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Jean-Paul, but with relations on a slippery edge with the
polar bears, it might cause more trouble than it’s worth.” Jared
rose and walked to the two men.
    “It’s probably better this way,”
Jean-Paul said. “We don’t want the whole world to find out about
us. Having a magic item loose in the arctic is bad enough. This way
there won’t be many witnesses. If your uncle learns how to control
the ring, we could all be in trouble.”
    “He’s a mean, bitter man. I wouldn’t
trust him to do what’s right. He’ll fight you if he can.” Mathis
shook his head.
    “That’s what worries me,” JP
said.
     
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    “How are you doing, Susan?” Esme asked
closing the door to the bathroom upstairs. “I see JP gave you a
ring.”
    Susan stopped unbuttoning her shirt to
hold out her hand. “It’s a gorgeous ring. I think the stone is an
emerald. JP was very apologetic about leaving me. He asked me to
marry him. I said yes.”
    “Why do I hear a ‘but’ in there
somewhere?” Esme asked, concern etching her face.
    Susan pulled on the silk thermal
underwear. “I don’t really know him well enough to promise him
forever. I know the lycan mating bond is never wrong, but how do I
know what I feel is love?” She continued putting on layer after
layer of clothes.
    “I know you’re confused, honey. You
can trust in the bond. Love will come. Your wolf knows what she’s
doing.”
    “You’re always going on about how
great it is being bonded to Jared. Didn’t you have any doubts?”
Susan asked, pulling up the zipper on the one-piece
snowsuit.
    “Of course I did,” Esme
said. “I didn’t know anything about lycans when the bond snapped
into place. My brother still kept me locked in the basement when I
shifted. Then when the bond connected me to Jared, he was so far
away.” Then after a pause, she asked. “Do you like JP?”
    “Who wouldn’t?” Susan asked putting on
her snow boots. “He’s totally hot, though not in the lycan way.
Still, his body is very fine. He treats me like a valuable
treasure, always respectful and kind. It drives me crazy! At least
when he kisses me I feel his passion. Then something comes up to
interrupt us. At Christmas time, I think Tikaani made it his
mission to interrupt us.”
    “The little scamp probably thought he
needed to protect you,” Esme suggested.
    “Or protect his favorite uncle’s
interests. I’m ready to go. Are you sure all these clothes are
necessary? I’m burning up in here.”
    “Let’s get you outside. You’ll feel
better. Hopefully the guys are taking care of the rest of the gear.
Mathis had us bring camping equipment and a satellite phone for
emergencies.”
    “The emergency is going to be me
trying to get these clothes off when I need to go to the bathroom.
Are you sure it wouldn’t be easier for me to go wolf. I could
follow the guys on the snowmobiles.”
    “We don’t know where
Mathis’s uncle went in the Arctic Circle. For all we know he’s
headed onto the ice. The Nanuk don’t like lycans, so showing up as a wolf isn’t
a good idea.”
    “What’s their problem with lycans?”
Susan asked as they started down the stairs.
    “I don’t think anyone really knows.
Our kinds have interbred when the mating bond snapped into place.
Mathis and the children prove that by turning into arctic wolves.
Something must have happened in the past and now some, not all, of
the polar bear shifters hate the lycans. They keep saying it’s
about territorial hunting grounds. Lycans don’t hunt the seal or
whale. Maybe you can find out more while you’re up
there.”
    “There you are, Suzy-Q. Ready to go?”
Ujarak asked from the front door.
    “Where’s JP?” Why did she have to
sound so needy?
    Ujarak frowned. “He’s outside with
Mathis and Jared. I guess you’ll want to ride with him.”
    “Yeah, I guess so,” Susan
said.
    Ujarak turned and stomped out the
door. Esme squeezed her hand. “He must really like you to be so
jealous. Are you