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cannot shift until adolescence. The children will tire in a few
hours and they will be put to sleep comfortably in the
barn.”
    “ And then what?”
    Cade pulled me closer. “And then the
moon will have fully risen in the sky. The wolves will commence the
wild hunt in the woods, just as I told you.”
    I looked up at him. “You
too?”
    His mouth was set in a grim line. “Not
tonight.”
    At first I did not know why but every
Luna Junction werewolf paused simultaneously and stared at the
outlying woods. Several of the larger men began to growl as their
inner wolf instincts gave warning. Parents gathered their children
protectively in their arms. I was puzzled. I looked and saw nothing
but darkness.
    Zane darted up to us, white-faced.
“Dad,” he said.
    Cade pushed me toward Zane. “Stay with
the boys, Tatum.”
    Once again I was behind the curve.
“What the hell?” I muttered. An aura of fear had descended over the
celebration. What could be so alarming as to silence a crowd of
werewolves?
    Claire was there suddenly, clutching
my arm. “Hunters.”
    Cade was taking long strides beyond
the party setup and into the snow-covered clearing which preceded
the woods. Carmine Bellini, Kate Ivanov and Dieter Hoffman followed
right behind him. Given the fearful manner of the Luna Junction
populace I expected a fifty foot demon to step from the shadows but
the darkly cloaked figured of two men had finally advanced to the
point that they were visible to my less keen human eyes.
    Cade and his companions stopped. “Hey
there, Ed.”
    One of the men removed his dark hood.
He appeared to be nothing more than a balding middle aged guy who
sort of reminded me of my dad. “Landon.”
    Bellini had less patience, crossing
his arms over his wide girth and snarling. “Get the hell out of
here, D’arcangelo.”
    The man raised his hands in mock
innocence. “What’s with the defensive attitude? We’re only
patrolling the woods tonight.”
    Dieter Hoffman pushed past the others.
He seemed to grow several inches as he reddened with rage.
“Careless hateful fools. You’re sort is only satisfied when
spilling blood.” Dieter began to growl, low and deep. Kate Ivanov
put a restraining hand on his shoulder.
    D’arcangelo sighed. “Are we really
going to rehash that unpleasantness? It’s been so long without any
trouble.”
    “ That unpleasantness cost
me a mate,” Cade reminded him quietly.
    The other man removed his hood. He was
taller, more imposing. He pointed directly at me. “What do you mean
to do with the girl?”
    Cade’s eyes narrowed. “The girl is
mine.”
    For the first time I noticed the
hunters carried curious cylindrical packs over their shoulders. The
points of shiny silver-pointed arrows peeked over the rim and
glinted in the moonlight.
    “ You didn’t answer my
question.”
    “ I did indeed, Jaeger, so
why don’t you gather up your little friend and go celebrate the
season as you wish.”
    The one called D’arcangelo began to
sputter, “The Council-“
    “ Has no business here. And
neither do you.”
    Jaeger crossed his arms, meeting
Cade’s glare. “Bites have been reported on the east
coast.”
    “ Does this look like the
east coast?”
    Jaeger frowned. “Council urged that
reminders be issued to all packs that such...transgressions will
not be borne.”
    Cade’s voice rose angrily. “We don’t
bite and there sure as hell aren’t any of the bitten running around
in our midst. And you fucking well know it.”
    Jaeger swore and shook his head.
“Dammit, Landon. There’s no reason for hostility at this point.
Things are what they are. You know I sent my own daughter away to
shield her from this chaos.”
    “ That was your choice.
There’s no threat to your daughter here. If the truce is broken it
will not be our doing.”
    Jaeger bent his head. “So be it. We’ll
leave in peace tonight.” Suddenly he glanced around. “And where
might your sheriff be?”
    “ Late,” said