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“What the fuck? Just tell me where she is”

“Cricket saw you kissing the princess and then she took off In wolf form Up that trail”

“Willa kissed me, and I told her to stop”

“I don’t think Cricket saw the stopping part” Nik smirked

Mia interrupted them “We need to find her Shall I round up a team?”

Lunara approached “No Slade goes alone” She s for? Go find your mate”

Their shaood omen “Yes, ma’am”

Slade stripped and iht her scent She headed up to Mt Rainier, then suddenly turned and headed back toward the road To Mia’s cottage Good Safe of cliffs, bears and logs to get stuck in

Cricket paused on the trail toward Mt Rainier Her anted to reach a high mountain peak and howl in sorrow, but she looked back at the distant town lights Her hue No point in having a pity party while freezing her ass off Besides, Mia always kept ice creaed her tail

As she trotted toward fire road that led to Mia’s cottage, a sudden chill coursed through her She lifted her nose Deer, raccoons and other nor unusual traveled the dense woods near her

Cricket twisted around She was alone Even the two beta guards who patrolled the area were at the banquet No one had followed her from Dominic’s estate She would have s her best bud, she’d be looking to comfort her, unless, her bossy alpha husband kept her by his side on a tight leash

Her heart quickened, and her hackles rose Soe

At least Mia’s neighbor hadanother human around, Dominic offered a cool million dollars to buy her place She took the offer and moved closer to her relatives

Leaves crunched behind her, and she whirled around

A big gray ith aear snarled