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"No, I don’t think he would" Rory tilted his head "And I think you know that" In a flash, he was right in front of her, both hands gripping her hips--and one of those hands had clearly unsheathed its claws, because the razor-sharp blades dug into her side threateningly "Walk with me"

She snickered "God, you’re dumb"

"Excuse me?" He froze Well, of course he did What sanethe tip of a switchblade against their ball sack?

"I suggest you sheathe those claws, Scooby"

Nostrils flaring, he bared his teeth "And I suggest you drop that fucking knife" He dug his claws tight enough to break her skin

Hissing at the sting, she pricked his ball sack with her blade He inhaled sharply, claet nervous when I’m threatened, and nervesnervous right now"

He lowered his arms with a harsh curse "Drop the knife"

"Hands up first Call me weird, but I don’t trust that you won’t--"

His eyes snapped toward the door and widened a little, and she got the feeling he heard so that she didn’t He leaped backward so fast it took her breath away He backhanded her, sending her crashing into the dumpster Her head hit thecrack He fled like hell’s arled to her feet, dazed and pissed off

The door swung open, and Zander ca out with the other wolves behind him

She pointed down the alley in time to see Rory disappear "That way! Thehis stomach botto his twisted brother Instead, he grabbed hisher "Gwen, baby, where did he hurt you?" His voice shook with barely contained fury and a need to hurt But she cah" She prodded the back of her skull and winced "Gonna have a goose egg for sure"

He growled, gently probing the area she’d touched "I can smell your blood" There was only a hint of it in the air, but it was enough to send yet rowling and snarling

"Oh yeah, he pricked my side with his claws" She peeled up her shirt and saw small, shallow puncturedown her side or anything "Your eyes just flashed wolf"

"My beast is pissed right now," Zander told her "He wants to hunt and kill the fucker responsible"

"It was Rory," she said quietly, hating that the knowledge ht hurt him

Zander tore a strip off the bottoh the wounds weren’t bad "I know," he ru a calm he kneouldn’t find for at least a few hours Gwen didn’t need his rage right then "Ally had what she calls a flash-vision Most of the ti But occasionally she just sees a single flash of the future--like a photograph She saw hiet to that part" Ally sure was handy to have around