Chapter Thirty-Six: A round of two before the hunt? 

“You’re planning to run with her?” Ryan asked and a breeze blew through the trees, making the water’s surface ripple. I couldn’t seem to look away from the water or the tree on the other side of the lake. It was the same tree that I had seen in the picture.

The one that was marked up by a bear. I could smell the scent of him all over the land and I knew that he had been here recently. I wondered if Tillie knew who the bear was and if she was aware of what he was. Given that she hadn’t known about her best friend being a shifter, I very much doubted it.

“I’m going to run with her.”

“Are you leaving the pack to do that, alpha?” Travis asked, almost snarling out the word alpha as if it painted him to do so.

I looked away from the water. “No, I’m not talking about running away with our mate. I’m talking about the mating hunt. I wouldn’t leave my pack, but I can’t, I won’t let her do this alone. I’ll run with her and keep her safe.”

Branson let you do that? I mean, it is a mating hunt for his pack. He might not let you join.” Ryan asked, pulling my attention over to him. His skin had smoothed back to normal and he no longer watched me with eyes

her be hunted alone like that. Like you guys said, it’s our job to keep her safe.” I looked at both of them, my lips curving into a half smile. “Besides, I think she would be pissed if | tied her up and kept her from joining the hunt. Did you see the way

and remind her who she belongs to.” Travis dragged his fingers through his hair, separating the neat strands and making them fall

Ryan reminded me earlier but I think it’s something we all forget at times.” I answered, shrugging my shoulders. That was the only thing that I could think of and it wasn’t just Ryan and

“I trust you to keep her safe, but I know I would feel better

we will be joining them anyways.” I said, pulling my hands out of

from Ryan and I. His stride was

watching him open the door to my car. He leaned inside, pressing a button before

Hopefully, we can go around or two before the hunt starts and I’ll smell enough like her to throw off any others who think they can take what’s mine.” Travis growled as he stomped around to the back of the SUV. Pulling the door

shaking his head before he looked over at me. His teeth sank into his lower lip

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