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Chapter 1

Newly arrived on Grand Cay over his shoulder and wearing black jeans, a black T-shirt, and black boots—his usual attire when in his commando warrior mode—Duncan MacNeill was ready to locate and deal as harshly as he needed to with Salisbury Silverray wolf most knew as Sal

The financial wizard had stolen Duncan’s clan’swith the investments of countless others If the rumor was true, Silverman had holed up at his home on the island At least that was the latest word Duncan had received afterto track the financier down As far as Duncan was concerned, and as olves would have it, the laasn’t needed in a case like this

None of their kind could go to prison—not when they could shift to wolf during the appearance of the moon, unless the as a royal—so a olf had to take care of the matter in a olf’s way With barely any human roots, the royals could shift at will but they would still feel the coe to shift at some point over the year, even if the moon didn’t dictate the need

Warrants in several countries were out for the man’s arrest Unbeknownst to Silver after a olf pack’s investet hi else The notoriety of the case—if the authorities charged him for all the fraud he’d couilty and sentenced to prison—put all olves at risk It was best that Duncan recover his clan’s funds, make the rest of the stolen money available to the others whom Silverman had fleeced, and ensure that the crook quietly disappeared for good

Duncan had every intention of returning to his native Scotland, to his ancestral horay wolf pack and clan with all possible haste He was thinking that a trip to the island paradise was a waste of ti the bastard, when he breathed in the scent of a female wolf

A woman would not divert him froht be in an une Yet, instinctively, he surveyed the newly arrived passengers, looking for the woht from Miami or he would have smelled her, located her, and let her know she was in the co alone and needed his protection froe or mate status

His own conscience wouldn’t allow otherwise Now that he’d reached his destination, he told himself he had no need to track a female wolf for any reason He hadn’t smelled any male in the vicinity that indicated one had co her Which hy, he suspected, it was as though the devil was goading hi in the line for custo for his rental car, and locating his hotel Then, he’d find Silverht in his own plane—paid for by all those he’d bilked, of course

Duncan surveyed the crowded airport, didn’t see any female who looked like she could be a wolf, and let out his breath

His older quadruplet brother by four and a half otten them into this investment mess in the first place, had been sure Duncan wouldn’t use subtle enough tactics in going after the crook True, subtlety wasn’t a part of Duncan’s makeup Not with three older quadruplet brothers It didn’t matter that they had been born only e when their da died

Being the youngest of the bunch, Duncan didn’t havethe pack or clan So hein the face of danger and being the best warrior the clan could have In this day and age, which was centuries later than when they’d been born, he still had to prove he had what it took to protect the clan

Once they reached puberty, lupus garous aged approxi quickly when injured, though so, bleeding out, or enetics froh to cause their deaths More died in those ways than fro the victim of a silver bullet Truth of the esting silver or being struck by a silver slug Most olves preferred other, h hand-to-hand—or teeth-to-teeth—combat or in a battle of the fittest, just like in nature

Duncan wished he could have brought his clayht airport security everywhere, he didn’t believe airport authorities would think kindly of him if he attempted to carry a broadsword on board the plane Since he was traveling light, he had no bags other than a carry-on His cousin Heather had teased hi swim trunks But when did a ear a swimsuit?

Besides, he wasn’t here to swi the sun-kissed Caribbean islands Heather had warned hih He’d snorted at that He did not plan to swim Unless Silverman leapt into the water and attempted to say from him They’d most likely be clothed in their wolf coats anyway

Duncan again breathed in the air-conditionedthe odor of hunes, perfuuests, pine floor cleaners, and her—the wolf

He stalked over to the baggage clai their suitcases off the conveyor belt, and spotted her She was of average height, and yet so about her stood out Maybe the way she was dressed to have fun—in silver sandals, as if proving silver couldn’t harm their kind, and satiny pale-blue capris that showed off shapely tanned calves and ankles A well-toned ass made hirab a black-and-white floral bag

He swore she didn’t wear panties, as he could see no telltale sign of panty lines under the fabric stretched tight over her derriere as she bent over