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wouldn’t be too uncomfortable. It had taken some getting used to on their parts to see all the people walking around downtown. This promised to be even worse.
    Once they were all out of the car, Edensaw came to her side and laced their fingers together before they started walking toward the mall. He’d seen other couples doing it earlier and had immediately taken her hand after she’d told him most people who were in a relationship walked that way.
    After stepping through the mall doors, they worked their way into the crowd of people shopping. Soon they were able to find a clear spot to stand off to the side. Cassidy looked at the men to see them watching everyone who went by.
    “You guys okay?” she asked. They each nodded. “Good. It isn’t always this busy. It’s only like this because it’s a Saturday. Since you aren’t familiar with the mall yet, or being in such a crowd, don’t wander off. If you do, it could take a while before we find you. This is a very big place.”
    “Don’t worry, I have no intention of leaving you,” Wachei said. “I would not like to get lost in a place like this.”
    “Just remember to be on the lookout for any werewolves,” Edensaw added. “And if you do pick up a scent trail before the rest of us, don’t go off on your own. We’ll follow it together.”
    With that reminder, Cassidy led the men to the first store she planned to take them. There they picked out the rest of the clothes they would need. Having the wolf brothers try them on in the change rooms was an experience Cassidy wouldn’t soon forget. And she didn’t think the guy who worked in the store would either. When something didn’t fit, they would walk out in their underwear to tell her. She was glad to pay for the items and leave.
    The next place they went to was an athletic shoe store. Since she had no idea what sizes they needed, she had to enlist the help of the salesman to measure their feet. He gave their boots a strange look but didn’t make any comment about them. Luckily it didn’t take long for the men to find runners they liked and found comfortable. The boots ended up being put in bags so they could wear the shoes home.
    That all accomplished, Cassidy felt about ready for a rest. Not the type of woman who liked to go shopping all the time, she’d found this bout tiring and a strain on her nerves. She headed for one of the benches, needing to sit for a few minutes. The men followed her.
    “Give me some time to rest my feet, then we can go on our search,” Cassidy said.
    Durlach’s head shot up and he turned it to his right as he took a big sniff of air. “Do you smell that scent?” he asked before dragging in more air through his nose.
    Kajakti nodded. “I’ve picked up on it as well.”
    Edensaw, Wachei, Ketah and Capac turned in the direction where the other two men stood and nodded before saying they smelled it also.
    Cassidy looked from one man to another. “You’re kidding me, right? You aren’t telling me you picked up the scent of a werewolf already?”
    “Not one but two,” Edensaw said. “They’re together.”
    “And you can smell their scent trail that easily, even though there are hundreds of people here in the mall?”
    “Yes. Werewolves have a distinctive scent compared to that of a mortal.”
    Cassidy rose to her feet. “All right then. Let’s go find them.”
    She thought to let the men take the lead, but Edensaw grabbed her hand and pulled her to the front with him as they walked at a brisk pace through the throngs of people. Cassidy had to almost run to keep up with Edensaw’s long strides.
    They came to an abrupt stop in front of a clothing store that looked to cater to younger women. Cassidy watched as the wolf brothers’ gazes turned to two teenage girls who stood just inside it. One was native-looking and the other was white. They both appeared to be around nineteen years old.
    “Those two girls are what you’re looking for, are they?” Cassidy