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nothing.”
    “Stop flashing the pity eyes at me and leave me alone.” Her chin quivered.
    “I’m not, I….” Her bitterness was justified, but her words stung.
    “Seth, time to talk,” Ryker called from outside. “Allana will stay with her.”
    Despite the need to remain, he complied with the enforcer’s command.
    On his way out of the doctor’s office, Seth passed Bastian’s mate, Allana on her way 20

    in. Seth chewed the inside of his lip with frustration. Despite the constant distraction of the unpleasant exchange with the cougar, he tried to shake off his incessant need to shelter her.
    He joined the enforcer, Gee, and Rogue at the picnic table behind the bar building and settled on the squeaky wooden bench with weariness. “She’s gonna be a handful.”
    “She’s hurt, scared, and in mourning. Being a little aggressive is a sign she hasn’t lost her fight.” Gee grinned.
    “You think she will agree to the cave?” Rogue asked.
    “She doesn’t have much choice. I imagine being hunted doesn’t hold much interest for her. She needs time to heal.” Seth traced his thumb over the condensation on his glass of cold water. The icy words from the mysterious redhead stilled weighed heavy on his mind. “Besides, if the tracer was still active when we brought her to the ranger station, it’s only a matter of time before they show up here. Hell, they could be here by morning.”
    “The pack is ready for anyone who comes looking for trouble,” Gee piped up. “She’s healing fast, so the hike to the cave looks promising. We’ll grab what you need at the convenience store. If she can walk, I would say you should leave at first light.”
    “There’s no cell phone service up there,” Ryker noted. “It’s only reachable on foot, and you’ll be out of touch.”
    “We can handle it.”
    Ryker nodded. “I’ll come up with Drew when we know it’s safe.”
    “What are we supposed to do up there?” Rogue scrubbed his face. “She’s pissed. It’s gonna be hell.”
    Not to mention the order to abstain from pursuing the voluptuous feline. I don’t know if I have the strength to comply. “Give her time. The last thing she should be right now is alone.” Seth nudged his brother’s shoulder. Despite the hostile glare and harsh words she shot him, a profound need to protect her festered inside his soul.
    “She’s not a toy.” Ryker glared at them both.
    “Got it.” Rogue shrugged. Seth side-eyed his brother when he heard the distinct grinding of his teeth. Was his older sibling was as taken by Klaya as he was?
    “We know,” Seth conceded. “The last thing a grieving cougar on the run for her life would be interested in is hooking up with two younger guys, let alone wolves. We respect 21

    the situation. You have my word.”
    “Your word?” Ryker arched a single brow.
    “Are you gonna hold that incident against us for the rest of our lives?” Rogue huffed.
    “Which one?” Gee snickered.
    “Oh, man,” Seth hissed. “Rogue, shut up.” His brother’s tendency to steer toward mischief and his own incessant need to follow had earned them a tarnished reputation no one in the pack forgot.
    “It was only a few women…we were passing through town. We didn’t mean….” He paused, swallowed hard, and chugged his water.
    “To piss their husbands off? I’m sure you didn’t.” Ryker’s cold tone speared Seth.
    “No one got hurt,” Rogue fired back then slumped his shoulders.
    “Shut up, dude.” Seth elbowed him in the ribs. Humiliation and anger enveloped him at his brother’s stupidity. Nobody debated with the enforcer.
    “Right, because Sam Black needed to replace four tables, three windows, eight chairs, and about four hundred bucks worth of booze for his tavern.” Gee folded his arms with a smirk. “It had nothing to do with the bar brawl that ensued after you were caught upstairs in one of his rooms with all four of their wives, right? Or the fact Ryker had to haul himself to