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You need to listen and tell me where to find the lost boy.”
    “Where is your boy?” He sat down on the ground calmly.
    “Safe with his mother.”
    “Is he? Their return will split the wolves, but without them, you will never save the pack.” Wind blew through The Wanderer’s long, unkempt hair, a trail of leaves with it.
    “They’re coming home?” Kaden drew in a sharp breath, relief flooded him, but then fear made him shiver.
    “At the full moon, she will save them.”
    “What does that mean!?” Kade screamed, the wind picking up. The leaves began to form into a whirlwind, blocking his path and vision when he tried to step toward the prophet.
    “Run to them.” The words faded into a barely audible whisper. When the violent weather abated, The Wanderer had disappeared.
    Kaden didn’t need to be told twice. He ripped off his clothing as he ran and shifted. The sun rose higher in the sky as he pounded through the forest at break neck speed. The village was no place for his family to be alone with the possibility of a traitor in their midst.
     
    What am I doing? Taylor asked himself as he shoved his luggage into the overhead compartment and took his window seat. His investigative nature wouldn’t let go of the mystery of Marala and her ex.
    After his trip to the massage parlor, he’d called his buddy and had him run the license plate number on Kaden’s Jeep. The vehicle was registered to an address in Tennessee. Taylor had never been there, but since Mara had a light drawl, he figured he was on the right track.
    He had a great plan. Make sure she was okay, no domestic violence or anything going on, snoop around about the wolf stuff, take some pretty pictures of the scenery, and then get his ass back home. What harm could it do?
    An attractive woman slipped into the seat beside him. “Hi.” She said shyly.
    Like all women, she was immediately drawn to him. All women except for Marala. Maybe that was the real reason he had to find her. The opposite sex did not reject him and he was not about to give up without a fight.
     
    “Hello?” Then a strange pecking sound.
    Mara groaned a little. Why is someone at the door so early? Disoriented, she opened her eyes to see a man staring at her through the driver’s side window. A scream caught in her throat, but then she recognized him. He’d stepped back and she opened the car door, climbed out, and threw her arms around his neck.
    “Levi!” Seeing one of her former foster parents made her happier than she’d expected.
    Jak opened his door, looking groggier than his mother. He rubbed one eye with his left hand and yawned.
    “You haven’t aged a day.” Levi’s gaze locked on Jak. “I’ll be damned. He looks like a young Kaden. And a little of you, too.” He smiled at Mara, releasing her from the hug and walking over to Jak with an extended hand.
    “I’m Jak Dakota.” He shook the hand firmly, just as he had when he’d met his father.
    “It’s an honor to meet the next pack leader.”
    Mara sighed. “You don’t know that he’ll be leader.”
    Levi shrugged while Jak looked on with a pale face. “There has been trouble, so he may not be. Either way, Kaden will be leader for a long time. Speaking of which, I was on my way to town to speak with some people. He told me to call and tell you not to come.”
    “Go figure. Wants me to bring Jak home and then changes his mind. All he’s ever cared about was himself.” As her mother would have said, Mara’s face turned red as a pickled beet . Both men sensed the fury emanating off her and Jak wasn’t even a wolf yet.
    “Miss Mara.” Levi called her as he had when she was a child. Never scolding, always soothing. “It would be best if you left. The leader is, well, volatile.”
    Jak looked directly at his mother and shook his head. “No. We stay.” He pointed at the ground for emphasis.
    “He’s right, Levi. As much as I hate to admit it, it’s time we returned.”
    “Of course.” The wolf