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"Tane" Jagr gave a shake of his head He wasn’t in the mood to play with the curs He wanted to discover if Salvatore had any inforan’s sister, and be done with the entire aze "What happened?"

Hess gritted his teeth, but obviously judging that Jagr was there to help, he jerked his head toward the cabin set in a clearing just on top of the ridge

"Salvatore was to oyle and never car dean’s bizarre fondness for the stupid beast "Damn"

Tane arched a raven brow "I didn’t know you cared"

Jagr shrugged "Nothing would please utter he crawled out of Unfortunately, he’s a favorite of the Anasso’s r flinched at the unexpected stab of pain, swiftly returning his attention to the wary Hess

"A pureblood and a gargoyle can’t just disappear," he accused "You saw nothing?"

Hess gritted his teeth, looking as if he were in dire need of soe off

"I saw nothing"

Accepting that Hess was clueless, Jagr brushed past the curs and aze sweeping the ground with the expertise of a trained hunter

"Footprints going in" Tane pointed to the two sets of tracks

"And none going out," Jagrthe scents of Salvatore and Levet They’d entered the cabin together and neither had left Turning his head, Jagr stabbed the towering cur with a narrow gaze "Are there any tunnels?"

Hess gave a shake of his head, tugging on the jeans he’d left near the door

"Salvatore borrowed the cabin from the St Louis pack roith iuard clearly wasn’t his keen intelligence

"Is the pack master a pureblood?"

"Yes"

"Then there’s a tunnel You and your merry band of idiots--keep watch I won’t be pleased with any unexpected visitors"

"Don’t give s, his hands curled into fists large enough to smash a small car Hell,with you"

Only Jagr’s swift reflexes saved the daed toward Hess, Jagr gave the younger va shake of his head

Once Salvatore was found, Tane could snack on as ht have need of Hess’s considerable muscle, if not his less than considerable brain

"Fine, just stay out of the way," he warned

Allowing the grur entered the shadowed cabin, his instincts screa as he moved toward the dead cur in the ether as a shiver inched down his spine

What the hell?

It couldn’t be the heavy scent of death that then Death was his stock in trade So as it?

Bending beside the lifeless cur, Jagr allowed his senses to floard, his frown deepening at the strange prickles that filled the air

It was al had recently struck

Inside the cabin

With a shake of his head, Jagr lifted his head to watch Tane circle the rooer vahtened, gesturing toward the hovering cur "Start looking for a trapdoor"

In silence, the three scoured the cra the entrance to the tunnels It was at last Tane who discovered the hidden door at the side of the fireplace

"Here"

Not bothering to seek the lever that would open the door, Tane swung his arm and knocked the panel loose

Instantly, the scent of Were blood filled the air