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whispered.
    “ An alpha isn’t just going to abandon his mate , Lou .” The p rofessor must have seen that type of mark before. How else would he know what one looked like?
    One of them, presumably Lou , smacked her across the face. “That true? You got some wolf on your trail?”
    Dani’s head lolled backwards and it took a lot of energy to raise it again. “You better hope not.”
    “Aw, she’s playing, she’s just playing, Lou. She ain’t got no alpha!” One of the others was laughing out loud and Dani wondered how he ever got past grade school.
    “I’m telling you, if that bite was caused by anything other than an alpha it would be healed over , ” countered the professor.
    Dani swallowed and grimaced. Her throat was dry and irritated and the little amusement she got from the idiots around her was fading. “Water , ” she said, then looked around without moving her head. Something smelled familiar to her and she inhaled deeply. Was she at her own house? Her senses were numb from the drugs.
    Lou, as disgusting as he was, brought a cup up to her lips. “You better tell us the truth.”
    Dani let the water drip down her throat. It tasted awful but it took away some of the pain. He took the cup away and squeezed her cheeks together.
    “We got you drugged four ways to Sunday, bitch, so you better tell me right now. Do you belong to an a lpha ?”
    One of the men shifted from foot to foot. “Did ya hear that? Something’s happening outside, Lou.”
    Lou let go of Dani’s cheeks. “What , yer paranoid now? Go check it out and come back here.”
    Dani closed her eyes again. Could Mason really have found her that fast? She struggled against the chains.
    “ Lou, you stupid fuck ! She’s got an a lpha and he’s headed straight for us , ” a voice cried out.
    Dani opened her eyes and for the first time she realized for certain where she was. If she were not hurting so badly she would have laughed. She was chained in her own basement. She smiled slowly.
    Lou began to take the chains off from her legs and suddenly Dani grew scared again. She was still too drugged to shift into her wolf form . Dani tried to move her legs but she could do nothing more than groan as they gave way and she fell to the floor. He started on her arms then as the sound of fighting and screaming began to filter through the basement window. His men were not holding up well. Some hunters they were. Her arms came free then and she fell on top of Lou. She glared down at him.
    Lou pushed her off of him and stood up. “Y ou stupid bitch, y a ruined everything.”
    There was a deep growl from the stairway and Dani finally sighed in relief. She knew without a doubt that it was Mason.
    She could almost feel Mason’s power fill her basement and Lou took a few steps backwards. “You are by far the stupidest bunch of men that I have ever run across , ” she heard Mason say with disdain.
    Lou held up a small handgun , but as Mason charged Lou turned the gun on himself and fired. Dani closed her eyes tight and tried to forget the scene that had just happened. Stupid coward was so big and brave when he strung her up and drugged her , but facing an alpha and knowing he had led his buddies to their deaths h e was a coward.
    Suddenly she felt Mason’s hands on her face. “I’ve got you , ” he said gently.
    She felt him pick her up but could do little to help him. “How did you find me?” she asked, and h er voice cracked.
    “I came here to track the hunters. I never imagined that they had stayed here.” Mason adjusted her in his arms. “Just rest now, I’ll tell you about it later. You’re safe.”
    Dani nodded and let herself drift off. She knew that Mason would keep her safe .
     
    * * *
     
    Dani opened her eyes with a start. She was lying on a bed in nothing but a sheet.
    “I’m sorry about your clothes. I couldn’t tell how hurt you were and I didn’t want to cause you more pain.” Mason was sitting in a chair next to the