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"He’s a dead ot a home that’s even more isolated than the house I followed theive me the location, and I’ll check it out" Hell, the artist would not be able to stand up to a wolf Mario would kill him and take Alicia for his own And then he’d hide her away from the police, from humans--his trophy mate She was a olf now And as iven him, and then Alicia, she would pay for it

Danny was another story Mario hated to eliun Danny had hidden in his house had killed both Missy and Tony, they were sure to link Danny to hiet rid of Danny so that no one would ever learn of it

"We’ll only do this with the promise Alicia Greiston will not have any threat of prosecution," Sherry Slate told Detective Sanderson while Jake listened in at Massaro’s condo Peter and Toreed to the lawyer’s ter, heard voices, but that was all She doesn’t knoho the h, like you, she suspects Mario Constantino had hily said

"Remember what I said about her delicate condition," Sherry repeated "I don’t want to have to go to your superiors if you make this difficult for her She was the victim in all this"

Sanderson nodded once, his blue eyes hard Jake could tell the detective didn’t like being dictated to by a lawyer, particularly because she was a wo, Alicia appeared worn out But she looked relieved, too, when Jake bundled her up in the car and headed on the long drive back to Silver Town All he could think of was lighting a fire in the fireplace at his ho her a cup of hot chocolate hipped crea with her in front of the fire until he could coax her into bed He wanted to make love to her, like he always did, but he wanted to co than the love They had a lifeti about?" Jake asked as he held her close and she snuggled against him in theI ood at her job Of course, I think she was trying to catch Tom’s eye and probably didn’t think she’d stand a chance if she didn’t try her best to get me out of hot water"

"She had to or face the consequences No newly turned wolf could be incarcerated without causing dire consequences for all of us," Jake re way

"Hmm" She turned her attention to Tom and asked, "What did you think of her, Tom? Possibilities?"

He shook his head "She’s just like Jake said All business through and through I doubt she has a seductive bone in her body"

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He slipped his hand beneath her blouse and stroked a bra-covered breast, enjoying the way her nipple strained against the silky fabric with his touch If they’d had more privacy, he would have taken her cue and had his ith her Stopping at a hotel on the as an idea, too But he couldn’t inconvenience everyone with his insatiable need to have her

To to the wedding It’ll be a feast to end all feasts"

"Lelandi said it would be in the clearing in the woods out back," Alicia said "Is it big enough?"

"Yeah," Tos there" He turned to give Jake an annoyed look "You realize that after this wedding is over, Lelandi’s going to be ona mate, don’t you?"

Jake shook his head "Her babies are co soon She’ll be wrapped up in that So you’re off the hook for a little while"

Alicia wasdae one of her breasts "Tell Peter to drive faster," she whispered to Jake

To overheard Alicia’s words spoken in private to Jake "Hell, I’ve got to get s, Mario thought as he circled in his wolf form around the house that the artist lover-boy owned Wolves lived in this area Were they olves or olves? He couldn’t tell the difference But never having met any other olf types except the bastard he’d killed and the ones he’d ht ular wolves

He sniffed the area and listened No one was here The place was quiet, and no one was guarding it He figured that when Jake Silver returned with Alicia, he’d oing to have to enlist the help of the one other ht a couple of wolves Danny and a couple of others would have to be the firepower to serve as a distraction so he could grab Alicia and leave Things were getting too hot for Mario in Colorado A warrant had been issued for Danny’s arrest, and he was a dead ot his hands on Alicia

Not only was that da down Mario’s neck, but the Denver police somehow had linked his na into Tony Tho hioing someplace else Somewhere in Minnesota, maybe Up nearer to the Canadian border where he could slip away if need be He’d heard there were real wolves in those parts That meant he could blend in

All his trouble had started with that da into Mario’s business dealings, and then if Missy Greiston hadn’t gotten involved, everything would have gone along like it always had Their deaths had gotten Missy’s daughter involved, and she had created even more trouble for Mario One little woman Wolf now He’d show Alicia what it meant to mess with him

He turned and loped off to his car hidden in the woods Tiet reinforcements

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