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protectively toward her and didn’t care about human insecurities.
    She dropped her shoulders as she sat on the sofa, head in her hands. Brenna and Bryce needed a den, a Pack they could thrive in. Christa knew that deep in her heart, but she didn’t know a thing about the Packs, or which ones she could trust.
    Or if any of them would accept a human to live among them.
    There was no way she’d just hand over the twins and leave them. Hell no. They were her family, and where they went, she went. Period.
    So, yeah, that meant she’d have to stick around and learn what she could. That didn’t mean she trusted Hayden or Ashwood right now. Not with all her many unanswered questions.
    A part of her wasn’t sure she wanted the answers to those questions, while the other half wanted to get closer to Hayden and hoped he was telling her the truth.
    The front door burst open, and she jumped up with a jerk to face it. The morning sun pooled in around Hayden as he stood in the doorway glaring at her. She peered down at his hand, and her heart fell to her feet.
    Shit. The Twins.
    She lifted her gaze back to his face and stood her ground. Those were her sister’s babies, now her babies. No one was going to bring harm to them.
    Lifting her hand, she pointed to the phone. “Give me my phone.”
    One corner of his lips lifted in an unamused, one-sided smile. “So demanding.”
    He raised his hand and turned the phone so she could see the screen. She held in her groan at the list of text messages from the twins. She couldn’t make out the exact words, but she could see well enough to know that all were one word—the single code word they used to check if the other is okay—except the last message.
    She flicked her gaze to his and knew he smelled the fear she couldn’t contain. His eyes glowed, indicating his wolf was peering out at her. She shivered. So many times she’d seen Brenna and Bryce with the same look, right before they chased down their prey.
    He stepped forward, still holding the phone up for her to see. When he got close enough, she stopped breathing for a moment when she saw the last message.
    Got your scent. We’re coming.
    Fuck.
    She didn’t want the twins to find her. Not yet. Not until she’d figured out the mess of information she’d learned over the last day.
    “Tell me, Christa, who’s coming?”
    He stood over her now, trying to crowd her, intimidate her for information. Dropping her shoulders, she stepped back and sat on the sofa. “My niece and nephew.”
    When he didn’t respond, she peered up at him. His brows were drawn together as if he didn’t like her answer and was still waiting for more. She sighed and rested her head against the back of the couch. “I’ve raised them since they were eight. They’re sixteen now.”
    “And they are on their own now? Do you know what rogues do to children?”
    The anger in his voice didn’t intimidate her or frighten her. However, she hesitated and wondered how much she should tell him. Would telling him the truth bring more danger to the twins? By the tone of Vance’s threat the day before, he already knew the twins were shifters.
    “Answer the damn question, Christa.”
    She snapped her gaze back to his and sent him a hard stare. “That tone will get you nowhere.” She stood so she was a little more at his level. Well, as much as she could. He still towered over her by at least six inches. “The twins’ father was a wolf shifter.”
    Hayden raked a hand through his hair. She’d seen him do it with his mother last night when they spoke quietly. After a moment, he handed her the phone. “How long until they get here?”
    Christa peered at the phone. The last message had been sent about ten minutes ago. “Where are we?”
    Hayden set his jaw, but answered her. “Just north of the Smoky Mountain National Park.”
    Her heart sank. They were so close to where the twins were hiding. Because shifters matured at a faster rate than humans, she’d felt