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resourcefulness made such couplings sterile. If the woman actually caught, she always miscarried early. For wolf shifter young to be born, two full shifters had to mate. Since females almost never went rogue, it posed a serious problem for any rogues who wanted to procreate.
    A mocking smile turned up the rogue’s lips. Kieran’s distaste of all things rogue immediately ratcheted up.
    “Well done, sweet thing. Yes, we do want to breed.” He leaned forward, eyes still fixed on Lily. “But you’ve got one thing wrong.”
    He went silent for another moment, again appraising Lily in that unnerving way that had all Kieran’s instincts screaming. Something was happening here that he didn’t understand. Kieran hated to not understand any situation.
    “We want full Pack status. Of our own. And for that, we need not only a female of breeding age, but special dispensation from the Pack Council. Which we intend to get.”
     
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    Lily wanted to check her ears. She couldn’t have heard right. These rogues, these outcasts , wanted a Pack of their own? Pack status? She had to admit, they were organized. The pseudo-alpha facing her down with his laser eyes clearly was their leader. She wondered which Pack he’d come from originally, and why he hadn’t stayed. He could have been an alpha in a recognized peripheral Pack of his own by now, one that self-governed yet remained attached to the dominant area Pack. The four other wolves semi-circling him clearly deferred to him. It was hierarchy, the ancient kind all Packs followed.
    But full Pack status? He had to be crazy. The regional Pack Council would never go for that. Lily should know—her own father led the Council. He was a stickler for the rules, and he never swayed from them unless circumstances dictated. And circumstances had dictated only twice in Lily’s memory.
    No, these rogues were nuts. And they were on her Pack’s territory, barging in on her time with Kieran—her wolf rubbed in agreement—and threatening her. Unacceptable all the way around.
    Lily’s wolf, so close to the surface from the dual needs to mate as well as protect the Pack, made her steel her voice even more. “You’d do well to remember, rogue, that the Pack world doesn’t work like that. Just because you want something doesn’t mean you automatically get it. There are rules in our society.”
    The rogue’s eyes narrowed a bit at that, but the sardonic grin never dropped.
    “And you chose to turn your back on those rules,” Lily went on in the same implacable tone. “So they no longer apply to you in any form, and your misguided wish for them will never be granted. Never.”
    Flanking her, both Kieran and Sara stiffened suddenly before each relaxed just as quickly. Tightly focused on the threat before her, Lily didn’t waste time wondering what that was about. She trusted them to have her back while she faced down these impertinent interlopers.
    The rogue wolf chuckled again.
    “Who’s going to stop us from taking what we want, little wolf?” His eyes bored into hers with the intensity of a storm. “There are five of us to the three of you. I think we can take what we want. There aren’t enough of you to stop us.”
    Lily’s anger rose a notch. Any wolf who thought to bully her never fared well, even when she’d been licking her wounds and hiding from her role as Guardian.
    The thought almost slapped her with its flash of insight.
    Oh, what a self-centered little fool she’d been. She’d been hiding ever since that night. Not just running, but hiding from what and who she was. And in the process, she’d also neglected her duty to her Pack.
    No more. This Pack Guardian was back, and she wouldn’t go down without a fight.
    Well, maybe to Kieran. But only Kieran. Her insides heated again, a brief molten flare that bolstered her itch to fight.
    “Then let’s take this outside, rogue ,” she said with unyielding force. His grin finally slipped. Good. She had surprised the