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fighting back. As my teeth sank into the neck of the first aggressor, a wolf who smelled like Rex flew up beside me, and then came Shadow into the mix. The three of us battled hard, forcing the wolves off Sandman and creating a protective circle around him. He was our brother, a true Alpha in every way that mattered, and we would protect him to the death.
    Without warning, all three nomads shifted to human form. Two of them moved to flank the one directly in front of me, the one with the most power in his stance. I shifted as well, being the highest member of our pack with Magnus down. Shadow stood at my side while Rex stayed in wolf form, hovering over Sandman. A handful of members of the Valkoisus pack circled around the back of the nomads, trapping them.
    I addressed the one I assumed was the leader. “You realize you’re outnumbered, outgunned, and completely out of your league, don’t you?”  
    The man laughed. “Your little motorcycle club affiliation has made you cocky, whelp.” I growled as he smirked at me. “Cocky wolves make mistakes, and wolves like the ones we work for like to take advantage of mistakes.”
    “What’s that supposed to mean?”
    “It means you’d better keep a close eye on that pretty, white bitch you took from us. Boss man seems to have a special interest in her; sent two teams out here just to make sure we captured her.”
    My growl grew louder, the need to rip apart this threat to my mate nearly making me lose my mind. But I held my ground. If my mate was in trouble, I needed to know as much information on the who and the why as I could.
    “Why would he want her?”
    He snorted. “Because she’s an Omega. He has a special...fondness for Omegas. And he has yet to add a white one to his collection.”
    My stomach dropped as I glared at the stranger. Collection. This wasn’t a one-time incident, it wasn’t a territory dispute, and it wasn’t over. Somewhere, other packs were missing the women these assholes had stolen from them. Somewhere, our honored Omegas were being held against their will.  
    Without warning, the stranger leapt forward. I edged one foot back but allowed him to grab me by the throat. “He will come for her again, and there’s no way you can stop him, cub.”
    Rex growled ferociously, rocking on his paws. He must have thought the nomad actually had a shot at beating me. Shadow, on the other hand, stood beside me, a wicked grin pulling up one side of his face. He knew me well after the past few years of working together, knew many of my strengths and weaknesses. And he knew this fucking animal would pay.
    “You really have no idea who you’re dealing with, do you?” Shadow chuckled darkly and raised a single eyebrow. “You’ve just gotten yourself a dance with the Gatekeeper, fucker.”
    The nomad’s eyes widened for a split second, but that was all the time he had. With a twist, I wrapped both arms around his and yanked, breaking the bones above his elbows. His scream was cut short as I spun him around and slit his throat with my claws. Shadow leaped on the man on my right as I lunged for the one on my left. One roll, a single mistake on his part, and I had my arm wrapped around his throat.
    I leaned in close to my prey’s ear, whispering so the Valkoisus wouldn’t hear. “No one threatens my mate.” And then I ripped his head from his body.
    As soon as Shadow had his target neutralized, he raced for Sandman. Rex shifted, looking a bit green as he stared at the headless shifter.
    “Damn, man. Where’d you learn to do that?”
    I wiped the blood off my face and spat, ridding my mouth of the flavor of my opponent. “I’m four hundred years old, man . I’ve fought for five different countries in seventeen different wars. Where do you think I learned it?”
    He chuffed and shook his head. “Remind me never to fuck with you, old man.”
    “Consider it done.” I walked over to Shadow, who knelt next to Sandman. Rex hovered nearby, keeping watch