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CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
    Margaret sunk into her comfy recliner on the opposite side of the room from Scott. She was having major difficulties stopping her hormone-filled body from attaching to him like a suction cup. A little space was just what she needed to keep some dignity intact. She hoped. The cold shower this morning had been a complete waste. Maggie had been waiting for her in her room after the shower and peppered her with question after question about the connection she felt with Scott. Thinking about the bond growing between them had only made her mind more distracted and her body more interested in him than before the cold shower.
    “Don’t you have to work? Or something?”
    Scott shook his head. “Chase and I both finished our term with the army at Christmas. When he met Sam and decided to not to reenlist, I also chose to take some time away from the army as well.”
    “When did you meet Chase?” Maybe a few more questions would give her time to tamp down some of her overloaded nerves.
    “During the invasion of Normandy. I was his commanding officer.”
    Margaret’s breath hitched in surprise. He’d been alone a long time. Though she reminded herself she shouldn’t have been. Chase had already mentioned he and Scott had known each other for a long time. But, a long time was relative when it came to supernatural beings.
    “You’d mentioned you were from the Teton Mountains. Do you have family there?”
    “My family moved to Salt Lake City when there were still saloons and dirt roads. We’ve spread out since then, but most of us are scattered through the Tetons. We like our space. My home is just north of a little town called Logan.”
    “You don’t like being with family?” Her chest tightened. How would she ever survive, alone and isolated from the pack? Even if she did come visit, life would be lonely. Wait, did she just visualize herself living in the Teton Mountains?
    “I knew you’d eventually see it.”
    Oh, shut up!
    “Everything will be fine, Margaret, just you wait and see.”
    She sighed.
    “That’s not it, bears just naturally have large individual territories. We don’t congregate in packs. I only live forty minutes from my parent’s home. It’s not as bad as you are imagining. Logan is only a two hour drive from my place.”
    “Two hours,” Margaret squeaked.
    “His mother is so sweet,” Maggie added, walking into the living room holding a bowl of pretzels. Margaret reached out and Maggie obliged, moving to sit on the floor next to the recliner so that she could snag a few of the salty treats. “Scott, Chris, and I went with them to their family reunion and salmon hunt a few years ago. You will love her.”
    Margaret narrowed her gaze and grabbed a couple more pretzels from her friends bowl. “You don’t hunt salmon in the Teton Mountains.”
    “Nope, we meet every ten years in a national park in Oregon. We can all shift and enjoy the river together. It was hilarious watching the three of them try to catch a seventy-pound salmon, though.” Scott chuckled and slouched into the couch.
    Margaret smiled. She had to admit, that did sound fun.
    In between laughs she heard a car door slam out front and peered over her shoulder through the window. A large white SUV was parked in front of her home and the three younger Demakis girls were running for her doorway.
    She leapt from her chair. “Maggie, call my mom,” she said, hurrying to the door and swinging it open before they had a chance to knock.
    “Hallie…what’s wrong?” She asked and moved aside, urging them to enter the house. All three girls were in tears. Their faces were red, blotchy, and mascara ran in dark streaks down their cheeks.
    “We need to talk to your dad. Can you get him?”
    “Of course, Maggie’s on the phone with my mom right now.” She glanced at Maggie and her friend nodded and pointed out the window. Sure enough, her father was crossing the street. He hurried up the