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he’d been struck. “I would never harm her.”
    “You’ll have no choice. All the mated men will be mad within the next three hours. By morning unable to control themselves. Even if you all run, if you kill me, it cannot be stopped. This pack will do what I want or they will fall.”
    His head pounded so hard it felt like a jackhammer slammed into it. “And the nonmates? The singles?”
    “They’ll be totally controllable.”
    “Like hell.” Gabriel grabbed his father’s shirt. “That can’t happen.” Ruby’s face flashed before his eyes. “The witch. You’ve cursed us.”
    “Exactly. Maybe you aren’t as stupid as you seem.”
    He shoved his dad, who fell backward. “There’s still time. You can be stopped. I know you can.”
    Gabriel turned on his heel. He had little time, but someone could stop Kendrick. His mother. Mary Jo would fix this. If anyone could, it would be her.
    “Carrie.” He screamed for his mate, never gladder for telepathic abilities than at that moment. “I need you. Wake up. Come to my mom’s. As fast as you can.”
    Shifting into his wolf form, he ran faster than he ever had before. Kendrick was about to destroy everything and only Gabe could save Westervelt. He growled. Being too late wasn’t an option.

Chapter 3
    “What is going on?” Carrie grabbed Gabriel’s arm. He’d been in a frantic state since he’d arrived at his mother’s. He’d never screamed at her telepathically to meet him anywhere before, which made her nervous enough. Add to that the way he wasn’t making sense, and the hair on the back of her neck stood at attention.
    “I’m trying to explain.” Before darting backward, he rubbed the back of her head in the way that made her knees buckle when they were alone. “I can’t touch you. Don’t let me get too close.”
    “Gabriel Kane.” His mother, Mary Jo, who had always been the entire pack’s second mother, stared at him straight in the eye. “Have you fallen? Hit your head?”
    “Listen to me. Both of you. Dad has done something. With a witch. They’ve cursed the whole island.”
    Carrie rubbed her forehead. “Why would your father do that?” Kendrick could be off, but he always had the best interests of Westervelt in his mind.
    Lately he doesn’t smell … right .
    Her wolf’s words brought all her hidden doubts to the surface. She stared at Mary Jo. Surely Kendrick’s mate would be able to set this all correctly, would be able to explain what Gabriel must have misinterpreted.
    “Tell me exactly what he said.” Mary Jo leaned against the counter of her kitchen.
    Gabriel took a deep breath. “He told me he’s cursed us to kill our mates, that I’m going to hurt my mate. That’s why, Carrie, you have to stay away from me.” He rubbed his forehead. “I actually feel like my whole body is itching.”
    Carrie needed clarification. “I’m sure it’s just in your head.” Kill her? Why wasn’t Mary Jo dismissing this?
    “The witch,” Gabe’s mother muttered. “ Again . I knew something like this could happen. But not of this scale.”
    A pit formed in Carrie’s stomach. “You’re telling me this is possible.”
    “Unfortunately, yes. Kendrick’s mind has been warped. I don’t have time to explain it. Damn. I should have seen this coming. We have to act fast. If the curse has started, only killing the witch who cast it will change it. Is that possible? Is she still here?”
    “No. She’s gone.” Carrie could feel Gabriel’s anxiety rising. It made her nauseated.
    “Damn. We have to thwart him. There still has to be something.” Mary Jo started to pace.
    “Gabe. This is going to be okay, my love. You’re not going to kill me. It’s ridiculous . None of the men here would ever hurt their other halves. Nothing matters more than the mating bond.”
    “It’s a curse. We won’t be able to control ourselves. He has to be stopped.” Gabe slammed his fist into the wall, leaving a hole where his hand had been.
    “Well,