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He couldn’t believe that Colleen would do this Or that his people wouldn’t have stopped her before she left Or that he felt sick to his stoer

"He wouldn’t harm her," Lachlan said as Grant drove way over the speed he nor hold of her properties He can’t force hi look

"Okay, he could try But he knows it wouldn’t work He’s got to encourage her to agree or we’d kill hi Ollie was all it took to pull the pack together to get behind her She’s no longer an outsider, Grant Our people have accepted her"

He knew they would He wondered just what had been said at the ht

Lachlan pulled a sheet of paper out of his pocket and said to Grant, "Darby initiated this Every adult n this The woned on the paper And one teen also affixed his signature"

"Letobedience trainer"

Lachlan sns on the lass, she has our whole pack at her back We’re only waiting for one thing"

"What’s that?"

"For you to tell the clan you and she are ave him another smile "Ian warned you where this would lead, you know"

Yeah, he had, and despite Grant trying to tell hiure out a way to convince the lass it would

Colleen wasn’t sure how long it would take her to reach Argent Castle Thankfully, Lachlan hadn’t see Grant’s car to e her ht and the incredible way Grant had ht of the situation Colleen wondered if she had anything to discuss at all--if Grant was pulling back and not interested in anything further to do with her beyond strictlythe property Still, Julia was an Aht into their thinking

She half expected Grant to avoid her today And she was feeling the saet the phone "You got the iteht?" Julia asked

"I did"

"Good, we’ll have fun playing soirl theuys are actually included Just soht, did you?"

Colleen said, "No, and boy, aine what Enrick or Grant would have said, had they caughtto be here, right?"

"Nope No one asked and I didn’t offer" Wasn’t that the way it was supposed to be? The owner didn’t have to explain her every ed and worked her estates She didn’t think they really cared And she was fine with that She wasn’t used to anyone watching every ht about now

"Hht, but I’…"