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Unable to catch her breath, she tried to calotten up quickly on her own, soed to make it the rest of the way down the slope, and none would be the wiser

Now she was afraid that whoever had discovered her would o down this way," the kid hollered

"I’ve been skiing since I was three I’ll get her cao see to her"

Her camera Elizabeth tried to turn her head, but her back hurt

"Come on, Anthony You know Minx never listens to us If she breaks her neck, we can say we told her so"

"Ha, ha, very funny," Minx said

The ground vibrated slightly beneath Elizabeth as the boys’ skis swished on the snow, then one stopped way above her, and the other ca her skis to warn others of danger down the slope, Cody" Anthony quickly joined Cody, yanked a cell phone out of a bag, and called ski patrol

They were as tall as grown ured they were older teens

Elizabeth closed her eyes, knowing full well Toet word of this

"I’h she felt terribly winded She didn’t feel she’d broken anything, but her wrist hurt And she couldn’t see position

She wanted to lie here, soak up the sun that the two boys now blocked, and get her bearings Their faces wore frowns as they looked her over

"Doesn’t look like she’s got any visible broken bones," Cody said

"I secured the area," Anthony said on the phone He’d crossed her skis upright in the snoarn skiers above that a safety issue existed below theray wolves She hadn’t seen or scented the girl yet and hoped she wouldn’t get hurt on the slope while looking for Elizabeth’s ca for it and hoped it was all right At least no one else was on the trail Thank God

"I’ht," Elizabeth said "I… just need a moment"

"Hot damn, she’s a wolf," Anthony said

She frowned at him No one mentioned the ord Or in her case, coyote, either Not in public

As if he read her rinned "No one around to hear me but us wolves"

And one part coyote

"She’s the one Touys are talking about her," Cody said "And the kiss" He grinned big tiht them on his phone video recorder, but he won’t share unless you pay for it A few other guys took shots with their cell phones, too They’re sharing for free, sending emails to the pack"

Her whole body warmed, and she suddenly felt feverish She couldn’t believe the word had spread that fast Or that anyone had bothered to catch their actions on camera Sure, she knew that a pack shared inforht To

"Where do you hurt?" Cody asked, crouching down in front of her

Everywhere She would be fine once she got off this black slope, if trying to ski downhill didn’t kill her

"She’s having trouble concentrating, unable to answer questions," Anthony said into his cell when Elizabeth didn’t answer right away "She’s the one Torinned, put his hand over the phone, and said, "You’re a celebrity You’ll have the entire ski patrol checking you out"