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to retrieve
your wrecked car and the body.”
    Taggert nodded.
    “You two, a word if you would.” Matthew drew
Kyle and Jake to the side. “You’ve both been distant from the clanholding. Is
everything all right?”
    Jake nodded. “It’s fine. We have been focused
on settling into our new life in Minneapolis. And, we wanted to give Ellie time
to adjust.”
    “How have things gone?”
    “It has gone well. Better than I expected.
She was, as you can imagine, hesitant to mate a werewolf. Much less two.”
    “I am glad you have both found the bliss of a
mate. Truly I am. So many of us yearn for such a blessing, myself included.
However, I know you understand my concerns about diluting our bloodlines.”
    Kyle shrugged. “Mating works in the ways it
works.”
    “I am more concerned that you’re living away
from the clanholdings. It does put you at risk.”
    “For the moment it’s non-negotiable.” Kyle
folded his arms. “We made an agreement with Ellie. We promised Ellie was she
could live her own life, finish her degree.”
    “In another circumstance this would be
reasonable, but with the Hagalaz acting up, we need every wolf we have.”
    “If there’s a fight, we’ll be here. But, we
can’t involve Ellie in this. We swore a vow to her this wouldn’t impact her
life, her dreams.”
    Matthew snarled. “You’d defy me for a human?”
    “We’d defy you for our mate.”
    “Far be it from me to drive a wedge between a
mated pair. Triad, rather. We have precious few of you as it is. However, for
right now, I need all three of you to stay put until we know more about what’s
going on.”
    “You’re grounding us?”
    “Seriously?”
    “No way we are staying here. We promised.”
    “Would you defy me?”
    Matthew’s face went half feral and Kyle
swore. “You motherfucker!” Kyle nearly split his skin right there. Jake hauled
him back. “Easy. Easy, Kyle. Breathe.” Jake glared at Matthew and then dragged
Kyle out the door.
     
    ~* * *~
     
    “What the fuck!”
    “Kyle, breathe.”
    “I’m breathing, I’m breathing. Just…I can’t
believe this shit. No wonder my parents moved to Bloomington.”
    “It’s going to be fine.”
    “Not if Matthew demands we stay.”
    “We don’t have to obey him.”
    Kyle gave Jake an incredulous look. “What do
you mean?”
    “I mean, we can leave the pack. If we have
to. It’s been done before.”
    “It won’t come to that. It can’t come to
that. I won’t betray the pack.”
    “It’s not really a betrayal if they force us
into it. If Matthew’s being so stubborn—”
    “No. I won’t abandon them. Not if they need
us.” Kyle turned to Jake. “If it comes to it, you get her out of here.”
    “Kyle, you jackass, we’re not leaving you
here.”
    “I mean it. If they try to force the issue,
I’ll stay and hold them back. I’ll volunteer for whatever fight needs fighting.
You get her out.”
    Jake’s teeth lengthened and he snarled.
“Fine. Only for Ellie.”
    “We got her into this mess. We have to keep
her out of it.”
    “Agreed.”
    Kyle shuddered. “I’m too wired to sleep after
that.”
    “Let’s run the woods. It’s rare enough we get
to just freely run, much less amongst pack.”
    Kyle nodded. “I miss it, you know. Not all
the time, but….”
    “I know.”
     
    ~* * *~
     
    Hours later, the two of them snuck into the
empty kitchen and made a few sandwiches, packing some for Ellie, and eating
theirs during the walk to the cabin. They crept into the cozy wooden cabin as
quietly as they could, shutting the door against the cold. Ellie was tucked
under the blankets, the comforter pulled over her head. Jake caught Kyle
smiling at her with the same goofy grin he was sure he sported.  “Let’s get
some sleep, while we can at least. If we have to book out of here, at least
we’ll be a little rested.”
    Kyle grunted as he shucked his sweater and
shoes, and undid the top button on his jeans before curling up behind Ellie.
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