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In case the other two haven’t caught on yet, I paw at the dirt, drawing their attention to the tracks.
Jace nods, then lets out a soft growl. I know what he’s asking and I use my front paw to swipe the nearest wheel mark away.
Do I want them to chase after the vehicle into Muncie? Not even a little. After a year of living in the vamp town, I know just how lucky I was to meet Aleksander my first night. Without the protection of the Cadre, the Nightmare Trio would’ve torn me to shreds just because I’m a shifter.
I’ve made contacts. Friends, too. Aleks’s fang kept me safe, and my reputation as someone not to fuck with has made it so that I can still walk around Muncie even without the charmed necklace.
But that’s just me. With Ryker in town, things were getting a little more dicey, and only the fact that he’s Mountainside’s Alpha—and, thanks to its suspicious peacekeeping measure, made untouchable by the Cadre—stopped the local vampires from going after him.
These shifters wouldn’t have the same protections. If I invited them into Muncie, I’d be a naive fool to believe that all four of them would be walking out again.
Here’s hoping that a hungry vamp solves my problem for me. A car hadn’t saved me from being caught, and only Aleks’s inexplicable urge to claim me at first sight kept me from becoming a vampire’s late night snack. There’s always a chance that one of the vamp’s on the outskirts will get to Shane before I do.
If not, then I’ll get my chance.
Not now, though. I won’t risk Ryker’s packmates just because I have a personal vendetta against his Beta. I’ll track him into Muncie myself as soon as I can.
But first—
With the others waiting for my next command, I swing my muzzle back toward the mountain. A soft whine escapes my throat, echoing in the still night’s air as I pad away from the tail end of the tracks before opening up my legs and sprinting for the path.
As one, they all follow me back toward pack territory.
