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still tipped with sharp claws.
    “Satyrs share a deep connection to all things in nature and are highly sensual. Obsessed with physical pleasure, they are usually mild-mannered, but will be extremely sexually aggressive if another male stakes a mating claim on a female the Satyr secretly covets, especially if she’s a virgin,” Darius recited.
    The pack beta tossed him a small glass vial, which Kyle caught with one hand. “Helps to have an aphrodisiac handy as well, to trigger male Lupine instincts. Beth created this in the lab to use as a decoy for Arianna’s scent. Keep it. May come in handy.”
    Emotions in a lather, he forced himself to calm.
    Aiden’s expression tightened. “You didn’t save Arianna all those years ago just to watch her die. You’re the only one who can help her.”
    “Do you know what you’ve done? You’ve awakened the beast, the beast I’ve struggled to control around Ari for the past year. The beast I’ve kept leashed because I called all of you friend.” Kyle struggled to speak past his rage and grief. “And now there’s no stopping me. If any other male even tries to touch her, this is what I’ll do to him.” Allowing his claws to lengthen further, he gouged the fence post.
    The need was a keening cry, the blood of his Satyr ancestors surging, pushing aside the level-headed man, the steady Lupine. These Lupine, who’d called him friend for the past ten years, who’d hunted with him, dined with him, these Lupine who claimed his loyalty... They were nothing now, except a threat.
    “And now, you’ve pushed me into a ruthless quest to mate. The only female I ever cared about, the only one I guarded from being hurt by anyone, including me, faces the full sexual thrall of my beast. Goddamnit, you give me no choice.”
    With a low howl of anguish, he ripped the fence post out of the ground and smashed it. Wood splinters flew apart as the wood shattered. Darius and Aiden bravely stood their ground.
    Kyle’s heart shattered as he stared at Aiden. “This is what you’ve done to me.”
    Pain and resolve flickered in the alpha’s gaze. “If there were any other way, I wouldn’t have done it. But I also know how deeply you care for her. You’re the best chance she has at life. Now go find her before the Ogres or that other Satyr does.”
    “You promise to stay away now, Aiden, and warn everyone else as well. Because I can’t promise I won’t hurt anyone getting between Ari and me until I make her mine.”
    Aiden growled deep in his throat. Alphas were protective of their females.
    An even deeper growl rumbled from Kyle’s throat.
    Finally Aiden gave a rough nod. “Damnit. All right, I promise.”
    “We’ll hold off Tristan. Maybe I can find a bunch of horny Skins willing to screw him. Wizard deserves to get fucked over,” Darius added.
    Kyle snorted. “Not as much as you do, Darius. Maybe the two of you can fuck each other.”
    Not waiting for a retort, Kyle vaulted over the fence, heading to his cabin to gather supplies. He knew Aiden would be counting the hours, wondering if he’d unleash the beast when he found Arianna.

Chapter 5
    A RIANNA FOUND THE climb tougher as the atmosphere thinned. The pewter sky darkened, and fat raindrops splattered the thick tree limbs. She pulled up her coat’s waterproof hood as cold fear slid down her spine.
    What was worse, her ruthless guardian hunting her or a nasty-tempered wizard frying her into oblivion?
    I choose what’s behind Door Number Three. How about life in a convent? Is there such a thing as a werewolf nun?
    The trail was cut with a number of switchbacks. Determination filled her as she pushed upward. Wind billowed through the trees, accompanied by the steady drip of rain. Smells assaulted her senses, but as Kyle taught her, she sorted through them like a Skin sorting through laundry.
    Someone had deliberately placed a scent trail on this path as a distraction. The three young hadn’t hiked up this trail, but whoever took