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The surge of poas orgas she didn’t feel the pain of bones shifting or fur sprouting Within seconds, she was the wolf

She was free

Chapter Seventeen

"Be safe, sweetheart," Phineas whispered as he watched Brynley trot into the woods

Her father and ex-fiancé didn’t know she had returned to Wyo about for a few hours The national forest was over aher would be like finding the proverbial needle in a haystack Hopefully, Rhett Bleddyn would remain in the vicinity of his ranch As for her father and his minions, they would bemonthly hunt

Still, Phineas tensed orry when Brynley disappeared from view You have to trust her, he chided hier She kne to handle herself in the woods And it was iht at ho to Molly as he filled her lanced at him with the hint of a smile "It appears you are not the only one here in love"

"What? Who?"

Zoltan tilted his head toward Molly "The mare She is smitten with a hite stallion"

Phineas’s eyes widened "You can communicate with her?"

"Yes By the way, she approves of you and Brynley The gelding does as well"

"Oh, that’s a relief I’d hate to leave them off the invitation list"

"Then you plan to " He winced Not really

Zoltan gave hi look

"Well" Phineas headed back out the stable door "Let’s get some work done, okay?" The sooner they coet back here for Brynley

Zoltan acco at the ranch owned by Rhett Bleddyn?"

"It’s possible We know for sure he’s a olf An Alpha" And the one Brynley’s father had wanted her to ritted his teeth Bleddyn was probably still hoping to ht a nearby ranch so he’d have a reason to stay in the area and pursue her if she ever returned

"He’ll be shifting tonight"

"Yeah" Phineas mounted the steps to the front porch "He and his pack will be off hunting, so we should be able to sneak into his house Hopefully, we’ll find Corky there"

Zoltan smiled as he followed Phineas inside the cabin "While the wolves are away, the Vamps will play I like it"

"Bleddyn’s ranch is next to Nate Carson’s place," Phineas continued "We’ll teleport to Nate’s house and ask him to call Bleddyn’s ranch Then we listen in and teleport straight into Bleddyn’s house"

"Excellent Corky will never knoe’re co"

"We need the element of surprise" Phineas checked his sidearm "She may not be alone Dimitri could be with her"

Zoltan tucked a pistol under his belt, close to his sheathed sword "We should knock her unconscious to ht to Romatech and put her in the silver room"

"Got it" Phineas checked the knives concealed in his boots "I teleported on Nate’s driveway before, so that’s probably where we’ll land"

"Let’s do it" Zoltan looped an arm around Phineas’s shoulders to hitch a ride

They arrived and quickly looked about The full leamed off the smooth white concrete of the circular driveway It was quiet, except for the howl of a wolf far in the distance A olf most probably Phineas tensed He should have stayed by Brynley’s side

But it was the perfect night to hunt for Corky Her olf allies would all be busy

"Nice house," Zoltanthe doorbell

Footsteps ran toward thehton shouted His hopeful expression quickly cruht you were the paramedics" He pushed past them and ran into the driveway "Where’s the blasted a?" Phineas asked

"It’s Nathan! Dear Lord, if they don’t hurry, he could die!" John dashed back into the house, headed for Nate’s office

"What happened?" Phineas folloith Zoltan close behind

"That daht a monster into the house" John stopped by the office doorhere amore towels Hurry!"

She scurried away, and John ran into the office

Phineas paused at the doorway, surprised by the level of destruction The floor was littered with papers Chairs overturned and broken Holes punched in the walls Nate’son its side And Nate lay in a bloody heap on the floor

"You have to apply pressure" John grabbed the bloody towel fro wounds across his chest and abdomen

"Tooweak," Nate whispered

"What happened?" Phineas zoomed toward them at vampire speed and knelt beside Nate

John was too focused on Nate to notice "Kyle and Mr Bleddyn ca furniture I rushed inside and"

"What?" Phineas asked

John grimaced "Bleddyn had turned into a , but his ar at Nathan"

"He’s an Alpha olf," Phineas explained "Capable of a partial shift"

John’s eyes widened "Werewolf?"

"Kyle is one, too," Phineas said "Most probably, Bleddyn is the one who changed him"

"I wouldn’t tell theht?"

Phineas sed hard "Yes" He hoped that wasn’t a lie "Your brother re her?"

"No," Nate whispered "But he knew so, so he checked the security tape Saw you both at the front door"

"Shit," Phineas otten about that dah, Nathan," John ordered "Save your strength"

"He is bleeding out," Zoltan said quietly "We lanced up at him "Who the hell are you?"

"Zoltan," he replied "A friend"

"We both are," Phineas said "And we could have Nate at a clinic in two seconds"

John scoffed "Ie your mind about what is possible," Zoltan told him "A olf just attacked your friend"