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hurting her. Hel , he
    couldn’t imagine any of Gabriela’s family hurting Skyler.
    Another reason these attacks had been driving him mad. It
    didn’t make sense. They’d been living in peace together for
    so long.
    Ethan stepped up angrily, his face mottled red. “We
    should hunt them down—”
    “Shut up,” Owen snapped, keeping his focus on Daniel.
    “Did you see where they were headed?” he asked the
    young wolf.
    “East, out of town.”
    Owen glanced over his shoulder to find Gabriela
    hovering, looking as if she might bolt. “Your truck keys are
    on the foyer table. Grab them.”
    She hesitated for a fraction of a moment then subtly
    nodded before hurrying inside.
    While she retrieved them, he turned back to his brother.
    “I’m going to bring Skyler home and get to the bottom of
    this.” Owen looked at Leta, one of his most trusted wolves.
    Of average height she was lean and lethal with a blade
    when necessary. In her wolf form she was even more of a
    threat. Her dark hair was pul ed back into a tight braid as
    she stood there at attention. “Cal me if there’s an
    emergency, but otherwise I’m trusting you to keep everyone
    calm.”
    Wordlessly, Leta nodded. The reserved she-wolf had a
    calming effect on almost everyone and while Owen loved
    his younger brother, Ethan was too young and arrogant to
    keep the pack united and more important, calm. In a few
    years he’d have the maturity to be a leader but now he
    didn’t seem to realize that his actions could affect the entire
    pack.
    Owen felt more than heard Gabriela move. As she fel in
    line next to him, he plucked the keys from her hand and
    nodded for her to fol ow him. Once they reached her truck
    he slid into the driver’s seat.
    As they tore down the dirt path toward the main highway
    that ran through town, he risked a look at Gabriela.
    Her expression was shuttered as she watched him. “My
    brothers would never hurt Skyler. No one in my family would
    ever hurt her. And if Israel was taking her somewhere, it
    was to help her.” The note of conviction in Gabriela’s voice
    mirrored the feelings in his heart.
    His sister was just too sweet for anyone to want to do her
    harm. While his inner wolf was angry and ready to draw
    blood, he couldn’t jump to a conclusion yet. Not until he
    found his sister. “Cal your brothers,” he said, though
    Gabriela was already digging in the center console and
    pul ing out her cel phone.
    Seconds seemed to drag on as she hit one of her speed
    dials. When she hung up, dread fil ed his gut, but she
    punched in another number. “Axel,” she breathed out,
    sounding relieved. “Where are you?”
    Thanks to his extrasensory abilities, Owen could hear
    where Axel was and his entire body tensed at the address
    Gabriela’s younger brother gave. They talked for a few
    more moments and when it was obvious Axel wouldn’t
    answer any questions about Skyler over the phone,
    Gabriela snapped her phone shut.
    “Go to—”
    “Cindy Shahi’s place. I heard.” Cindy Shahi was the local
    doctor in Bear Mountain. She’d replaced Doc Johnson
    about three years ago and everyone in town loved her. She
    was also a jaguar shifter, though not part of the Segura
    pack. She wasn’t part of any pack, but a loner, and she’d
    set up a private office behind her house for shifters. Since
    humans didn’t know about their existence, it wasn’t always
    conducive to shifters’ survival to visit the female doctor in
    her public office. If Owen’s sister was at Dr. Shahi’s private
    office, it couldn’t be good.
    Owen’s grip on the steering wheel tightened until his
    claws came out and he’d completely slashed through the
    leather-like material. Next to him Gabriela was silent but he
    could feel the tension pulsing off her in waves. The bitter
    scent she emanated was a mixture of anger, fear and
    worry.
    Despite his own concern, he stil wanted to comfort and
    soothe Gabriela.
    He probably broke half a dozen traffic laws