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to be mad at him. “You could come in if
you want.” I didn’t really know what possessed me to offer. I wouldn’t have
minded the company.
    He
smiled. “I am fine here watching. What was your position in the pack you were
in?” he asked changing the subject.
    I
watched him not really sure how to answer. “I didn’t have one. I am too young
to rank.”
    “You’re
not twenty one?” he asked confused.
    “No
I’m eighteen. Your ninja wolf sense didn’t pick that up?” I asked playfully.
    He
grinned. “No it didn’t. I am going to have to work on paying more attention. I
don’t understand how you are pregnant out of season, and before you are
mature.”
    I
shrugged. “No one does. It is all been a very confusing experience.”
    “The
other girls like you were all over twenty one. Perhaps you being younger is
significant in some way.” He looked like he was deep in thought as he
considered it.
    “Well
if you come up with an answer let me know,” I said as I began to swim around.
    Breaking
branches to the right of me caught my attention. Three wolves appeared on the
edge of the lake. They were growling and snarling. They weren’t part of
Dakota’s pack, at least I didn’t think so.
    “Kylie,
come here,” Dakota ordered as he waded into the water toward me.
    I
hurried toward him. When I got close he reached out for me and I took his hand.
He pulled me behind him then faced the three wolves watching us. “Leave my
land,” Dakota ordered watching them.
    The
one in the middle shifted into human form. “We are here for the girl. Stand in
the way and face Elijah’s wrath.”
    “Tell
Elijah if he comes near my grounds again then I will find him myself. The
pregnant girl will be the least of his worries,” Dakota countered.
    The
man’s eyes shifted to me as I stood behind Dakota. “Why would the original clan
protect a werewolf? The matter does not concern your people.” He sounded like
he was getting impatient, but he made no move to advance on either of us.
    “We
protect who we want without explanation, now leave or I will make you,” Dakota
growled refusing to explain. I kind of wondered if he even knew why he was
protecting me. The man watched Dakota for a minute then shifted back into a
wolf and disappeared into the trees. Once they were gone Dakota slipped his shirt
off and put it on me. “We need to get back to the park where it is safe,” he
said as he tugged on my hand.
    I
nodded and he led me through the woods back toward the park. It was cold
because I was wet. By the time we made it to his camper I was shivering. He
pulled me inside the small camper. I looked around wondering how he managed to
live in such a small place. He grabbed a towel and started drying my hair.
    He
pulled his shirt off me and tossed it aside. I was a little nervous because I
was naked in front of him, but I pushed the feeling away. He dried me with the
towel and smiled like he knew the effect he had on me. He retrieved the
comforter off his bed and wrapped it around me. He sat on the bed; then pulled
me down onto the bed. He laid down next to me and pulled me against his chest
like he was attempting to keep me warm. I laid snuggled into his chest. I
relaxed as I breathed in his scent. I was comfortable with him. The bed
basically took up the entire camper. I could hear the sound of people laughing
and talking as they passed by. He didn’t speak, he just laid holding me. I
didn’t mind, I liked being there even though I knew it wasn’t a good idea to be
this close to him. He was another complication I really didn’t need.

 
    I
woke up to the sound of someone knocking. Dakota moved next to me and I
remembered where I was. I didn’t even remember falling asleep next to him. He
got up; walked to the door and answered it. “What is it Anna?”
    “Dakota
there have been outsiders spotted around the borders of the camp. I called an
emergency meeting,” Anna said from just outside the door.
    Dakota
frowned. “I