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said she’d emailed us right after the incident in Washington?” Sam started. “She wanted to know where we were and if we’d talked to Mom.”
     
    Scott and Chase nodded and motioned for her to continue.
     
    “Well...” Sam paused. “I emailed her back and told her we were safe, but not to trust Mom. That her wolf was in complete control and that she had killed our father and Uncle.”
     
    “Sam!” Chase’s shoulders hung. “She can trace where your email came from.”
     
    “I’m sorry. I couldn’t let Mom pull one over on Grandmother. I know she’s Council and all, but she’s still family.”
     
    “It was the right thing to do, Sam,” Scott added. “We can’t afford to let her infiltrate and control it from within either. Even if she does want to destroy it. The fallout to the supernatural community would be astronomical. Wars would start everywhere. It’s good they know she can’t be trusted. It means they will keep looking for Renata. Which will keep them distracted from our movements.”
     
    “Maybe,” Sarah interrupted again. “But maybe they will use her to their advantage. Who would the Council want to get rid of most?”
     
    Nicole smiled. “Girl, you’re a genius! It’s the New York and LA alphas, Dad’s brother is in LA and his sister is married to the New York alpha. If the Council was trying to take out Dad, they would naturally need to go after the whole family.”
     
    “Meaning his brother and sister would have been on the same kill order,” Chase growled. “Damn it!”
     
     
     
    ***
     
     
     
    Chris caught Sarah by the arm and led her quietly away from his arguing family members. She came reluctantly, but she did follow him. And she’d totally checked him out earlier when he shifted to respond to Kate.
     
    He walked around the stone pathway to the back patio of the inn. She was silent, but the tension was thick. Something was on her mind.
     
    “Good call back there on what Renata’s plans are,” he said, sitting down on a stone bench.
     
    Sarah sat next to him and sighed. “We can’t do this, Chris. I can’t—”
     
    “I saw you admiring my ass back there.”
     
    Her face bloomed a bright red, and she stared at the ground to avoid his gaze. “You were naked as a jaybird.”
     
    “But you looked.” He chuckled.
     
    “I don’t know how all this mate stuff works, but I’m not interested in being involved with you or anyone else right now. I’m glad you stopped everything last night.”
     
    He wasn’t.
     
    His jaw clenched at the mention of someone else. He didn’t want her with anyone else either. Just the idea of it made his blood boil. “You looked interested to me.”
     
    “I’m not dead!” She gave a half laugh.
     
    “I know. I just couldn’t help but tease you a little. When your wolf wakes tonight, she will guide you. The magick in her soul will show you the right mate. It could be right away, or you might not meet anyone for years.”
     
    She turned, and her green eyes flashed. “You talk about the magick like it’s alive.”
     
    “In a way it is. It’s what connects us to the souls of our animals, to each other when we form a mate bond. It binds packs together. It’s not sentient, but it lives through us and around us. It surrounds me like a blanket and I can draw strength and power from it.”
     
    “But there’s no black magick and white magick?”
     
    “No, not really. I mean, it can be used for good and evil, sure, but it’s all the same energy.”
     
    “What is Kate, really?”
     
    “She told you. She is an original witch. One of the creators. A human immortal.”
     
    “So when she said her name had been Isis in ancient Egypt she wasn’t kidding?”
     
    “No, not at all. We are lucky to have her in our corner. Fate brought her to Daniel and to us. The pack is blessed to have her as a member. We wouldn’t be able to wake your wolf without her to cast the spell.”
     
    “Are you immortal? Will I