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will continue looking into this, but for now the danger has been neutralized.  The rest of you are with me.  We need to clean up this mess.  It needs to look like nothing happened.” 
    Breathing deeply, Angel shut out the pain and frustration she could feel coming from Chase not too far from her.  Fighting the urge to use her gift of telepathy and merge with him, she pushed thoughts of Chase from her mind.  Now was not the time to dwell on what could not be.  She had to put her children above her own desires.  Until she could make sure they were all free of the General, there could be no Chase and Angel.

Chapter 4
    W hen Josie woke up the next morning, her first thought was that something was missing.  Frowning in confusion, she slid her hand over to the far side of the bed, instinctively searching for something.  Then memories of the night before slammed into her full force.  Hunter had been kidnapped.  She had stopped the man that had taken the child, but had ended up causing his death.  Even though the idea of what she had done caused her emotional heartache, Josie could not bring herself to regret killing Hunter’s kidnapper.  The alternative would have been much worse. 
    Her eyes widened when she remembered what happened after she had taken Hunter to the hospital.  After putting stitches in Hunter’s leg, she met her mate, Ryker.  Tall, gorgeous, powerful Ryker.  He was a council enforcer, who was at this very moment tracking down a pack of rogue wolves. 
    Slowly reaching up, Josie touched the bite mark on her neck from Ryker.  The one that would tell everyone they were mates.  A smile spread across her face as she remembered how lovingly Ryker had taken care of her after they claimed each other.  Not only did he bathe her, but he dried her off, clothed her in warm pajamas, and snuggled her into bed. 
    Remembering that Ryker programmed her number into his phone, Josie jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to see if he had contacted her yet.  Pulling up the number he had called from, she assigned his name to it.  Disappointment set in when there was no call or text from him.  Laughing to herself when she realized she was acting like a giddy teenager, Josie ran back upstairs and took a quick shower.  After drying off, she quickly fixed her hair in a messy bun, put on a trace of makeup, and dressed in a pair of jeans and a bright red, warm sweater.  She needed to stop by and check on Hunter and Serenity.  After that she had an appointment at her office with Janie, a woman who been held captive at one of the General’s facilities.  She was having a difficult time moving on, so Josie made sure to see her at least once a week. 
    Josie checked her phone again after making her way back downstairs.  Still nothing.  A glance at the clock showed it was already past 10 in the morning.  Telling herself Ryker was on a mission and probably could not call, she mentally kicked herself for acting like a young girl in love.  After eating a small breakfast, Josie grabbed her keys and phone, then left the house, making sure to lock the door behind her.  Slade and Charlotte were waiting outside to escort her to Phoenix and Serenity’s.  The walk was short, but Josie enjoyed the cold, brisk air on the way.
    “Congratulations, Doc,” Slade said with a grin before leaving Josie at Serenity’s door to parole the area while Josie was visiting.  Lightly touching her mate mark again, Josie smiled. 
    Ringing the doorbell, Josie waited for someone to answer while her thoughts were once again consumed by Ryker.  When the door opened, she pushed thoughts of him to the back of her mind and concentrated on the woman and child in front of her.
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    A fter spending half an hour with Serenity and Hunter, Josie went to the hospital with Slade and Charlotte shadowing her this time.  If she had not known they were there, she would have missed them; they were that good.
    Smiling as she walked through the front