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shoulder and he looked at his brother over his shoulder.  “You’re growling,” Sterling said in a low voice.
    Crux hadn’t even realized he’d been doing that.  Stopping the sound immediately, it took all of his willpower not to walk over there and snatch her off the ground and cradle her close.
    She answered Orion’s question.  “N-no, I’m not hurt.”
    “Good.  Can I help you stand?  We need to get out of here,” Orion said, offering his hand to her.
    She stared at it for long enough that Crux wasn’t sure she was going to take it, but when she finally did, he heard Orion breathe a sigh of relief.  Orion helped her stand, and her knees buckled.  Crux had never seen his brother be gentler than when he lifted her into his arms.
    “I’ve got you, sweetheart,” Orion said softly.
    She let out a barely audible sigh as Orion strode out of the bathroom with her in his arms.  As they passed, her sweet scent almost drove Crux to his knees.  His beast prowled in his mind and his heart hammered in his chest.
    Fuck me, she’s our mate.
    He looked at Sterling, who was staring dumbfounded after Orion and Sydney.  Sterling turned his blue eyes to Crux and shook his head, walking briskly to beat Orion to the door, to hold it open for them.  Why had Sterling shaken his head?  Probably because Sydney was a long-abused she-wolf who didn’t know them from Adam, and they should tread carefully.  Mating with a hyena clan was serious, and not something to be rushed into or taken lightly.
    Crux saw a satchel on the floor and grabbed it.  It felt extremely light, but he knew it was hers because he could smell her sweet scent on it.  Following his brothers out of the bus terminal, he looked around and noted they were still alone.  Thankful for small miracles, he walked out into the pouring rain and got into the second row of their SUV.  Sydney was seated in the front passenger seat and Orion had gotten behind the wheel.  Crux looked at Sterling, who was seated in the second row against the window.
    “I grabbed your bag, Sydney,” Crux said, reaching forward slowly.  Even though his movements had been slow and he’d announced himself, she still flinched when the bag brushed her arm.
    “Sorry,” she whispered, taking the bag from him.
    Orion pulled out onto the highway and headed south.  “Don’t apologize, Sydney.”
    Silence filled the SUV for several minutes.  Orion finally said, “My name is Orion Stone and these are my brothers:  Crux is behind you, and Sterling is behind me.”
    “M-my name is Sydney Nichols, but I don’t know what name they’ll give me when I get to Alaska.”
    “What do you mean what name they’ll give you?”  Orion asked a second before Crux could.
    “They’re supposed to give me a new last name, so I can’t be found.”  She rubbed her arms with her hands.
    Crux said, “There was a storm where your cousin’s pack is.  It’ll be a few months before we can take you there.”
    She didn’t say anything, and Crux thought she was just absorbing the information until a soft sob escaped her lips.
    Sterling nailed Crux in the shoulder with his fist, and Crux grunted with the impact.  His brother could punch a hole through concrete.  “I’m sorry, Sydney.  I thought the relo group told you that you couldn’t go to your cousin’s yet.”
    She shook her head and she seemed to struggle to get herself under control.  A few tense minutes passed before she said, “Where will I go?”
    Home with us forever.
    Orion said, “Sydney, we’re taking you to Dalton, Kentucky, where we live with our cousins.  You can stay with us in your own room, or we can get you an apartment in town.  We’re not just going to drop you off somewhere and leave you alone.  We promised to take care of you, and we will.  Whatever you need.”
    Crux didn’t miss the heartfelt tone behind Orion’s words and they were echoed in his own mind.  No matter what, he would make sure that she was