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Brow furrowing, Donnie replied, "The one I saw round these parts last night Didn’t Yvonne mention it? I called the house I told her to tell you"

Gwen puffed out a breath "Ah The thing is, Donnie, you probably shouldn’t have relied on a shitfaced woe" Anxious about the hearing, Yvonne had poured herself a glass of wine to "settle her nerves" That would have been fine if she hadn’t kept refilling the glass until it was a true wonder she hadn’t passed out right there at the table

"I thought it was one of you at first," Donnie told the Mercury wolves "But it didn’tWhen it sensed rowled, the little bastard I shot it in the flank, but it rushed off I was just changing out of h themy boxers and shower cap"

Zander blinked "Shower cap?"

"I don’t like getting rain in my hair"

Lost for words, Zander just looked at hiht," said Donnie Turning to Gwen, he studied her expression "You all prepared for to one of the guns

Donnie’s gaze cut to Zander "Tell me about the shifter council"

"There are four members," said Zander "The council was, for the most part, created to appease humans It aims to resolve issues between shifters before violence can occur It’s a good thing It helps people like Andie It helped the shelter when an Alpha wolf tried to take it In cases where hu to huht to step in and administer punishment"

Donnie pinched his lip "Could it rule for Brandt to be killed?"

"I doubt it," said Zander "He hurt Andie badly, but he didn’t kill her--the council is unlikely to choose a punisho easy on hio easy on anyone"

"Can we be sure they’ll take Gwen’s word as gold?"

"No" Zander had warned Gwen of that, but she’d insisted on speaking up for Andie anyway "They h They may already know most of the answers to the questions they ask her In fact, theyto do, but they’ll have the hearing just the saers on the bench, Zander said, "If all goes well, they’ll charge Brandt and detain him He’ll be punished and later released"

"And if all doesn’t go well?"

"They’ll find hi which is extreiven the case that Gwen is able to put forward to support her testimony"

"But either way, the Moores will retaliate somehow" Donnie twisted his mouth "They may wait for you to leave here and return to your pack before theyGwen He looked at her "I still think you should take your fa Me and ," she insisted

As she walked off to pick up the casings froet her to leave Gwen doesn’t run She fights"