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Utah’s whole Adventure Awaits get-up. This city was paved for just about every outdoor activity ever made. As we made our way around the grounds, Rynn stayed glued to my side, her hand tight in mine. The way I figured it, she was probably going to stay close for the next couple days or so. I didn’t mind. She was sweet. My instinct to protect her was fierce, and if that meant, lending her a little of my strength as she tried to make sense of her new life, I was perfectly fine with that.
     
    “It’s amazing here,” Rynn commented.
     
    “This will be your home now,” Valor smiled. “So, it is good you think so.”
     
    Rynn froze, tension rippled through her. “I’m not going home?” she questioned, her words slow and forced.
     
    Briggs moved closer to her, his stance protective. “Your home is with us now.”
     
    Tears formed in her eyes. “But…”
     
    Valor shook his head, searching for words. “We know of your life, Rynn. We know your only family is your grandfather who is ill.”
     
    She wiped the tears away from her face, but more welled up in her eyes. “I need to pay for his care. I have to get back to him.”
     
    Valor shook his head, his tone soft and reassuring. “Do not worry yourself with this. I have already moved your grandfather into a wonderful facility closer to us where he will get the care he needs. As for the cost, it has already been taken care of.”
     
    “You paid for his care?” She looked shocked. Her eyes wide as the rest of the tears spilled out. “He is somewhere nicer?”
     
    “You are one of us now,” Valor answered her. “We take care of what is ours. You will learn that about us soon enough. Fear not, young one, your grandfather is well. I will personally take you to him as soon as you can manage it. At this point, the chance of you shifting in front of him is great. You do not have control yet. It is best not to see him until you are in full control of yourself.”
     
    “But…” Rynn squeaked.
     
    “You might endanger him,” Valor said firmly. Then, he reached out to touch her arm, and she screamed a little, flinching. He immediately drew back, eyeing her curiously, and he wasn’t the only one. Her reaction was quite peculiar. She was afraid of his touch, and not in a he’s a wolf kind a way. It was more a he’s a male type reaction .
     
    Instantly, I was befuddled and not the only one. Valor and Kyden watched Rynn with complete confusion. Briggs only looked worried. Nothing made sense. Rynn had let Briggs touch her earlier and hadn’t reacted that way to him.
     
    The need to find the underlying cause of this mystery, I tightened my hand around hers and used my magic to read into her. Just another perk to being a Spirit Witch.
     
    The moment I did, however, I wished I hadn’t.
     
    My breath hitched and tears filled my eyes as I witnessed firsthand what happened to this young woman. Without thought, I hugged her. She began trembling in my arms. Probably, reliving the night of her attack, and it was more horrible that I could have imagined. That night, the wolf raped her before he shifted and attempted to kill her. Judging by the pain she was in, it was more than horrific.
     
    Without a chance to say a single word, Rynn fell from my arms and shifted into her wolf. Valor’s words to her suddenly made a whole lot of sense. If her emotions ran high, she would be unable to control the shift.
     
    “I am sorry for what happened to you, Rynn,” I said, kneeling next to her, stroking her head.
     
    Even in her wolf form, the humiliation in her eyes was evident. She tore her gaze from mine, whimpered and ran off. No one went after her as she met up with the horses. Obviously, she needed time and no one here was going to deny her that.
     
    “What was that about?” Kyden asked, nudging my arm.
     
    I wiped the tears from my cheeks and glanced up at him, heartbroken. “He raped her.”
     
    Briggs went from concerned to boiling with rage in two point