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a roar like thunder
echoed through the woods. John, who had returned to human form,
looked down at Alex, still a wolf. They rounded the last tent. John
halted in astonishment.
    Bears stood in ranks, glaring at his pack. All had
shifted, ready for a battle. John recognized Cammie, the clan leader,
and her son, whose name he couldn’t recall. He knew the boy
would be the next leader, and as Cammie followed his lead rather than
the other way around, John assumed he’d be dealing with him
today.
    A werewolf lunged forward, feinting at one of the
werebears. In retaliation, the werebear swung a huge paw at the wolf,
who didn’t fall back in time. The paw connected with the wolf,
who was knocked sideways several steps. Another wolf took this for
aggression on the bear’s part and launched himself at the bear.
The two fought, and already blood was mixing with the sand.
    “ Susan!” Cammie screamed. She rushed to the
grappling bear and wolf, yelling.
    Riley yelled at the others to hold rank. “Stay
where you are, bears!”
    John also saw the potential for a war and called to the
wolves, “It’s not our fight yet, wolves. Let the two of
them fight it out.”
    Cammie turned on John in a panic. “That’s my
daughter, dammit! You already have one! Get him off her! He’s
killing her!”
    Alex yelled at the wolf to get off, stepping close to
Cammie. When a natural break occurred, he stepped between them,
risking losing a limb. He shoved the wolf back.
    Cammie moved to Susan’s aid. She lay on the
ground, bleeding heavily from several cuts on her snout and a bite on
her neck. She looked at the wolf, who bore huge claw marks down his
shoulder. Although she was furious with her, Cammie was proud of the
way Susan had defended herself against such a large wolf. But this
was not the time for such sentiments.
    Cammie turned to verbally attack John, but Riley was
already speaking calmly to him. She reined in her temper and allowed
her son to take the lead. She knelt beside Susan again, soothing her
with her whispered words.
    *****
    “ Shara, can’t you hear it? That’s a
bear fighting a wolf!” Alice screeched. Shara was blocking her
from leaving the tent. “We have to go out there! They’re
here for me!”
    “ I understand that, Alice, but you’re
already injured. I’m not going to let you out there unless you
promise to stay out of the fight.”
    “ Why do you care?”
    “ Because my son does.” Alice froze at her
words. She stared at Shara, unsure how to proceed. “Listen,
Alice. Let’s walk out there together to show your clan that you
aren’t hurt.”
    “ Ok, yeah,” Alice replied quietly. She
touched Shara’s arm before she left the tent. “I care
about him too, you know.”
    Shara looked at her and smiled. “Honey, I wouldn’t
have stopped you. Now let’s go stop this nonsense.”

Chapter 6
    Shara took Alice’s hand, and together they walked
out of the tent and towards the center of camp. The sounds of a
battle had dissipated. They could hear growls and the occasional yap
over the calm voices of two men. Alice recognized her brother’s
voice before she saw him.
    “ John, we have got to settle this peacefully.
Where is Alice?” Riley asked.
    “ I’m here,” Alice called. Cammie rose
with a hand on her chest, happy to see her daughter relatively
uninjured.
    Riley also noticed she held the hand of Shara, the
matriarch of the pack. His brows drew together when he spoke, his
voice filled with barely controlled anger. “What the hell is
going on, Alice? Why are you holding her hand like you’re best
friends?”
    “ Riley, please listen before you judge,”
Alice asked. She turned to her mother and apologized. “Mom, I’m
so sorry for worrying you. I tried to leave last night, but they
wouldn’t let me.”
    “ WHAT?!? Why?” Riley yelled, glaring from
John to Shara to Alex, looking for an answer.
    “ Calm your blubber,” John insulted. Riley
growled menacingly at him, eliciting several growls from