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With tears streaking down her face, she didn’t believe it for a h it wouldn’t have made any difference because she didn’t have a clue if there was any gold anyway All that ed her in the direction of Bethany’s house, but she fought hi to climb down the cliff to Hunter He had to have survived the fall like before He had to have And she had to go to hi the circulation off in her wrist, her hand nu her to run to keep up What about Hunter’s pack? Where were they when they needed them most?

Jessup shoved the front door open and yanked her into the house "She’s yours, Butch Just like you wanted"

"The others?" Butch asked, offering Jessup a beer

Jessup forced Tessa onto the couch next to Meara and Cara, their hands and mouths bound, their eyes wild Ashton and Rourke were bound, but unconscious on the floor Meara looked at Tessa, trying to read her expression, but Tessa sobbed, atte to appear so inconsolable that she was useless, and so that they wouldn’t tie her up also, while she looked for another weapon Not that her tears and upset weren’t genuine, but she tried to keep a clear head until they were able to destroy the o to Hunter

She spied a poker next to the cold fireplace as Red table If she could just slip over to it

"Hunter took care of Yoloff’s brother first Although he worked on Yoloff in the beginning His tactics threw all of us Especially, when Hunter forced Andreas off the cliff" Jessup took a swig of beer

But then Tessa worried that if she got the poker, Jessup still had the rifle and three ainst one woman wouldn’t do If she could free Meara, she could shapeshift, whereas no one else could Tessa had to chance it She s

"But Yoloff’s gone also?" Butch asked

"Yeah, Hunter got hih He pulled Hunter off the cliff and both hit the rocks below"

"You’re sure Hunter was dead? He survived before," Butch warned

"Yeah, he was dead Last tied to swim to Tessa’s beach Not this time"

Her heart in her throat, Tessa felt the ties loosen on Meara’s wrists Meara quickly yanked theed her clothes off Tessa dove for the fireplace poker and Meara shapeshifted

As a wolf, Meara targeted Jessup, the leader, and Tessa went for the rifle, poker in hand

But no sooner had Meara’s teeth cla him drop the can of beer, than Butch dove for the rifle

No, no! Tessa swung the poker at Butch’s head and knocked hied to slip by her in the shuffle and went for the rifle

Growling furiously, Meara lunged for Jessup’s throat, while he grabbed onto her rabbed the rifle and pointed it at her He could shoot her, but she wouldn’t die Yet, Tessa couldn’t let go of the fear that Meara could Meara was their only real chance at survival, and Tessa had to protect her She prayed her lupus garou genetics would save her and leapt forward, swinging the poker at the rifle

Her hands and ed to slip behind Redave him a shove The bullet fired into the carpeted floor

Before Tessa could take another swing at Redrowled low She turned and saw Hunter, his hip bleeding Alive! Tears filled her eyes and she wanted to rush to hi he was really real

His fur s kelp He quickly targeted Jessup, and Meara swung around to get Red and the sound of a porcelain la up Finally, Hunter’s people had arrived

She ran to help untie Cara, but Butch carabbed Tessa’s ankle

Redmond slid down next to her, his throat ripped out Hunter didn’t hesitate to make short work of Butch Jessup was already dead

"Hello?" a man called out

Hell, it was the sheriff

Still in their wolf forms, Hunter and Meara looked in the direction of the front door, then raced out back

Tessa continued to work on Cara’s bindings