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saw some earlier tonight, but I thought I scared them off.”
    “Apparently
not. No one has seen the girl either. Her friend is looking for her.” She
sounded a little annoyed. I wasn’t sure if it was just me or if she was really
annoyed.
    “Kylie
is with me. Tell Damon she is fine and give me about ten minutes and I will be
at the meeting,” he said firmly. His tone had changed like he was worried. He
must have thought the other wolves heeded his warning. The way Damon talked
about Dakota and his people made me think normal werewolves feared them.
    “Oh…”
she stuttered like she wasn’t sure what to say. “I will tell them.” I heard her
hurry off and Dakota shut the door and looked at me.
    “It
appears they are not heeding my warning. I need to go to this meeting. You are
welcome to stay here,” he said as he pulled his shirt on.
    “I
should come with you shouldn’t I?” I asked as I sat up pulling the cover around
me a little tighter.
    “It
is up to you,” he said as he tossed me one of his shirts.
    I
slid it on then stood. “I should go get some of my clothes,” I said nervously.
I didn’t think it would be a good idea to show up to a meeting in his shirt.
    He
nodded. “We have the meetings down by the lake. I will see you there,” he said
as he opened the door for me.
    I
smiled nervously and slipped past him. He was starting to make me nervous and I
didn’t like it. I pushed the feeling away as I hurried toward the RV Damon and
I shared. I didn’t want to complicate things anymore by thinking about Dakota.
    “There
you are,” Damon said as I stepped into the RV.
    “Sorry
I lost track of time,” I muttered as I dug through one of my bags.
    He
scoffed. “Or you forgot which bed is yours. You seem like you do that a lot,”
he countered.
    I
glared at him as I shoved the bag aside. “I’m sorry last time I checked you
weren’t my boss.”
    He
crossed his arms like he was preparing to argue. “I was assigned to protect
you. You can’t just disappear for a few hours without a trace.”
    I
rolled my eyes and walked into the tiny bedroom. I slid the door shut and
started to change. I didn’t say anything because I didn’t feel like arguing. I
already had enough on my mind without adding an argument with Damon to the
list.
    “Fine,
don’t talk to me. I have a meeting to attend anyway. You know the one where
everyone is trying to protect you.” He slammed the door as he left. He
obviously wanted me to know he was irritated with me.
    I
quickly finished dressing and made my way to the edge of the lake where
everyone was already gathering. I spotted Rachel and she waved me over to the
log she was sitting on.
    I
took a seat next to her and looked over at where Dakota, Damon, and I assumed
Anna stood. I figured it was Anna because she had acted like she was in charge.
I was thinking she was Dakota’s second in command. She was tall and pretty. She
looked older than me, but I was sure she was even older than I thought
especially if she was like Dakota. I still couldn’t believe Dakota was as old
as he claimed.
    “Listen
up everyone,” Dakota said over the noise of the group. The group immediately
silenced so he could speak. “There are outsiders in the area. It is important
that you avoid confrontation with them and alert me if you see them. So far
they have not made any attempt to attack. They may just be scouting, so pay
attention.”
    “They
are here because of the girl. We need to make her leave. She is disrupting our
way of life,” one woman said from across me. Some people in the crowd murmured
in agreement.
    I
didn’t completely disagree with her. I had tried to get Dakota to tell Damon
no, but he refused. I was worried something like this would happen. I didn’t
feel right bringing problems to Dakota’s people.
    Dakota
raised his hands to silence them. “It is not our way to turn those in need
away. It is true the outsiders may be here because of her; however we agreed as
a