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the sound of a
mountain lion’s growl coming from the direction his mate had taken. He put on a
burst of speed, hoping he’d be in time to get between Tori and the pissed off
big cat.
    Finding her, he growled as he ran past her to confront the mountain
lion. The cats usually kept away from his family’s territory. Being bigger than
the wild gray wolves in the area, wolf shifters were basically a match for
strength and size of the felines. Plus, there was something about their scents
that kept the big cats away.
    Memphis’ hackles rose as he continued to growl. When it didn’t look
as if the mountain lion would back down, he made a lunge for it. That was
enough to have the male hightailing it out of there. He watched until the big
cat disappeared from sight to make sure it didn’t decide to come back.
    Satisfied the cat would no longer be a threat, Memphis turned toward
his mate. Tori hadn’t moved from where he’d last seen her on his arrival. He
walked toward her and came to stand in front of her.
    “You found me again,” she said. “Thanks for scaring off that
mountain lion.”
    If she’d known he was a wolf shifter, he would have taken on his
human form and given her a lecture about being more careful. Seeing that big
cat staring her down, ready to go in to attack, had sent a chill through him.
Tori wouldn’t have gotten away unscathed if he hadn’t found her.
    “That was a close one,” she said with a chuckle.
    Damn right it was, and it wasn’t going to happen again, at least for
today. Memphis stepped closer and head butted Tori hard enough to have her
stumble back a few paces. He kept doing it until she turned and started
walking.
    “Okay, I’m going.”
    Not fast enough for him. He gently nipped her ass as he followed
her.
    “Hey,” she said as she looked over her shoulder at him. “Did you
just bite me in the butt?”
    He did it again.
    “Enough already. I’m going. Gee, I feel as if I’m being herded like
a sheep.”
    Which she was. Memphis was going to make sure she went back to his
cabin. He couldn’t resist giving her shapely ass a few more nips before he came
from behind her to walk at her side. She sent him a glare that said she wasn’t
impressed. He laughed inside.
    “Cut it out with the nips, buster. I know we’re all friendly and
such, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to let you keep biting me in the butt.”
    No, she might not, but she’d let him do a lot more than that to her
beautiful body when he was in his human form and they were naked. He planned to
get her into his bed in the next short while.
    Back on his family’s property, Memphis made sure Tori didn’t stop or
decide to continue her search for wolves. Luckily, that didn’t become an issue.
She kept pace beside him. Her hand rested on his back and every so often she’d
give him a scratch.
    They were halfway to his cabin when Rhett came into view, in human
form. “Hey, Tori,” he said. “I see you found one of the wolves.”
    She smiled. “Yes, I did.” She gave Memphis a pat. “Actually, he
found me, and when I needed him. I just crossed paths with a mountain lion.”
    Rhett glanced at Memphis, then looked at Tori again. “On our
property?”
    “No. I’d decided to go farther up the mountain. I was stupidly not
paying attention and got a little too close for comfort, for both the big cat and
me. My rescuer drove it off.”
    “You might want to stick to the property. The cats usually don’t
wander down here. We don’t bother them and they don’t bother us.”
    “Well, I’ve learned my lesson. I’m going to head back to the cabin
and see what Memphis is up to. I’ve had enough excitement for one day.”
    “I bet. I’ll tag along.” Rhett said a little louder, “I was headed
that way. Memphis has a couple cords of wood he needs to split. I thought I’d come
and give him a hand since he said something about doing that today.”
    Memphis took that has his cue to head to the cabin now so he’d