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kept downwind. No need to alert them to his presence. At least not yet. Ryerson hated the fact that the two seemed so happy. That should be him out there running with Vivian. Vivian mated to a wolf was unnatural. Their children would be mutants and he bet they wouldn’t be able to shift either. His pappy had told him stories about shifters who intermingled. Some of the kids had to be put down. What kind of life was that?
    Better he put them both out of their misery now. And if it got him his war? More power to him. The pair stopped on the edge of the woods. The wolf’s snout rose high like he smelt something. It couldn’t be him. Ryerson was downwind and concealed behind a tree. He stood motionless until the wolf returned his attention to the fox. Good. He still had time. He wanted the pair to move further away from the house. Less chance of others coming to the rescue. He wondered who he should kill first. He’d probably wound the wolf so he could watch his mate die. It’s what he deserved for taking something that wasn’t his.
    Ryerson hated the man with a passion he usually held in check. Well no more. His wrath would be known. He raised his gun and held his aim true and got the cocksucker in the hind leg. The yelp was small. Ryerson looked behind him, but no one rushed out of the house. Good. He moved silently towards his prey.

Chapter Seven
     
     
     
    Something wasn’t right. Russ lifted his nose, but didn’t smell anything. But the feeling wouldn’t go away. He turned to his little fox and was about to shift when he was hit in the back paw. He yelped and shifted as fast as he could. Contrary to the myth, you didn’t heal instantly after that first shift. It took a few times and still it wouldn’t completely heal without help.
    Russ clutched his leg and looked around. He needed to get Vivian to safety. When he went down, she shifted as well.
    “Run.”
    “No way am I leaving you here. What happened?” Vivian looked around.
    Good, she was being cautious.
    “I was shot. You need to get to safety.”
    “Not without you.” Vivian reached down to help him to his feet.
    “Well, well, well. Looky what we have here. An abomination of mating. I wouldn’t have believed it if I hadn’t seen it. Vivian, you should be ashamed of yourself. Think of your children. Do you really want to have to put them down? Come with me and I won’t tell a soul. Promise. We’ll keep it between us. And if he already got you with child? I’ll take care of the beast for you.”
    The hatred rolling off the man was palpable.
    “What have you done, Ryerson?” Vivian stood her ground. If it was in a different situation he’d be so proud of his little Amazon, but the crazy had a gun. “I know my parents told you to go home and leave me.”
    “You’re under duress. Understandable. That or the wolves brainwashed you. Let’s go home.” Ryerson made a grab for Vivian.
    Russ growled low in his throat. No way was this happening. He threw his head back to howl.
    “I wouldn’t do that if I was you.” Ryerson had the gun aimed at Vivian’s head. He couldn’t chance it.
    “ It’s okay, Russ. I’ll go with him. Find me.”
    “Now, now, none of that, Vivian. He won’t be going anywhere.”
    Another shot echoed in the twilight. Russ’ world went dark and there was nothing he could do about it. The bastard had won.
     
    Russ didn’t know how much time had passed. He’d blacked out against the pain. The bullet had hit his shoulder just missing his heart. He needed help. No way could he leave Vivian in the crazy man’s hands. Who knew what he would do? Russ had a feeling Vivian wouldn’t make it home alive. There was something in Ryerson’s gaze that would haunt Russ until the day he died. The man was crazy. And if Russ wasn’t mistaken—magic drugged. The power the fox held didn’t feel natural to Russ. He’d seen it one other time, right before his parents died. The other shifter didn’t seem—right. There was no other