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forward. “You know fucking well where we—”
    Alex cut him off. “She’s ours, Vernon. Let’s not cause tension between us.”
    Vernon held up his hands. “Oh, I know that, boys. Come on, me with her? Y’all know I got my pick of any woman in the pack. Dominic, you need to control that temper, boy, it might get you in trouble.”
    “Bring it,” Dominic snarled.
    Vernon laughed as he went back to his car and got in. Tempest watched him reverse his way down the driveway before making the turn to join his pack.
    Dominic grabbed her shoulder. “What did he say?”
    Looking into his eyes and then at Alex she knew it was best not to repeat what Vernon said. It would only cause problems and ruin her Halloween party. He had made their relationship sound dirty, tried to make their love filthy, but she wasn’t going to let that bother her.
    Tempest forced another smile. “Just like he said, he said thank you.”
    “I don’t think you’re telling us the truth.” Alex gave a low growl and then took a deep breath. “But right now we’ve got bigger problems. We scented that rogue pack on some of the RVs. I think they may be tracking them, but we can’t tell how old the scent is. It could be from before when I was attacked.”
    “You know that this thing with Vernon is heading towards some kind of dust up,” Dominic said angrily.
    “I know, but right now he needs our help and that will keep him in line. When that’s over, we’re severing ties,” Alex answered.
    “But won’t you still have to report to him?” Tempest asked worriedly. “He could try to attack both of you since the plantation isn’t that far from his area.”
    “If we take care of the rogue wolves for him, we’re even,” Dominic said. “And if he tries anything, we’ll call him out and we’ll win.”
    “You don’t want to be in a pack,” Tempest reminded them.
    “To keep you safe, we’ll do what we have to,” Alex said and kissed her gently before saying, “Don’t worry, baby, it won’t come to that. Now, we’ll go back down there and make sure they’re settled and know the boundaries of our patience. Tomorrow we’ll have your party and then a few more days those damn rogues will be gone. Then Vernon and his pack will be out of our lives forever.”
    “Okay, that’s good.” She smiled up at her wolves. “Go finish that and then come to bed. You know I can’t sleep without you.”
    “Back in a flash, my love. Go get the bed warm for us.” Dominic flashed her that sexy smile that always made her heart skip a beat.
    She watched them walk away, and love filled her chest to the point of bursting. Vernon was disgusting and how did he ever think he could compare to the two who held her in their arms each night and each had a piece of her soul? The three of them as a whole knew more love than anyone realized. Dominic and Alex didn’t get jealous or covet what the other had. They shared her affection, one never asking for more than the other. They acted like brothers…or even better than brothers. Vernon tried to make what they shared dirty, but he was so wrong. He’d better mind his mouth, Tempest thought angrily. Because Alex and Dominic might have to teach him some manners and, heck, maybe she would too. She went upstairs to grab a shower and wait for them to come inside. She wouldn’t let Vernon ruin tomorrow night’s festivities. She had been waiting for this a long time. She would enjoy the night no matter what.
     
     

Chapter Five
     
    Screams, echoing in the night, mixed with the laughter of children. Music played, while goblins danced with princesses and vampires flirted with fairies. Tempest looked around at her guests, a huge smile plastered on her face. Children bobbed for apples or jumped in the inflatable pumpkin bouncy house or found treats in the scavenger hunt stations she set up. There was punch and food galore and everyone in costume milled around either inside or outside where strings of lights and paper