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creeping
into her chest. Why was she yawning? Never once had she dreamed
about yawning. Then again, she usually couldn’t remember those
dreams.
    Chewing on her lip, she slowly reached
up and pinched herself as hard as she could.
    “ Ouch!”
    She stared at the red mark on her arm
in disbelief. Then pinched herself again. And again, until her arm
was red with the truth of the matter.
    That she wasn’t really
asleep.
    And she really had been kidnapped by a
gorgeous, mysterious stranger.
    ***
    After suffering through a half hour of
listening to his packmates argue, Gage’s head was ready to explode.
This was exactly why he avoided get-togethers, like holiday meals,
with this unruly crew. The food would end up decorating his walls,
along with the blood spilled when their brawls inevitably got out
of control. It’d start with “He offended me,” “I had to defend my
honor,” and BAM! Full-blown pack fight.
    He sighed. Family. Gotta love them.
    Gage had barely paid attention
throughout the meeting after explaining what had went down at the
bar. He was too distracted by the thought of his future mate barely
dressed, looking so sweet and ripe for the picking as she stood
outside the door to the bathroom. He had wanted to close the suite
off, strip her naked, then join her in the tub, but business called
first.
    Like who the hell had dared kill his
queen.
    “ I’m telling you, this has
Black Witch all over it,” Erik said. The older, more solemn wolf’s
eyes darkened to a shade as black as his long hair.
    Murmurs of agreement rose from the
table, the only thing they’d been able to agree on. Well, at least,
with the “witch” part. Black Witches were as rare as an eclipse.
Theories - which had quickly turned into arguments - sprang up, and
before long the room was once again filled with the voices of his
blood brothers.
    Gage thrummed his fingers across the
massive, wooden table. He had had about enough of this chatter.
Action was needed - and quickly. Threats were like roaches; they
grew in number if not snuffed out quickly. “All right.”
    The room immediately fell silent at
his voice.
    Gage stood. “Obviously,
someone knew Danica was my future mate. They must have wanted to
kill her so I would lose my position within this pack. To what
other things they hoped to gain is something we must investigate. I
say we start with men and women who have been vying for the
position and lost in the past, someone with a vendetta. Erik is
right - considering how Onyx had vanished and the fact he knew who
my mate was before I did, a witch is involved. I want every packmember questioned about
their recent encounters with witches. Find out who they go to.
Interview witches and warlocks yourselves, if you must. We need to
know who recently purchased any premonitions.”
    His packmates fisted their hands over
their hearts, bowing their heads to Gage.
    “ Erik, Nik. A word. The
rest of you are dismissed. Report back to me the minute you find
anything.”
    The two wolves made their way over to
Gage as the rest of the room cleared out. Gage lowered his voice.
“I want you two shadowing Danica at every turn. Do not let her out
of your sight.”
    “ Ever?” Nik prodded with a
grin.
    Gage frowned. “You know what I
mean.”
    “ Yes, sir,” Nik said with a
salute. “Speaking of Danica, I believe she’s at the
door.”
    Gage’s eyes snapped up. Sure enough, a
blonde head poked in, as well as a touch of crimson.
    Ah. So she was wearing the ensemble he
had Mary lay out for her. He couldn’t wait to see it on her. He
could already feel his body temperature rising at the thought of
what lay beneath that soft silk, of the bare skin that was probably
softer still.
    “ Excuse me, gentlemen,”
Gage said, heart picking up its pace. “But I’d like a moment alone
with my mate.”
    Erik smiled, clasping Gage’s shoulder.
“I am happy for you, sire.”
    “ As am I.” Gage smiled,
though it felt stiff. What if he was getting his hopes