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He nodded “Dead, yes And in a matter of minutes Braedan's full pack will be on our doorstep We don't have the nuht them off Most of Garrett's pack is at the lake We weren't expecting a confrontation like this” He looked at the body still lying rass and added, “If they see Garrett like that, they'll attack He's too weak to fight back or even shift again I don't want the women out here, so that leaves me"

"Andher shoulders

Robert grinned suddenly “You'd stand your ground, wouldn't you? Use whatever weapon you could get your hands on to fend off anything that dared to come near Garrett"

She sed hard It'd be an outright lie to say she wouldn't be scared to death, butwhat choice would she have? She couldn't leave Garrett here, defenseless and alone She'd forced him to shift out here, after all Thatin such a vulnerable position Yet“If we can get hiht?"

Robert's face contorted in disot broken bones and he's lost a lot of blood"

"How long will it take him to heal?"

"From those wounds?” Robert shook his head and let out a puff of air “Could be a day or two He's in pretty bad shape I can't believe he was able to attack Braedan He th at theyou"

Her hands suddenly shot out and she clutched fistfuls of Robert's white dress shirt Staring deep into his golden eyes, she said, “He can't die We have to do so Now!"

Robert swore under his breath The howl of wolves—deep and oht air Much louder than before “I'll move hi as they don't kno injured Garrett is"

"I'll clean up the blood"

They moved in unison Robert eased Garrett onto his back His eyes were still closed and he didn't stir Serena assumed he'd blacked out from the pain Robert's hands slid under Garrett's arrabbed his bare ankles and helped Robert lift the large, limp body up the stairs On the porch, she huffed and puffed

"He weighs a lot,” she said, trying to catch her breath

"I need a blanket"

She raced into the lodge and found a bearskin blanket draped across one of the leather sofas Snatching it up, she returned to Robert and they carefully placed Garrett on the furry cover “Do you think we've made it worse for him?” she asked, concerned about whether they'd jarred him too much

"We didn't have a choice in the matter If I lift hian to drag the blanket—and Garrett—along the porch Serena stared down at