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"Bethany hadthat Michael had becoht return She said she was taking a walk along the trail by the cliff The sheriff stopped by to check on her, but when he couldn’t find her at the house, he went down the trail and discovered her body at the bottom of the cliff"

"Phone records verified the call was made?"

"Yes"

"What if Ashton had made the call from Bethany’s house, told his father he’d killed her by accident, and his father covered up for him?"

"Truthfully, I don’t think Ashton killed her" Tessa rubbed her clammy hands on her jeans "Gut instinct

I think he really cared for her and if he murdered her in a fit of passion, I don’t think he’d let Michael go to prison for it"

"Yet, he let him take the rap for minor crimes he was responsible for On the other hand, what if your brother really did it?"

Tessa glowered at Hunter

"What if he did? We can’t discount that he uilty"

"He isn’t! What if it’s one of your kind?" Tessa choked on the thought "You… you couldn’t have a lupus garou convicted, could you? Once the e and you can’t have one incarcerated, can you?" Hell, even Ashton was one now

"If we find one of theure out a way If she could just turn into a wolf and bite her brother in prison, the judge would have to have him released

When they finally reached Hunter’s house, Tessa figured soan to race

"Stay in the Humvee Do not leave until I say so," Hunter ordered, his face dark and threatening

Before she could respond, he slammed the door shut and strode to the front porch, then disappeared inside She concentrated on the front door standing wide open and wanted to join hi

And then his face stormy, he stalked out to the Humvee and jumped in "Jessup and his pack have taken them"

She hoped Hunter couldn’t s

"We’re to meet them at that burned out pine tree I’m to hand you over to Yoloff and they’ll release my sister and the rest"

Tessa looked behind then of the Escort

"I left directions" Hunter pulled out of the drive and headed south on the coastal road

"You can’t face all five of them, Hunter We should wait"

"They want us alone I’ll do what I can"

Stubborn daet himself killed and then where would she be? Just when she’d found the man she wanted to love forever And what about Michael also?

Her skin crawling with anxiety, she looked into the backseat No weapons "What about the rifles at the house?"

"They ot to where the pine tree was, the ood She looked into the backseat again Nothing Leidolf was a neat freak Not even a hint of dust But what about the trunk? A tire iron?

"No et the best of me, you leave"

"But your sister, and the others?"

"They won’t harm them until they’re assured they have you You return to ather the forces, call Leidolf Hell, have hiuys won’t be able to handle all that heat"