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"You can’tYou’re not a Wolf You don’t have the right to take her in"

Max grinned His fangs were showing "You’ve already pointed out she’s Outcast

That means she’d have to prove herself in order to join a Pack In case you missed it, I just happen to be an Alpha She’s proven herself to me, and now I’ve chosen to take her in Thathis hand around Gary’s throat Tabby could see the little dents in Gary’s skin where Max’s claws pressed hard enough to leave a h to draw blood "Are we clear?"

Gary gulped "Yes"

"Yes, what?"

"Yes, Alpha ," Gary whi ain, I will kick your ass so hard you’ll be eating through your sphincter Do you understand ritted out through clenched teeth He’d just acknowledged Max’s right to protect Tabby and he didn’t look very happy about it

"And you’re paying for the daes to this shop and Cyn’s face Understand, pup?" Mist swirled around Max’s feet, almost invisible, but incredibly powerful

Tabby trembled Her shoulders bowed and her head dropped, Max’s power pulling her to her knees Behind her, Glory and Cyn both groaned, obviously feeling the sa deep brown Wolf’s eyes He stayed on his feet; he had no choice Max’s claere still digging into his neck "Yes, Alpha Cannon"

Max let go slowly, drawing his claws across the outside of Gary’s neck "Now, get out of here before I have Gabe arrest you Or worse" He tilted his head, his gaze never leaving Gary’s face "What happens to Hunted shifters, Gabe?"

"I’m not Outcast!" Gary’s face turned beet red

"No, but you’re bordering on rogue, boy" Gabe took a stance to Max’s left, placing hiues are row up to be a real Alpha, you’ll understand what I’ here Until then? Stay out of town You’re not welco to another school Maybe one closer to houlped "We’re leaving" He scra his friends with hi down the street "What the hell is going on?"

"I have no idea, but I plan on finding out" They exchanged a look before Max turned to the girls "You three okay?"

"One of them hit Cyn" Tabby lifted her head and took her first real breath since Gary had entered Living Art Max had reined in his power She could stand again

She rose, griroaned, staring at the shattered glass counter "Hell We can’t open for business like this Soet hurt"

"How did you know that you could makeagain She hadn’t even realized how tense she’d been until Max accepted her into his Pride She felt so loose, so relieved, she was dizzy with it

Max shrugged "I didn’t I just know Rick’s Luna is a Pu you wouldn’t need a Puma mate for it to work"

Tabby paled "What would have happened if it hadn’t worked?"

Max grinned "You’d still be under my protection until Rick arrives"

Arrives? "U into Cyn and Glory