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Connor took it "Hurry I think he’s coth of tape, then wound it around Walker’s ankles and calves Connor forestalled Carly running back for scissors by letting his fingers sprout claws and slitting the tape neatly with one Feline razor-sharp nail

"Handy," Carly said

Connor’s fingers becaain, and he wrapped Walker’s wrists with another layer of tape Walker swa as Connor cut a six-inch strip of tape

Carly took the strip from Connor "Sorry," she said to Walker as she pasted it over his mouth

Walker only looked at her quietly over the duct tape No anger, no frustration, no eer didn’t like that look, one that said Walker wasn’t worried about anything they did to him Carly didn’t seem to like it either "Maybe so nervous

Connor added an extra layer to Walker’s legs and wrists before he handed the tape back to Carly "Tiger, want to carry him?"

"No" The word caer wouldn’t be able to contain himself He’d take Walker far from Carly and Connor and kill hi" He got to his feet, heaved the bound Walker over his shoulders, and balanced the load Connor wasn’t full-grown yet, but he iry and strong

"Tiger, get dressed andto need the keys to your car"

Carly already had thenored Connor’s instructions and followed the Walker not to twist his way out of the bonds The e, Carly opened the car’s back door, looked inside, and put her hands on her hips Tiger liked when she stood that way--the stance emphasized the curve of her waist and her sweet backside

"If we put him in there, someone will see hi they will," Connor said

Carly heaved a sigh and clicked the remote on her key chain, and her trunk popped open

Connor rolled the inert Walker into the trunk Carly reached for the lid "I’m really sorry," she said to Walker before she and Connor slaer let himself retreat to Carly’s bedrooarage He also brought Carly’s purse fro lived for er had learned that these large bags were full of things females considered essential They fussed when they didn’t have the tier What a sweetheart you are"

"Hey," Connor said as Tiger pulled on his clothes "I have to wrap a guy in duct tape and stuff hier knocks him out, and he’s the sweetheart?"

"You’re sweet too, Connor" Carly dropped a kiss onto Connor’s cheek

Tiger’s growl stifled itself If Carly had done that to any other Shifter, he’d have had said Shifter on the floor But Connor was a cub Not a threat Cubs were never threats