the humans who reside in Milliken know about shifters. They have been involved in decisions by the Pack, and welcome new members. We also have more than just wolves here. There are various shifters in the Pack and we work together to keep our town a secret. We don"t want anyone walking in and trying to take over or expose us. So, they have a system set up for allowing people to join the town. Strangers are encouraged to visit, but if anyone makes an inquiry about moving to Milliken, there is a whole process that we follow.” Teagan watched the man as the emotions flitted across his face. First, there was shock because humans actually knew about shifters, then it went to amazement and finally what he thought was pride. “I would bet that in the next few minutes you will see just how protective and fierce our humans are. All of them will defend the Pack with everything they have. So will the rest of the shifters. Dad will protect them though; he will have them stay in town unless needed. He won"t want everyone to know we have bears and foxes roaming around.” He said quietly.
“Well, I would guess that Quin and the rest of the Council are going to be very interested in your little town, especially since it so close to Denver. Once I can get through to talk to them, I will see how we are going to proceed. Do you both realize the New Council is going to be in Denver? Are you willing to move?” Darien asked cautiously.
“Like I said, we are going to have to talk about this. My parents told me about the Prophesy when I was younger, but I have no clue really what it means. For now, let"s deal with the immediate threat and we can go from there.” Cloe said.
Darien and Teagan nodded as they walked toward the door, then Darien paused and turned blocking any of them from opening the door. “I agree we need to deal with this later, but I really have to get this out of the way because my wolf is clawing at me.” He said and pulled Cloe to him and kissed her hard. Teagan laughed until the man pulled him with his other arm closer and broke his kiss with Cloe to kiss him. Well this was a surprise and one that obviously Cloe approved of since she moaned while she watched them.
“Fuck yeah.” Darien moaned as he lifted his head. Darien had been with other men before; he was openly bisexual but was not sure about his mate. He guessed from the surprised looked on Teagan"s face the man had never thought about a man that way. He smiled at both of his mates and said, “Well?”
“Nice.” Cloe said and kissed him lightly and then turned and kissed Teagan.
“Not bad.” Teagan said and laughed. “I think the next few days are going to prove to be interesting.”
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The three of them exited the room holding hands and saw that her father had stationed two Enforcers outside the door to guard. She smiled and ordered them to gather the rest of the Enforcers so they could give assignments out. Cloe wanted to be able to walk into the meeting her father called and give an update about what was going on. They were not under attack yet, but they will be soon, she thought and followed the men as they walked out into the street. Cloe knew the attack this morning was just a warning, the Rogues had sent more wolves, and it was just a matter of time before they got here.
Everything seemed to be normal, although there were no people on the street. It was like a regular hot summer day, the people of the town could all be in their air-conditioned homes and businesses. No one wanting to come out into the heat, until after it cooled down a little, Colorado weather was very strange. Even in the summer in the mornings, it could be cool and brisk, then by lunch time the heat could be oppressive, until the sun went down again and then it would turn cool again. There was no humidity, so it was a dry heat, which was nice for a wolf since their coats tended to be thick.
Cloe looked again at the downtown area and noticed the signs on the storefronts
Leslie Wells
Richard Kurti
Boston George
Jonathan Garfinkel
Ann Leckie
Stephen Ames Berry
Margaret Yorke
Susan Gillard
Max Allan Collins
Jackie Ivie