept it would probably have led to a fatal strike from the dissonance, so my brain protected itself the only way it could" There was anger now "Silence tried to destroy us before we could begin"

"But the bond was always there," she whispered "So take that, Psy Council Not even your damn Silence can stop what’s meant to be"

Judd’s eyes widened at her veheht I told you to coht I told you not to ive in to a male Especially when he was yours and he looked at you with that naked heat in his eyes

It was a what a ht as he straightened Brenna’s clothing Just in time Four wolves burst out of the forest seconds later Walker wasn’t that far behind, having been brought there on a snowency ot off the snowht?"

Judd nodded "Yes"

But another conversation was taking place on the LaurenNet

You’ve disabled the Silence Protocol There was no judg the faht We’ve been living with e It won’t harm them

No Walker’s psychic presence was a star that had an odd twisting motion at the center He wasn’t a ure out what that twisting motion meant There’s a new ain There she was, linked to the Net through him and protected by his powerful , affectionate nature was already influencing the flows of the tiny LaurenNet Brenna She couldn’t see this, couldn’t see her wild silver star with ricocheting shards of vibrant blue, but it was so that calmed his psychic mind He could protect her now, no le tear

She’s er

Of course she was She’s a wolf

You’re sure?

Judd knew they were no longer talking about Brenna I’ back, he took his es in the Net? Faint sparks of color where there had once only been black and white

I think it represents a formerly suppressed aspect of Toby’s abilities It doesn’t fit the paranation, but I have my suspicions

So did Judd We’ll talk later

Hawke narrowed his eyes as Walker stepped back "I leave you going blue and thinking I’rave, and return to find youwell exercised" A pause that took in the rucked-up snow Behind Hawke, Lara did a bad job of hiding a grin "You want to explain that?"

"No" Judd felt Brenna’s blush in his mind and knew she’d realized her packmates could smell the scent of their recent explosive union He liked the idea of her being covered in his scent "There’s nothing to explain"

Hawke grunted, aht Let’s head back"

"Give me a minute" It was Riley

Judd met the other man’s eyes as everyone else dispersed Beside him, Brenna went very quiet Her brother came forward "You ever make her cry, I’ll break every bone in your body, tear you to pieces, and hold a barbeque for the olves"

"Riley!" Brenna sounded shocked

Judd wasn’t - despite Riley’s calm exterior, the male was as ferally protective as Andrew "I think Brenna isthat herself"

"Judd!"

Riley’s face broke out in an uncharacteristic grin "Yeah, she is" Reaching out, he kissed his gaping sister’s cheek before pulling back and shifting Then he was gone

"I can’t believe you said that" Brenna was scowling when he turned to her "I would never hurt you"