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“We’ll shift and run back. It’s the fastest way and everyone needs to heal,” Hank instructed. “I want everyone at the sheriff’s office. We’ll notify your families and tonight we celebrate.”
No one cheered. We were too tired and still in shock, but heartfelt smiles were shared.
“Essie, can I ride you back to town?” Dwayne asked.
“No, you can’t.”
“Fine. It can’t hurt to ask.” He grinned and levitated into the air.
Everyone shifted except Hank and me. We watched as our Pack made their way home. The beauty of the wolves always left me breathless. Knowing I was also one of the magical creatures awed me.
“Can you shift yet?” Hank asked.
“I don’t know,” I admitted. My wolf felt lethargic inside me, but she was pleased. “You do realize you have some explaining to do, Mr. Dragon Slayer.”
“I didn’t slay the Dragon, pretty girl. You did.”
“You know what I mean.”
He stared at me for a long minute with a sexy half grin on his face. “It might piss you off.”
“It would take a whole hell of a lot to piss me off at the moment, so unless you’re married with ten kids, in which case I’d kill you…now might be a good time to confess,” I told him as my body tensed.
What in the world could he tell me? He was half Dragon? Impossible. His new hobby was offing Dragons? Unlikely. I waited impatiently.
“I’m WTF.”
Not what I expected.At all.“Right.” I laughed and waited for the punch line. It didn’t come. “What do you mean you’re WTF?”
“When I discovered where you were and what you were doing I watched you.”
“You mean stalked me?”
“Some might define it as stalking.” He grinned. “You were beautiful, amazing, confident and strong. I didn’t think you were ever coming back to me, so I joined.”
I was speechless. He was going to give up everything he loved for me?
“Why?” I whispered. “You’re the alpha. You have a Pack and a career and a life…”
“Because none of it means anything without you.”
My knees buckled and I crumpled to the ground. How could I ever have been so stupid to have left this man? No one in my long life would ever love me like he did. No one.
“The Pack. What about the Pack, Hank?”
“The Pack was never supposed to be mine in the first place. It just so happens my amazing mother gave birth to two alphas. I was more prepared than Junior was to take over at the time of my father’s retirement.”
“Junior?”
“Yep.” He grinned and shook his head. “It’s time for my big brother to step up and lead our Pack. He’s been ready for a while, but he would have never challenged me for the position. We’re far more than just two alphas—we’re brothers.”
“So, we’re not staying in Hung?” I asked, unsure what I really wanted.
“Right now I want to leave that decision up to you. But I think Junior will have an easier transition to Pack leader if I go away for at least a little while.”
I mulled over everything I had just learned and realized I felt lighter than I had in years. Could I really love the man of my dreams and still do what I’d become passionate about? Stuff like this never happened for me…
“Hank, my parents…” I couldn’t get it out. It hurt. Why after so long did their death cause physical pain?Maybe because they didn’t have to die.
