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behind. “The question ain’t why did this have to happen. The question is what are you gonna do about it?”
    Daniella’s heart skipped a beat as she spun in place and looked back in the direction of the sound.
    “Owen!” She shrieked. “Jett! Look!”
    In the midst of his stupor, Jett turned back to see the old bear shifter within a few yards of them. Daniella kissed Jett on the cheek, jumped to her feet, and started to run towards him. Jett stood as she did and began to walk in Owen’s direction as well.
    Daniella crashed into him and nearly knocked him down in the process.
    “Whoa!” Owen said as he braced himself upon her impact. “Easy now… I just got out of the hospital, you know?”
    She broke free of him and said, “But… how? I don’t understand. How are you here right now?”
    Before he could reply, Jett walked towards him. “Owen,” he began. “Man, am I glad to see you.”
    Owen winked at him. “I imagine that you are son.”
    In the distance, Daniella saw Billy ’s patrol car parked. He stood next to Jett’s parents’ car and chatted with them.
    Daniella looked him up and down. “So… are you all better? What’s going on?”
    “I’m well enough.” He replied.
    “Good,” Jett began. “You had us worried there for a while.”
    A glimmer came to Owen ’s eyes followed by a smile filled with swagger. “You didn’t really think I’d check out like that, did ya son?”
    “I hoped not but it looked bleak when you were in the coma.”
    He finished shaking Jett’s hand and as he did, he pulled him close. “You ready to take that motherfucker down for what he’s done here?”
    Jett ’s eyes widened at the implication. “Hell, yes.”
    “Good because it’s him or us.” Owen said as he nodded in the direction of Wyatt’s grave. “If we both aren’t careful, we’ll wind up right there next to him.”
    A few minutes later Billy, David, and Jo made their way over.
    “I imagine this caught you two by surprise.” Billy said as they approached.
    “It did,” Jett nodded. “But for once in a good way.”
    “Well,” Billy began. “Now that he’s better, you need to figure out what to do next. And you need to figure it out quick.”
    “I know,” Jett replied. “Believe me.”
    ***
    Several hours later, Jett and Daniella arrived back her apartment. David and Jo took Owen in for the night. They lived closer to the hospital anyway so if something happened to go wrong, they’d be able to get him there in minutes. Before they left his folks’ house, Jett and Owen spent thirty minutes or so and talked on the front porch. They didn’t invite anyone else out to talk, Daniella included. As much as she wanted to be involved, and in some ways felt as if she should be, Daniella resisted the urge to insert herself into the conversation. But after they arrived back at her place, her curiosity got the better of her.
    “So what did you and Owen talk about earlier?” She asked.
    He shrugged. “I really can’t say.”
    “What?” S he replied in an incredulous tone. “Why not?”
    “Because it’s not something we’re discussing with anyone. That’s all.”
    Daniella scoffed. “No, Jett. This is bullshit… You’re not keeping me in the dark. Not after all this time.”
    “Look Daniella,” he began. “I’m not going to mince words. You can’t come with us to Fesser’s Grove so what we talked about isn’t of any importance to you.”
    Daniella shook her head. To her, it sounded like Jett told her she couldn’t go with him. That wasn’t possible. It couldn’t be.
    “Um, excuse me?” S he replied. “What did you just say? Tell me I didn’t hear that correctly.”
    “You did.” He replied with zero emotion or hesitation. “You aren’t going.”
    “Well, if that’s what you think, you are out of your mind, Jett. Nothing could stop me.”
    “I can. And I will.” He said as he stood up. “Fesser’s Grove is no place for you. You have to understand. Kane… his