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"Anywhere"

She whipped her Audi into a spot and switched off the engine "So is there anything I need to know? I ? I don’t have to kneel before the Alphas, do I? Because that won’t happen"

He smiled "No, you don’t need to kneel before anyone Just listen to your wolf; she’ll knohat to do"

Hopping out of the car, Frankie looked at the collection of vehicles The pack sure did like SUVs She should have objected when Trick linked his fingers with hers and tugged her outside, but she didn’t And she couldn’t have said why

At the foot of the narrow stairway, Trick said, "After you" Then he could stare at her ass as they climbed Happy days Halfway up, she stopped to look around He frowned and asked, "You all right?"

"Yeah I’ve just never been to a place like this Never seen anything like it My ants out She wants to roa"

It was good that she thought so, Trick h "Later, after you’ve spoken to the pack and seen Iris, I’ll give you a tour" He splayed his hand on her lower back and gently urged her on, and they started walking again "Do your grandparents know you’re here?"

"No" Frankie hadn’t told Brad either She’d called hireed to meet with him later that day "They won’t be happy about it"

"There’s no point in living to make other people happy, Frankie We’re all responsible for own happiness anyway" Finally they reached the main entrance to the caves He carefully shouldered past her and rested a hand on the door "Ready?"

Frankie rolled back her shoulders "As I’ll ever be" He opened the door, gesturing for her to enter first, and she suddenly found herself inside a large tunnel It wasn’t dark and dull, as she ht-cream sandstone that seemed to illu the area" Trick led her through the network of tunnels, keeping his pace slow so she could get a good look around

As he guided her into the living area, everyone stood It reminded him of the time when the juvenile of the pack, Zac, had first arrived Ryan’s young cousin had been staying at the shelter where Makenna worked until they brought hi it too, because his voice cut through the aard silence

"They weren’t kidding when they said you look har look, Taryn stepped forward and smiled at Frankie "I’ our son, Kye Welcome to Phoenix Pack territory"

Frankie nodded at the dainty female "Thanks"

Trey inclined his head at her "I doubt you’ll reirls much back then--I used to shove daisies down the back of your dress"

Frankie’sdown"

"No, you didn’t You used to charge atlike she wanted to elad you came"

Taryn quickly went on "Let me introduce you to everyone Obviously you know Lydia and Cairl, Lilah Over there near the back wall are the Beta pair, Jaime and Dante, and some of our enforcers, Marcus, Roni, and Do with hispup in Makenna’s ar randmother, Greta--an accident of nature

"Last but not least, we have this little cluster of people near the sofa Hope is Gabe’s mate, Tao is the Head Enforcer, and Riley is the pack’s Guardian The little girl with the pigtails is Savannah, and the little blond boy with the bulging pockets is Dexter--they belong to Tao and Riley, who areaard and a little overwhelmed by the overflow of information, Frankie did a slow nod "It’s nice to meet all of you" Some of them looked at her with a familiarity that made her uncomfortable Others just looked curious, particularly the kids, who stared at her Greta, though, was eyeing Frankie with suspicion