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busy with her own home or with whichever Pack member called her phone.
    "Look who the Alpha dragged in."
    Sheena. The last person Ria wanted to see or talk to, especially after last night. Not only did Sheena have her sights set on Drake, but she had also been busted by the Alpha, all because of Ria. Of course standing right behind her was Trina, a transfer from another pack. She, too, wanted Drake, which made it odd they'd decided they were fast friends.
    Pack protocol dictated that Ria at least acknowledge them. "Good morning."
    Sheena and Trina were watching her eagerly. They probably thought she smelled like fresh meat. "What are you and Drake up to?"
    "That's our business."
    "Oh no! It's Pack business," Trina piped up. She moved forward. Ria tensed but held her ground. Judging by the malicious look on her face, Trina felt as if she'd gained the upper hand.
    Ria defended herself the best she could. "Then you might have a right to know, if you were a member of this Pack."
    Trina halted. "I'm a member of this Pack."
    "Only if you find a mate or apply for formal membership. Your Alpha has to approve it. Right now, you're on the hunt for a mate. Since you haven't found one so far, you'll have to apply for another transfer and look elsewhere."
    Trina didn't like that, because she let out a little feral growl.
    Sheena put a restraining hand on her shoulder. Ria felt no victory, only relief, when Trina backed down. Drake might have insisted everyone in the Pack learn how to fight in their human forms, but it didn't mean that Ria was capable of throwing more than a few blocks and trying to step out of the way.
    "Just because you've suddenly hooked up with Drake doesn't mean you aren't a submissive," Sheena said. "Enjoy it while you can. I hear a few other females have requested transfers to this Pack since Circle."
    Hope Ria hadn't known existed shriveled deep inside. Still, she wasn't going to let Sheena see that. "Well, I guess that means you'll be out of the running then."
    Sheena jumped toward her. Ria darted to the side, but Sheena still managed to clip her, driving her hip into the edge of the couch.
    "Shit, Sheena. You have a death wish?" One of the younger males entered the room from the billiards room, pool cue still in hand. Ria liked Paolo. A low ranking sentry just out of college, Paolo exhibited dominant tendencies. Most of the Pack, like the two females in the room, had a habit of mistaking his laid-back approach with weakness.
    "Mind your own business, pup." Sheena barked.
    "Follow your own advice, Sheena." He thumbed the tip of the pool cue as his eyes locked on Sheena's. He walked forward to stand in front of Ria, like a self-appointed guard.
    "Sheena." Every one of them turned to the sound of Drake's voice. From the sound of it, he knew just what was going on. "Attacking a subordinate Pack member, the morning after I had to pull you out of a bar?" Drake turned to speak to the male who'd entered the room with him. "Damien, these are the two I was talking about."
    "Sheena and Trina." Damien stepped forward. "Follow me."
    Sheena's eyes grew wide, but she followed Damien out of the room without so much as a glance in Ria's direction. Trina sneered as she brushed past Ria. Paolo took up the rear.
    Ria tucked her hand through Drake's arm. Trying and successfully getting him to turn in the opposite direction, she drew him away, but not before she heard Paolo say to Sheena, "And yet again she saves
your
ass."
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    Ria's soft, warm body was pressed up against Drake's side. He hid his smile as she hugged his arm close, her attempt to keep him from going back and dealing with Sheena. They both knew she wouldn't stand in the way of him disciplining a Pack member. He'd already established a reputation for being a fair leader, and any punishment he meted out would be equal to the infraction. He looked down at her as they walked side by side down the hallway. He drew in a breath and his wolf rolled in her sent, enjoying