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as though she’d herself pulled together enough to face her mother. It’d taken almost the entire drive home to get her body to stop shaking.
    She took a deep, calming breath and opened the driver’s door before she stepped out onto the driveway. If she were honest with herself, she’d admit some of the shaking had to do with the kiss she and Dolf had shared. Kissing him had been like nothing she’d experienced with other men. It’d made her crave more of him, to rub up against him and relieve the ache that had pounded deep inside her pussy. But then, he’d put his arms around her and his eyes had gone wolf, which had ruined it all.
    Maggie walked to the front door of the house and opened it. After she stepped inside, she heard the sound of her mother’s voice coming from the living room. She headed in that direction and found the door to that room open. Stepping into it, her gaze landed on the two people who were there with her mum, which caused her to draw up short.
    Her mother noticed her first. “Maggie, you’re home. Cydney and Wulfric stopped by for a visit. I told them you were out, but they decided to hang around until you got back. And they brought someone with them.” When Maggie didn’t make a move to proceed any farther into the room, her mum said, “Don’t just stand there. Come and say hello. You don’t want to be rude.”
    Maggie walked around the couch to where Cydney and Wulfric sat. It wasn’t until she stood in front of them did she see what at first glance looked like a large dog sitting at Cydney’s feet. After a second look at it, once it had come to its paws, Maggie realized she’d been wrong. That was no dog, but a wolf. She would’ve backed out of the room as fast as she could, but before she had the chance, the animal closed the distance between them and sniffed and licked her hand.
    Her mother chuckled. “It looks as if you have a new friend,” she said. “He seems to like you.”
    Maggie met Cydney’s gaze as the wolf’s head butted her in the leg as if he wanted her to pet him. “Cyd, who—” she cleared her throat, “—what’s his name?”
    Her friend gave her a smile that said she knew damn well Maggie didn’t like being put in a situation like this. “It’s Brand. Oh, and by the way, he needs to go outside. Why don’t you take him, Maggie.”
    “Take him out to the back garden, dear,” her mum said. “He really is friendly.”
    Before Maggie could protest, the wolf gently took her wrist in his mouth and pulled her toward the room’s entrance. Not wanting to make a scene her mother would question, she went along with him. But once outside in the hallway, she tried to jerk her arm free. The fear that seemed to be never too far away slowly threatened to take her over.
    “Stop,” she hissed.
    Brand ignored her and towed her along until they reached the door that led to the garden at the back of the house. He released her then. Maggie quickly opened it and stood to the side, hoping against hope he’d continue on without her. And then, she’d shut him out of the house.
    That plan backfired when Brand maneuvered behind her and used his body to push her out the doorway. Once outside, she stomped across the grass to a section of the garden sheltered from the house and neighbors by some large trees along with some hedges. The wolf caught up and kept pace with her.
    Maggie came to a stop after she was certain no one would be able to see them and turned to face the animal that looked up at her. “All right. What do you think you’re doing? And don’t just stare at me like that. I know you understand me. Cydney told me you guys can, even after you shift.”
    Her heart felt as if it leapt into her throat as the wolf’s body blurred and a large man with long, black hair that fell past his shoulders, took its place. His dark, blue-eyed gaze met hers. She vaguely remembered Brand when the warriors had rescued her from the werewolves’ den.
    “Fixing you,” he said