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Costin sat with his back against a tree and Sally in between his legs, with her back to his chest He held her tight and Cynthia watched as every so often he would kiss her hair or gently brush his finger along her cheek But his eyes never left those around him He never looked down at her, but instead watched each person carefully She looked at each male and saw as they held their mates the distrust in their eyes as they steadily watched one another

Cynthia looked back at Peri atching her expectantly

"Now you see?" She asked her

Cynthia nodded "We would never be able to stop a fight if it were to break out a them"

Peri shook her head "Not with these do to have to first ht think before they act on instinct"

"And second?" Cynthia prompted

"Second," Peri breathed, "hope against hope that no one does anything stupid"

"Then we’re done for," Cynthia told her

"Pretty reed

Chapter 9

"If, when you find out that out the largest nu to your town, your first thought is, did I pee on everything I want to keep, then you ination and an unhealthy fixation on the Calvin and Hobbes stickers portraying Calvin peeing on, well, everything Choose your poison" ~ Jen

Skender stood in the library of the Ro out onto the lawn Rows of cars lined the drive as, one by one pack Alpha’s, and their top wolves arrived It had been three days since the call went out and already six of the eleven other packs had arrived The Alpha’s froary, Poland, Ireland, Spain and Italy, plus their top three, were each currently in residence at thehad arrived and already things were tense

He ran a hand through his hair and let out a lol as his frustration and agitation grew He was fourth in his pack Doh to prevent a war between any would be enemy Alpha’sWhere the hell was Vasile? It had been weeks since he and the others had set out and though he knew through pack bonds that Vasile was still alive, that was all he knew Before three days ago, Skender had just thought that it was taking Vasile longer than he anticipated discovering Desdeone out and that hen Skender realized that so had happened to Vasile and the others For the Great Luna to send out a call to all her wolves it had to be bad

A knock on the door pulled hihts "Enter," he answered the knock

Wadiard to fore sofa in the middle of the library He tilted his head back and closed his eyes as he let out a frustrated groan

"We are never going to survive this," he told Skender "I mean, it’s not a matter of if the world will be destroyed It’s a matter of ill destroy it and when it is destroyed; a hell bent, bat shit crazy witch, ooorr, a pack of Alpha olves in a pissing contest?"

"Please tell ure of speech, and that there aren’t really pissing contests going on," Skender growled "We just got new carpet"