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Dawn’s lips tilted sadly and she thought longingly of a cup of coffee She knew the hazards of it She would probably end up ignoring the hazards, but she knew them

“Down, Moira,” Dawn er

“Morning recon of the island is complete,” Lawe reported in “Merc and I have just s or wandering guests”

“We’resecurity protocol” Noble Chavin’s rough growl filled the link

“And wit’out me mornin’ cho’olate,” Styx said mournfully “Lass, ye need to be talkin’ to him about this”

The Scots Wolf Breed was a true anomaly within the species Not so much in his love of chocolate, but in his overall attitude Styx didn’t get tee, he could kill, but he did it with a s, and he drove the rest of the team crazy in the process

But he had an instinctive sense of danger that no other Breed could touch, and a sense of s that couldn’t be beat

“Did you beat Styx out of his chocolate, Noble?” She chided hily

Noble snorted “Soht in his room, Dawn I’m amazed he can still walk today”

Styx chuckled “He be jealous”

“And we’ve reached radio silence,” Noble announced, indicating the boundary of the rounds around the estate they would patrol that day “Contact in two”

Two hours, unless extreme circumstances occurred Dawn braced her hands on her hips and paced over to the duffel bag that she hadn’t unpacked the night before From within it she pulled free the sat laptop The satellite-linked personal PC would give her a clearer view of theher PDA free from the utility belt, she powered it on and checked her inbox for the files she had ordered on Caroline Carrington

She had received part of them the day before, but the Breed contacts in New York had promised her more sometime today There were no files listed, but there were two es from Callan and one from Merinus They weren’t marked priority, which meant they were personal

She didn’t open them

She knew her brother and his wife If there was an order in one of his nore, then Merinus would know about it, and Merinus would add her own gentle pressure that Dawn see his side