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of her family had attacked her, tried to kill her and the baby. Of course she needed comfort. Plus, while he knew he could survive the beating his body had taken, he didn’t know how well she was handling her own battle wounds. But eventually, despite his determination, the miles churning beneath the wheels lulled him to sleep.
    When he stirred, it was morning and Kyla was sitting on his lap, still sleeping. He brushed her hair from her face and kissed her nose. His hand drifted down to rest on her belly. The baby kicked his hand and he grinned. Tough little guy already.
    Kyla stirred and grimaced at him. “The baby might be a girl, you know.” She placed her hand on his.
    Devan swallowed hard and tried not to draw attention to himself. Maybe she just read his face, but he hadn’t said his thought out loud, he was sure of it. Infrequently, when couples mated, they were said to be able to read each other’s thoughts, but they hadn’t joined yet and the idea of something so rare happening across races… well, it was impossible to accept, or to hope for.
    She shifted slightly, and he growled.
    “I’m sorry.” Kyla opened the door and tumbled out.
    He followed her, wanting to stretch his legs. Devan felt as if he was half-dead, as if he hadn’t slept at all. It would take some time before his body healed, time they might not have.
    Again, she seemed to understand his thoughts. “They won’t wait long to come after us again.”
    “I know.” He spotted the sign that read “Welcome to Wisconsin” to the east.
    She followed his gaze. “They’ll just follow us,” she said.
    “I know,” he repeated.
    “We should head back and regroup with the others. Try to keep low and heal and—”
    “Maybe find another wolf or wolves to join us.” He nodded. As solid of a plan as they could hope to come up with, besides, he still had to introduce her to his new wolves. If they were to balk and challenge him again, he wasn’t confident he’d remain their alpha. That could not happen, but he had to test their loyalty now. If even one turned or fled during an upcoming battle, the results could be devastating.
    He still wasn’t up for driving, his body too abused, and Kyla assured him she didn’t mind. As she drove, he tried to gauge her injuries. She seemed fine, but he couldn’t help worrying. Kyla was the most important person in his life right now. If anything should happen to her… He didn’t want to think about it.
    Devan held out his hand, and she grabbed it and drove the rest of the way back to the abandoned stores with one-handed. They set up in a different abandoned shop than the one she had waited in, and they slept a few more hours. When he was next aware, the scent of cooked meat greeted him. She and her siblings, the ones in their pack, were eating.
    He walked over to them, and after a meal, he felt almost alive again. His body still ached, and he felt like he was hobbling around like a ninety-year-old, but at least he was up and about. Kyla’s brother stared at him. Devan couldn’t help wanting to smack the smirk from his face, and he winced inwardly. If he couldn’t put aside his prejudices, how could he expect his wolves, who had nothing personal to gain from protecting Kyla, to be able to fight alongside of coyotes?
    “Kyla told us what happened,” Marco finally said.
    “We can’t stay in one place long.” He reached for the last piece of meat then hesitated. “You should have it,” he told Kyla.
    She shook her head and gave it to him. “You need it more.”
    “But the baby—”
    “I ate enough. Trust me.” She patted her belly.
    He smiled. “If you’re sure…”
    One of her sisters—Paula, he believed—sighed. “No wonder you fell for him. He’s hot and caring, and he’s probably great in the—”
    “Don’t need to hear it.” Marco covered his ears.
    Everyone laughed.
    “You took on Father and survived.” Marco was back to appraising him.
    “And Uncle Stephen and Uncle