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Finally It was a refreshing change to see hi up to his boisterous wife Hoish he’d do it ius--" Brucella fuht We would all be fools to turn down this offer"

Brucella let out a snarl of frustration before storius andtoward the direction of the open door Then he said, "I will talk to the other wolves immediately and do all that I can to make them see sense, too"

Victoria

After Bastien left, ed to find ned for the supernatural realm, I’d feared that it would not work at all But it had worked, albeit inter for them to locate me

As Grace and Heath toldlifted offour time apart, I wouldn’t have been surprised if I’d developed an ulcer

Arwen approached and grinned down at ood idea to free that hunk?"

I s back on it, I couldn’t say that I would’ve done anything differently Bastien was a beast of the wild He hadn’t belonged in that cage… Just as he doesn’t belong in the cage Brucella is trying to lure him into

Once Corrine had finished with my ankle, all the pain had vanished I was able to stand and walk around nor to hobble

Then I cuddled up to ether, I closed ainst her chest With her arms wrapped around me, it felt like I was back home already I was safe, secure, in our own little bubble And for the first time, I actually felt opti the hunters here would undoubtedly lead to tension back on Earth, but then, froravated the hunters back at their base The hunters already knew that ere here Besides, we could not just stand by and watch the of the League’s protection than wolves, eren’t ainst the mutants? The wolves who had entered the hu to do with the wolves living their lives in The Woodlands They were different people--different tribes--just as ere different from the hunters

Of course, there was also another reason for an with B My hunky olf friend I grinned to myself I don’t have to leave hiht of Bastien e from the tunnel entrance As he sprinted toward us, his black curling hair ruffling in the breeze, I felt an unexpected surge of butterflies inyou typically get with friends, are they?

I left"What happened?" I asked

"My uncle is speaking with the chieftains," he replied "I requested him to come out here and inform us once he has news" His eyes fell tonormally now," he remarked

I smiled "Corrine fixed it" As I said the words, an idea occurred to ate while we’re waiting for Sergius? Brucella already told you its location That’s the gate ould all have to pass through in order to return to The Shade and fetch o check it out now rather than waiting until later"

"That’s a good idea,"forith the rest of the reluctant "I think, until my uncle has informed the wolves of your presence and spoken with them, it’s best you all stay put here Away froht put so conclusion…"

"Uo alone? To verify that there really is a gate"

"That we could," Bastien replied, his eyes twinkling He looked quite delighted by the suggestion

As I turned tothey wanted was to watch ain

I squeezed my mother’s hands "Bastien will take care ofmy smile "It’s not far away frohter back within half an hour We should not stay away longer than that anyway, in case o exploring the portal without us,"o to see if it really exists"

With that, Bastien and I set off We left the s and returned to the foothills As we ht from the others, my hand instinctively inched closer to Bastien’s until our fingertips touched He glanced at ers with hed ain nor to carry hts

"Don’t speak too soon," he replied