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spied her. “Kyla. My oldest unmated daughter. A lovely girl.”
    The man smiled. Even his human teeth seemed canine. “I’m sure,” he said, looking her over, his grin fading into a frown.
    Yes, Devan had ogled her some in the bar when they’d first met, but this man eyed her like he couldn’t tell if he wanted her or not. His gaze shifted behind her. Paula had followed her. Although they were twins, he seemed to like what he saw in Paula better than her. She stepped to the side, so her father could introduce Paula, but Father was glowering at her.
    He can tell. Maybe they both can.
    Another male she didn’t recognize also didn’t seem to want to meet her gaze.
    “It’s time to eat,” Father announced abruptly.
    While her siblings talked, rather loudly, Kyla held her tongue and hardly ate. Her stomach churned so much she feared she would get sick, but she managed to not give into morning sickness. She couldn’t meet her father’s gaze or anyone else’s. Paula kept trying to draw her into a conversation, and she tried to join in, she really did, once she realized Paula didn’t care for smiler-frowner either.
    As soon as everyone else finished eating, Kyla jumped up to help clean, but her father barked at Maria to handle it instead and summoned Kyla into his study. Gulping, she followed him, feeling as if she had her tail between her legs. Head down, she stood before his desk as he stalked around it.
    “Do you care to explain yourself?” he barked.
    She blinked and risked looking up. He didn’t sound as angry as she thought he would be.
    “Who is the father?” he asked, and he proceeded to rattle off the names of all of the numerous men he had introduced her to.
    With each name, she shook her head, and her father’s face grew redder and redder. He slammed his fist onto his desk. Kyla forced herself not to jump, but she couldn’t help stepping back.
    “If you won’t tell me…” Her father stalked toward her.
    “If I don’t then what?” she dared to challenge. “You’ll beat me like mother used to?”
    His eyes flashed from dark to his coyote yellow. “You will do as I command and—”
    “Father.” Paula opened the door. “A moment if you will.”
    Father glared at Kyla for a half minute before he marched out of the room. Paula sent her a pointed look and scurried away.
    Kyla swallowed hard. She couldn’t dare tell him about Devan. Her hands flew to her belly. Deep inside, she had known her family would not side with her. She and Devan would be on their own.
    The thought terrified her.
    Before Father could return, she opened the window and climbed out. Right now, she needed some time and space away from everyone, including Devan, so she could try and figure out what might be the best course for her.
    If there was a course that didn’t end in her death.       
     

CHAPTER SIX
     
     
    This time, when Kyla left him, Devan didn’t feel such a sense of loss. More than anything, he felt on fire. He knew what he had to do, and he didn’t waste any time. He called up Erik and told him to come straight over.
    Twenty minutes later, his brother arrived. “What is it?” he asked as he locked the door behind him.
    “It’s happened.”
    “What has?” Erik collapsed onto the couch.
    As much as he was ready for the next step in his life, he needed some courage. He turned away from his brother, shifted his nose, and inhaled deeply. Her scent lingered. Only with his wolf nose could he pick out the traces and particles in the air that distinguished her as a coyote. Although it made his mouth salivate—after all, wolves and coyotes were natural enemies—it also stirred a far different kind of hunger within him.
    Embolden, he shifted back and faced his brother. “Come with me.”
    “I just got here.” His brother grimaced.
    “Late night?” Devan couldn’t help smirking. In addition to Kyla’s scent, he had also smelled traces of another female.
    “Maybe.” Erik stifled a yawn.
    “Too