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    I had wanted to spend my entire life with her, and she was gone. Suzanne’s memory drowned my discomfort and budding desire for the jade-eyed Fenerec using me as a chair. I grabbed the kit, setting it on her stomach out of necessity. After pulling out a pair of Tefla pads and bandages, I tossed the kit onto the dashboard.
    Starting at her feet, I worked my way up, unable stop myself from admiring her athletic, tanned, and freckled legs. Without my asking her, she lifted her knee so I could get a better view of the bullet hole in her calf. As I watched, the bruising around the wound yellowed at the edges, with greens and purples darkening to the black of a bad bruise. Instead of the rich red I expected, her blood was black.
    The bullet hole wasn’t much worse than the bites on my hand. “It seems to be healing quite well, ma’am.”
    My hands didn’t shake too much as I placed the first Tefla pad into place, preparing to wrap it with the bandage.
    “My pack was dead before your Inquisitors arrived.”
    I dropped both the pad and the bandages in my shock. A chill worked from my chest to my fingers and toes. “Do you know who killed them, ma’am?”
    “Humans. Normals ,” she spat. Her growl rumbled. “Not witch, not wolf. Humans with silver. Not Inquisitors. Not you.”
    She shifted on my lap. Her hand touched my waist near my holstered gun. Having seen other Fenerec move, I wouldn’t be able to beat her to the draw even if I wanted to. She snarled, a wordless sound from her chest, wiggling as she pushed away from the door to lean against my chest. Her breath was warm against my throat.
    “They said they would deal with any stragglers as they left the park. They’re waiting for you, Inquisitor.”
    The scrape of her teeth on my neck sent shivers through me. In that moment, I understood what a hunted rabbit felt like.
    At least she hadn’t broken through my skin—yet.
    “Just the roads?” I choked out.
    She sounded amused when she murmured, “Likely. How else to take such a big truck out of my forest?”
    Did a Fenerec nibble on their rabbits after catching them? It was very difficult for me to ignore what she was doing to my throat. I gulped. “Could you please not do that, ma’am?” My voice sounded strained to me.
    She laughed, ducking her head to nip my shoulder through my dress shirt. “They’ll find us if we stay here.”
    I didn’t know if she meant the Inquisition or those who were responsible for killing my team. It didn’t matter. Either way, I suspected she was right. If I wanted to get us both out of Oconee intact, I needed to make certain to give no one a reason to think we were alive, including my brother.
    He’d forgive me, eventually.
    But what could I do? I couldn’t leave the Red Beast to be found. There were enough weapons and ammunition stashed in the back to take out a city block. If I couldn’t take the truck, I needed to get rid of it, along with all of its munitions.
    “Ma’am, do you like fireworks?”
    “Fireworks?” She pulled away from me, lifting her head until I was forced to look her in the eyes. “I do. Why?”
    “I thought I’d blow up my brother’s truck. Not much point in looking for us if they think we’re dead. Would you like to help, ma’am?”
    Her smile was radiant. “Are you asking me out on a date, sir?”
    Women were tricky creatures. I sighed. No matter what I said, I was doomed. It was easier to surrender and pray my wife would forgive me when I confessed at her grave. I shivered.
    Suzanne had never believed, not for a single second of her too short life, that anyone deserved to be alone. She was more like a fire witch in that regard. It’d been five years since I had even considered dating a woman. My wife was gone, our oaths to each other severed by death. She wouldn’t mind a single date.
    I was the only one left to care.
    “If you’d like,” I said, wincing at the dead tone of my voice.
    If she noticed, she showed no sign as she