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Rory’sI’ressive step forward "If it wasn’t for ain? Honest to God?"

"That infection al it had, because then it wouldn’t have co to your shit" Zander shifted just as his brother clawed off his clothes and then did the same

The identical wolves circled each other, ears flattened The only difference between them was the scar on the face of Zander’s wolf

The scarred wolf pounced The other lunged And they clashed, clawing and growling

CHAPTER NINETEEN

Ezra cocked back his fist to hit Yvonne oncejust outside the house

Gwen tensed, hope blitzing through her There was so rowls, roars, and screeches, that it sounded like a zoo gone crazy, but those growlsthey were close Very, very close And Gould bet money that one of the wolves was Zander She could feel his rage and determination, could feel that he was near

She allowed a little smile to surface as Ezra looked at her "I told you he’d corunted in her ear and dug the gun harder into her temple She barely held back a wince The bastard’s ar her arh air

Even with the gun pointed at her head, Gwen had fought hih and hurt Yvonne more, so Gwen had quieted She’d clamped her mouth shut to contain the pointless pleas for them to leave the woman alone Noen reht, ready to spring at the slightest opportunity

"We need to end this now," insisted Nelson

Ezra didn’t see tohis brother to piecesunless herone of his pack mates, of course, which is quite possible Those animals know no loyalty"

Gwen bared her teeth "He’s an aniful look at a beaten Yvonne, who’d curled up into a protective ball--her nose was broken, her face ollen and bruised, and there were scratches on her face fro She no doubt had at least one broken rib and a dozen bruises beneath her clothes Emotionally, Gwen had felt every slap, kick, punch, and whack of Brandt’s crutch

"You think that , Gwen curled her upper lip "You’re a pussy, just like your son Ah, Brandt doesn’t like being called that either It’s only the truth"

"I’et this over with!" asserted Nelson

Brandt’s fists clenched "Aidan said it would hurt her most to see Yvonne hurt"

"Then your job is done, because Yvonne is out of it," Nelson pointed out "Now, Ezra, just kill her now!"