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she’s different. By her scent, I’m picking up werewolf
and what the wolf brothers and their mates smell like. So one of the sentinels
turned a female werewolf who isn’t their mate. Interesting.”
    “What do you want?” Ryder asked.
    “Nothing really. This was supposed to only be a test to see
if I could actually get into your dreams in the first place. But seeing you and
your girlfriend go at it, I couldn’t resist saying hello. And asking you to
pass on a little message to the wolf brothers. You can tell them I’m coming for
them. I’m done hiding. They took a couple of members from my pack. I want them
returned to me. If they aren’t, someone is going to end up paying the price.”
    “Leave, Tanner. The sentinels aren’t afraid of the likes of
you. They were created to defeat the dark wolves. You won’t stand a chance
against them.”
    Tanner growled and took a threatening step toward Ryder.
Wren shifted to her hybrid dire wolf form and stood in front of Ryder,
growling.
    The dark wolf leader didn’t come any closer. “She is a
hybrid. But the question is, is she any stronger for it?”
    “Oh she’s strong. The wolf brothers have been training her.
She knows how to take down a dark wolf.”
    “Let’s test that theory.”
    Before Tanner could go on the attack, Ryder’s ancestor
appeared behind the leader of the dark wolves. He grabbed Tanner by the back of
his neck, appearing to easily hold him in place.
    “You don’t belong here, evil one,” the first shaman said.
“You will leave this place and never return to my descendant’s dreams. He is
under my protection.”
    Tanner let out a howl of rage just before he disappeared from
sight. Ryder’s ancestor then came to stand before Ryder and Wren, who shifted
back to human form. “He will not be able to come back,” he said. “I’ve made it
so the spell he used will no longer work.”
    “Thank you,” Ryder said.
    “It’s time to awaken the rest of your powers, my grandson. I
had hoped to break it up into two more stages, but the dark wolves have grown
too powerful. The wolf brothers need you at full strength.” He looked at Wren.
“I know you worried the last time, but don’t. I’m always watching over Ryder,
and have been since the day he was born. I’ll make sure no harm will come to
him during his transition.”
    That was all the warning his ancestor gave him before he put
his hand on the center of Ryder’s chest. Same as the first time, it glowed, sending
waves of pain through his entire body. And he passed out as he’d done before.
    * * * * *
    Unlike the last time, Wren didn’t wake up to find herself in
a day-lit room. It was still night. She immediately sat up and turned in
Ryder’s direction. She shook him, but he didn’t wake up. A quick check of his
forehead showed he had a fever as well. At least she had Ryder’s ancestor’s
word that Ryder would be okay.
    But that didn’t stop her from staying awake for the rest of
the night, watching Ryder. During the hours she waited for morning to come,
Wren thought over what had happened in the dream. Having Tanner arrive was more
than a little worrisome. She would have to tell Edensaw what the leader of the
dark wolves had said, but she wasn’t going to wake him up to do so. It could
wait until he was awake.
    Wren curled up next to Ryder and lovingly traced his
features with her fingertip. Making love to him in his dream was something she
would always remember. The only thing that could top it was doing it in the
real world where the sensations were sure to be stronger, more pleasurable.
    For better or worse, Ryder was going to be forever hers.
There was only one thing that could throw a wrench into it—his mortality. She
had no idea if he’d remain mortal after he gained his full powers or not. If he
didn’t become immortal, she didn’t know what she’d do. It wasn’t as if she
could cut her own life short if he were to die of old age. As a true immortal,
she could put a