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there when Tori and Rhett arrived. He gave his mate a lick on the hand, then
sped away. Even taking a longer route, he was sure he’d make it to the cabin
and be able to start chopping wood before they got there. His brother would
make sure of it. He’d have to thank Rhett later.
     
    * * * *
     
    “There he goes again,” Tori said as she watched the wolf take off
through the trees. “He did that this morning before I went to Memphis’ cabin.
Just all of a sudden ran away.”
    “I’m sure you’ll see him again soon,” Rhett replied with a smile.
    “So far, besides the other wolf I met yesterday on the way to your
parents’ place, this one is around more. I’ve yet to see the other members of
the pack. Memphis told me there were eight in total.”
    “They’re here. Don’t worry about that. If you stick around long
enough, you’ll get to see them all.”
    “I hope so. I went looking for their den, but couldn’t find it.
That’s why I left the property. I thought maybe it’d be out in that area.”
    Tori kept her pace to match Rhett’s slower one. He didn’t seem to be
in a hurry to get to Memphis’ cabin. It seemed more as if he were out for a
casual stroll. Normally, she’d walk a lot faster than that.
    As they finally approached Memphis’ cabin, the sound of an axe
hitting wood reached Tori’s ears. She and Rhett stepped into the yard. Memphis
was by the side of the shed, swinging the axe. He split a log that was on top a
wide stump. There were only a few pieces of chopped firewood on the ground next
to it.
    Memphis lowered the axe and watched them approach. “Done your
searching already?” he asked Tori.
    “Yes.”
    “She had a little scare with a mountain lion,” Rhett added. “One of
her new wolf friends came to her rescue. He ran the cat off.”
    Memphis nodded. “The mountain lions around here know they can’t go
up against one of those wolves and win.”
    “That they do,” Rhett said with a chuckle.
    Tori looked at the two brothers. The way they smiled at each other,
she had a feeling she was being left out of part of the conversation. As if
they knew something she didn’t.
    “What are you doing here, Rhett?” Memphis asked.
    “I thought I’d come help you with those cords of wood,” Rhett
replied with a wink.
    “Here.” Memphis held out the axe to his brother. Once Rhett took it,
Memphis grabbed hold of Tori’s arm and started her walking toward the cabin.
    “Hey, where are you going?” Rhett shouted.
    “You wanted to help. You can do the chopping. I’ll stack it when
you’re finished.”
    Memphis ignored his brother as Rhett yelled for him to get back
there and tugged Tori into a run. They raced up the cabin’s steps and then
inside. She was giggling as he shut the door behind them.
    “That wasn’t very nice,” she said, laughing.
    “He offered, didn’t he?”
    “Yes, but I doubt he thought you’d stick him with the majority of
the work.”
    “Oh well, too late now,” Memphis pulled her into his arms. “I missed
you.” He claimed her lips in a kiss that had her toes curling.
    “I wasn’t gone that long,” Tori said against his mouth.
    “It was long enough.” He walked backward while still holding her
against him.
    “Where are you taking me?”
    He lifted his head and smiled. “To the bedroom, of course. I’ve been
thinking about our shower this morning all day.”
    “What about your brother?”
    “What about him?”
    “Aren’t you afraid he’ll come in? I haven’t been able to help but
notice you don’t have a lock on your cabin’s door.”
    It was true. There wasn’t a lock of any kind. It didn’t even have a
proper doorknob. What kept the door closed was a solitary old-fashioned latch.
    They’d reached the bedroom and Memphis didn’t stop until they were
at the end of the king-sized bed. “Rhett won’t come in. He knows you’re in here
with me. Besides, he’ll be too busy chopping that wood.”
    Tori put her arms around