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be the head of the pride, but Abby ruled his heart and soul. Reno envied his friend that type of love.
    “Thank you, Reno. I knew you’d have my back on this. It’s one of the reasons I love you so much.”
    Reno laughed as Tah turned his displeasure onto him instead. They’d tangled before. Reno wasn’t worried. Not even with Tah’s increased lion strength. Then not much scared Reno, especially since he had a few secrets of his own.
    “I’m just saying now isn’t the time for you to be away from Abby,” he told Tah. “I’m guessing this is something that needs to be done immediately?”
    Tah sighed and nodded in agreement. “The sooner we get answers about what we’re facing, the better.”
    “How big is the place where their farm is?” Murphy spoke up.
    “Not big. Small town at the base of a mountain around the Glacier National Park area,” the Professor answered.
    “Which means whoever goes in there will stick out like a sore thumb,” Zane said with a snort. Of course Zane would make note of that. He stuck out a lot no matter where he was. Probably due to the contrast of skin, so dark his pale brown eyes almost seemed yellow at times.
    “I’m not sure a group is the way to go,” Reno stated then held his hands up as Tah opened his mouth to argue. “Just listen to me for a minute. If we want to do this, we need to be smart. Zane’s right. Sending a group into a small town will automatically call attention to them. But a lone drifter? Not so much.”
    “You’re not going off on your own, Reno.” Tah crossed his arms as if that was the end of the discussion.
    “Why not? I’ve done things like this plenty of times when we needed me to, in places far worse than some small town in Montana.”
    “We could two man it,” Murphy offered. “I’ve been your wingman more than once.”
    Reno shook his head. “We’re too exposed here right now. The security measures we’ve discussed aren’t all in place yet.” He turned to Tah. “So far, you’re the only shifter we have here.”
    “Am I?” Tah questioned with a pointed look that Reno chose to ignore like always.
    “Unless you’ve seen someone shift that I missed, then yes.”
    Abby sighed at that comment, and Reno couldn’t help but smile at her. She had become a great friend to him lately. She was as adamant about protecting Tah as Reno was. She’d asked Reno more than once if he was okay. He knew what she meant. Abby was the one who had sensed Tah was more than he was and had helped awaken the beast in her mate. Now she was turning those eyes Reno’s way in speculation, and she had Tah doing the same.
    “He has a point,” Vic pointed out in her soft voice. “We’re in the middle of a forest surrounded by trees, which provide easy cover for someone to get in, as you guys already found out. Sure, you got the whole kitty thing going on, Tah, but it’s not enough. Not yet. We need all the bodies we’ve got here, patrolling and guarding you and Abby. Because legend or not, I don’t see anyone else showing up yet.”
    Tah did growl then, but Vic didn’t back down. She might have a soft voice, but she was as hardcore as any of them. She’d go toe to toe with any man there if she felt the need, and that included Tah.
    “Don’t growl at them,” Abby admonished Tah.
    She held her hand out to him, and Tah crossed to where his mate sat in a chair. He took her hand and used it to pull her into his arms before sitting in her place with her now draped across his lap. Abby snuggled in and looked back at Reno, making him smile.
    “What are you suggesting?” she asked him.
    “A quick in and out for information only. We need to know what we’re up against here. I’d love to get my hands on one of those hunter books you’ve read about. See what kind of sick shit they’re teaching these people. As for who goes…” He looked straight at Tah. “I propose going myself. I’m the best choice.”
    “If security is an issue, I’d think it