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He smirked at that last part.
    I just about died from embarrassment.
    “We can also radio for help from the truck,” he added, as if sensing that his comment nearly had me retreating into my shell.
    I sucked in a deep breath. “Good, I like this plan.”
    “And call me Colton.”
    I wasn’t sure if I could start calling him “Colton” without getting too close. You start calling a hot man by his first name, and then what’s next? Ziplining through the Chattahoochee National Forest?
    If I got back to Jacksonville yesterday, that wouldn’t be soon enough to get out of this mess.
    “There’s just one problem with that part,” Sara said. “Who are we going to call for help? Animal control? We have werewolves that are hunting us. You don’t just call the police on them.”
    I had to refrain from telling her that the werewolves were only hunting her. I figured that wouldn’t go over very well.
    “There’s a local pack,” he said. He got to his feet. “I’m a member. They’ll take us in.”
    “And save us?” Emily asked, her voice trembling. “Because all I wanted was a vacation. I’d really like to be saved, please.”
    “Me too,” I told her gently. “Just think how relaxed you’ll be when you get home.”
    She shook her head. “I never thought Atlanta would seem safer than this.”
    “Join the club. Okay.” I looked at Emily’s pumps. “You aren’t going to run in those, are you?”
    Both Sara and Emily looked at me blankly. Only Officer Donnelly— Colton —knew what I had in mind and he nodded in understanding.
    “What?” Emily asked.
    “We’re going to make a run for the car. You can’t do that in high heels, hun.”
    She blanched. “All of us? But you two are the monsters—werewolves— magic people ,” she finally managed. “Why don’t you go out to grab the truck and bring it back here?”
    “That’s what I thought you were proposing, too,” Sara added.
    “There’s at least six wolves out there,” Colton said. “Seven, if you count your friend. I could smell them on my way to the cabin. If Christine and I go get the truck, we can come back quickly, but that’s leaving you two in danger. And if one of us goes, that’s still splitting us up and they’ll pick us off one by one. So the best thing to do is to go together.”
    “We can protect each other better then,” I said. “Unless you have a better idea.”
    Emily was silent for a moment. “I don’t have anything else to wear.”
    I pulled out my hiking boots from my bag. “I may pack light,” I said pointedly to Sara, “but I do pack the essentials. Wear these.”
     
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    Colton took point while I carried the rear. I’ve never been in a true combat situation, except for my jiu jitsu classes that I took for self-defense, but we just naturally fell into formation like that. Sara and Emily were in the middle, the safest place for humans.
    I hoped I didn’t look as terrified as them. Emily’s eyes looked like they were about to bulge out and Sara kept jerking her head around at any slight movement.
    Trust me, if it was dangerous, I’d know even before we heard the noise.
    When we got to the main level of the cabin, I inwardly groaned as it was raining outside. Lucky bastards. I won’t be able to smell them as easily.
    Colton’s eyes met mine and he gave the barest nod. He was thinking the exact same thing. Sure, the rain masked them, but it also gave us an advantage too. We just had to make sure that we could follow through with it.
    “Calm down, Sara,” I muttered to my sister. “I can hear your heartbeat racing at a million miles a minute.”
    Emily looked at me, shocked. “You aren’t going to drink her blood, are you?”
    I inwardly groaned. “I’m a werecat, not a vampire.” At her blank look, I added, “I don’t drink blood. It’s just bad because I can hear her from across the room. I think once we get outside, the rain will cover it up, but we all need to calm down.”
    Sara gulped and