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Except when he turned the corner, she was no longer there

Nor were the huan to thump

"Anne?"

He turned and walked into the ss of one of the boys

Dammit She’d always been fast

"Anne, stop," Murphy said, his voice calht now"

A rustling behind hied the boy out from behind the bush and crouched down to look, but there were noThe park was only a sle of shrubs and trees, with three paths that all led to a fountain in the middle If she was in the park, there weren’t many places to hide

"Anne?" He stood and opened his senses, searching for her with his ary with yourself tomorrow"

He closed his eyes when he felt her behind him Her cool lips touched the nape of his neck

"Go home," she whispered "Leave"

The push of her amnis flooded hi on his concern for his mate and not on the nearly irresistible compulsion to flee "I don’t think I will"

He spun and tried to trap her, but she’d already jus "I told you to leave!"

"No"

The last thing he wanted to do was hurt her Anne wasn’t hter She could defend herself when necessary, but she depended on her ability to push vath Murphy reached for the water trickling fro it was enough to jolt his asp, the cold water snapping her back to herself Murphy held hi her as reason returned to her eyes and the predatory edge softened, even if it didn’t quite leave

"Patrick?"

"Are you back?"

Anne looked around, saw the boy on the grass "Daed with another young man thrown over her shoulder "Quick," she said "Grab the other one They’re sleeping, but it won’t be for long"

"Wanted thehtened when you fed froathered the other human and propped hied the first boy on the grass over to the saround next to his friends The boys were already blinking awake as Anne bent down and patted their cheeks

"Lads," she said "Are you all right?"

The one on the ground blinked awake first " Oi What the--"