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feel the care radiating off the man and though they’d only just met, she felt a kinship with him that could not be denied.
    “The kids are away right now, but your cousins definitely want to meet you. I’ll bring them by next week.”
    A bustling sound from the doorway drew their attention as a tall, elegant woman entered and made a beeline for them. From her coloring and the tears in her eyes, Allie guessed this was her aunt. The woman stopped before her and just stared.
    “I’m Jillian.” The woman’s soft, cultured voice was almost musical.
    “I’m Allie.”
    Jillian’s eyes overflowed with tears as she grasped Allie gently by the forearms. “You are so beautiful, Allie. My brothers would be so proud of you. But when I look in your eyes, it’s like Lilias is looking back at me.” Jillian sobbed as she dragged Allie into her arms and hugged her close. Allie felt a little overwhelmed by the emotion coming from the taller woman, but it was also a comforting feeling. Here was a woman, joined to her by blood, who had known her birth parents and loved them, and quite obviously loved her for their sake. Allie let the woman hold her as long as she wanted, finding comfort in the tight squeeze her aunt gave her.
    “Jilly, let the girl breathe,” Her uncle scolded cheerfully as his sister finally drew back.
    “I’m just so happy you’re here,” Jillian said tearfully, placing a kiss on her forehead. Allie could feel the truth ring in her aunt’s words.
    “How are you doing?” Betina asked quietly beside her.
    “I’m a little overwhelmed right now,” she said softly, turning to her aunt and uncle, “but thrilled by the idea of having family.” Jillian stepped back and latched onto the arm of a tall man who’d come up behind her. “This is my mate, Ryan. Our cubs wanted to come but I thought it would be better for you to meet them tomorrow, privately, if that’s okay. They can be a little overwhelming.”
    “How many children do you have?”
    “Five at last count, and a new one on the way.” Ryan patted his wife’s flat tummy lovingly as he hugged her from behind. Apparently this was big news because Jillian blushed and Tom clapped his brother-in-law on the back, offering hearty congratulations.
    Allie added her congratulations and stepped back as the rest of the guests crowded around to offer theirs. She found herself in a somewhat secluded corner, still flanked by those disturbing twin men who had caused such mischief earlier in the night. For the moment, Betina was chatting with Jillian and left Allie to her own devices.
    “I hope you’re not shy.” Tim spoke softly, his attention outward, but his words directed somewhat coldly toward Allie.
    “Not as a rule, no,” she bristled at his implied disapproval, “but it’s hard meeting family you never knew you had.”
    “And perhaps discovering that the world you knew isn’t quite as it seemed?” Rafe gave her a teasing smile that made her feel more at ease.
    “Yeah, that too,” she laughed.
    The sound of her amusement shot through Tim like a bolt of lightning, but he fought against the attraction he had no desire to feel.
    He didn’t like the idea of this woman—who knew nothing of their world—
    coming into their lives and taking over as he had no doubt she would.
    Women, in his experience, always did. First they made you want them with their wiles and before you knew it, you were tied up in knots of their design.
    “Stop teasing her, Rafe.” He warned off his twin with a barely contained growl.
    “Stop fighting the inevitable, Tim. You’re only fighting fate, and that’s never a good idea.”
    They talked over her head as if she wasn’t there, but Tim was all too aware of her every movement, her every breath. She even smelled like desire and he wanted her with a sudden tightening of his body that he could do nothing to stop. When she’d kissed him on the nose in wolf form, he knew he was a goner. This little woman would seal his