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“Most importantly never display wolfish alpha status behavior toward Cricket around humans They’ll think you are in some sort of abusive relationship”

“Commander Fist explained our roles outside wolf territory As difficult as it will be,” he grinned, “I’ood actor”

“Good Your biker gear and Harley are on our plane You and Cricket will fly to a local airport in Watsonville and then head toward Santa Cruz The GPS is built into your motorcycle”

Slade looked forward to the type of adventure he’d always enjoyed Not that he’d ever expected tothe confines of his pack territory His father hated all things hurave at Slade’s new career with the LIA “I’ll follow her lead”

“There is oneabout why I chose you to team up with Cricket”

“Yes?”

“You are to protect her froer”

Slade had no proble with her command “I will protect her with my life”

“Hopefully, it won’t come to that I don’t want to lose any team members, but Cricket is special She has human sensibilities, which oto shift” Most weres remained full wolves two days a month to avoid shift trauma

“My pack must shift every teeks,” he said mostly to hio one or two days without shifting One of the reasons he could leave his pack and travel was he had always been able to hold out for two days More if he had sex “Could it be because she was born a runt?”

“Possibly, Dr Becker our human doctor and research scientist, thinks she was tiny, not because she eak, but because she was more human than wolf”

“A runt perhapsher a runt, but that’s what she was

“Let ive a rat’s ass what other packher family pack thinks On my team, Cricket is a beta” She narrowed her eyes at him “Is that clear?”

“Yes, e to ask her why Cricket’s alpha would throw her out of his pack, but refrained It was none of his business Didn’t ht choice in allowing hi Cricket

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