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can help it.”
    “Then do something! You’re her guardian. You can’t let her die. Can’t you stave off Tristan?”
    Aiden exchanged glances with Dale, who nodded. The alpha gave his beloved niece a reassuring smile. “Beth, honey, why don’t you and Dale search the northern pasture, in case Arianna rode out there? We have to make certain every inch of our territory is covered.”
    “Okay,” she whispered. “But you tell me if there’s any word.”
    “Of course.”
    They watched as Beth and Dale mounted the gelding and rode off.
    “I didn’t want her knowing what’s out there,” Aiden said. “Dale needs to keep her close to home. What’s your take? You have a fix on where Arianna headed?”
    Kyle turned toward the mountain. “Headed after those young.”
    “At a time like this when a Silver Wizard wants to turn her into ash?” Darius shook his head.
    “It’s what she’d do,” Kyle murmured, stricken with admiration and fear for his charge. “If she thinks Tristan is going to kill her, she’d want to make her last moments count. I’ll find her, bring her back.”
    “Time’s running out.” Darius craned his neck and studied the clear blue sky. “Less than three days until the full moon. Someone has to mate with Arianna.”
    A few Lupines shuffled their boots in the dirt.
    Darius’ expression shifted subtly. “Kyle?”
    Oh, shit. Kyle blew out a breath as all eyes turned to him. Shifting his weight on the fence railing, he fisted his hands.
    “You’re the only one she trusts,” the beta said almost gently. “You must do it, before the moon fully ripens.”
    His feral Satyr blood surged thick and hot, indicating the change was coming upon him. Mating Ari in this condition? Acid churned in his stomach as he envisioned her terror, and afterward, her laughter dimmed, the light forever gone from her beautiful blue eyes.
    “You want me to mate with her to save her life? Ari’s terrified of sex.” He turned to Aiden. “I’ll track her, and then bring her back, but I’m not sleeping with her. When I return, I’m gone. Was going to leave after today, before the next full moon. Time for me to push on.”
    The other males looked upset, as if they’d truly miss him. Kyle’s chest tightened. He’d grown too comfortable here. And Ari, sweet Ari...
    “We need you. You’re a damned good ranch hand and friend. Arianna needs you as her mate.”
    “No.”
    “You won’t change your mind?” Aiden asked.
    Pushing his black Stetson low on his brow, Kyle shook his head.
    “Darius and Kyle, stay.” The pack alpha glanced at the assembled males. “The rest of you go search the outlying pastures again.”
    When the males drifted out of sight, Aiden turned toward Kyle, his expression resolved. “Soon as we find Arianna, she’ll be mated.”
    “Right. By who?” he demanded.
    “Me. I’m alpha and have the right. She’s a virgin, and fills the requirements for an alpha’s mate.”
    Breath fled Kyle’s throat as he stared at the Lupine.
    “She is quite pretty, great figure for bearing young with those wide hips and big breasts... very nice. Plus her very plush ass. I need to mate, and she’ll suit my needs. May have to force her, but once I get her broken, she’ll be fine.”
    “Tying her up is an option,” Darius suggested. “Velvet ropes are easy on the skin.”
    “I don’t like ropes. I’ll just hold her down. Easy enough. Like breaking in a horse. If she screams, she screams. She’ll eventually learn to enjoy my touch.” Aiden cracked his knuckles, his expression cruel.
    Rage built inside Kyle. How dare he? Sweet, gentle and spirited Arianna, debased like that? Blood dripped from his clenched fists as his claws emerged. He barely felt the pain.
    “You’ll have to fuck her before the entire pack, of course, according to custom for alphas claiming their mates. The pack will understand if she cries,” Darius said.
    Understand? Aiden would have his throat torn out for this. Violence