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then stay in the woods until his mom gave up on getting him back into the house, let alone punishing him. Kai, the runt of their litter, always followed the rules. Seriously, the guy never got into trouble. Nick, on the other hand, would eat his fill and be sure to sprinkle the crumbs in one of his brother’s beds so that they would get in trouble instead of him.
    Now that he thought about it, Nick had always been wily and prone to devious tricks. Tao just never anticipated it would come to this.
    He began to run in ever widening circles, sweeping past every inch of the forest until he came to the sand dunes that ran along the beach. Instead of pine, he smelled the dry, dusty scent of hot sand and still no Nick.
    Where could he be?
    Tao thought hard. What would I do if I were Nick?
    His brother told Audrey he wanted to bite more people, which meant Nick was looking for victims. Tao growled at himself. He’d been an idiot, searching the remote woods instead of focusing on areas with people.
    I was thinking like a wolf, not a madman.
    His feet swift on the ground, he headed for the lake. Outside of town, the beaches held the highest concentration of people and the sand dunes provided good cover with their reed-like beachgrass. All Nick had to do was hunker down, wait for the right target, dash in for the bite and then run back to the safety of his hidey hole.
    The only question was, which beach would Nick pick?
    Chapter Nine
    Audrey pulled into the parking lot at work and parked her truck. Before she stepped out, she looked around carefully in case Nick was lurking nearby. She even sniffed the air, but while she could smell the water, she didn’t have the super sharp senses that Tao and his brother did. She couldn’t identify people by scent. Not yet, anyway.
    Hand on her gun, she jogged to the entrance of the park ranger station.
    Jay greeted her at the door, the expression on his narrow face tense. Wasting no time, he said, “We’ve officially shut down the beaches and are working to sweep them clean of tourists.”
    She nodded, relieved that he hadn’t decided to ignore her. She’d been concerned he would change his mind or treat her like the girlfriend he’d never quite respected versus the professional she was. “Good.”
    He poured a cup of coffee and handed it to her. “Here. You’ll need all the caffeine you can get. We’re working round the clock until we hunt this wolf down or don’t spot him anywhere in the vicinity for the next twenty four hours.”
    She took the coffee and added sugar and cream. “Thanks.”
    He motioned her to follow him. “Come into the conference room, we still need you to set the search perimeter.”
    She trailed after him and blinked when she entered the building’s small conference room. Everyone was there. Normally the rangers worked in shifts of four, so it was like spotting one of Conspiracy Bob’s dune aliens to see everyone in one place.
    Jay gestured for her to stand at the front of the room. “Tell us what to do, Audrey.”
    She went to stand where he indicated and cleared her throat as dozens of eyes looked at her expectantly. “Yeah. Okay. Let’s start at the Glen Vine beach, that’s the location of the last known visual on the wolf. We’ll sweep north, south and east of that location.” Her hand went to where her gun sat in its holster at her waist. “He’s rabid and aggressive. Shoot him on sight.”
    Her co-workers exchanged worried glances and a quiet murmur went through the group. They all knew she’d been bitten and no one wanted to be next.
    Jay joined her at the front of the room. “Okay, I’ll send you guys,” he pointed to four of the rangers, “to Glen Vine. Split into groups of two and start hunting. The rest of us will start sweeping from the other end. Christine, you’re on phones. Stay in touch with the police and let us know their position.”
    Christine nodded, her brown eyes wide. “Yes, sir.”
    Jay looked at Audrey. “You’re with