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are
incredible,” he murmured, shaking his head.
    A moment later
and he had also transformed into the sleek silver dire wolf of his
other self.
    Together, they
bounded into the trees. Muscles stretching, fur rippling, Caroline
knew joy like never before.
    Utter
freedom.
     
    * * * *
     
    Dawn had just
begun to lighten the horizon when they trotted into the yard of a
well-maintained two-story house in a clearing.
    Caroline
thought about being a human again and shifted immediately. Naked,
she stumbled forward, exhausted from the trip.
    A woman wearing
a long flowing skirt burst from the front door of the house and ran
across the dewy grass toward her. She carried a large blanket.
    Another woman
ran at her heels. Caroline squinted her exhausted, bleary eyes and
recognized her sisters. Tears clogged her throat as she tried to
call their names.
    Kaitlyn
practically tackled her, catching her up in her arms and enfolding
her in the soft blanket she carried. Paige wrapped both them in her
embrace. All three women could do nothing but sob. Finally, they
were reunited. The three of them tipped over as one into the grass,
crying and hugging.
    Dimly she was
aware of a group of men talking in low tones near them. They were
undoubtedly her sister's mates. Torrent's voice was lower and
louder than the others. He sounded weary. A part of her wanted
nothing but to see him somewhere warm, get food into him and let
him sleep—to protect and take care of him the way he had of
her.
    Kaitlyn cupped
her face in her hands. "I can't believe you're really here."
    “Are you all
right?" asked Paige. "Did those bastards hurt you?"
    She shook her
head. "I'm okay. Just really tired, dirty and hungry."
    Kaitlyn smiled.
"We can fix all that."
    Torrent walked
over to her and held out his hand. Someone had brought him a pair
of trousers, leaving his powerful upper body bare. "Let get you
inside."
    "We're safe
now?" she asked, taking his hand and allowing him to pull her to
her feet. She pulled the blanket more securely around her.
    "We're in the
safe boundaries of Lycaon territory," answered a tall man with
dusky blond hair and almond shaped eyes standing near Torrent. She
glanced around at the four strange men. So these were her sister's
mates.... She'd need to get her mind around the plural part of that
of truth.
    "That's
Rafian," said Kaitlyn at her side. "My husband." She nodded to a
dark haired man with tribal tattoos snaking over one arm and up his
throat. "And that's Lucas, my other husband." She gave a nervous
laugh. "We probably have a lot to talk about."
    "And that's
Kaiden and Jarek," Paige cut in. "The two best men I've ever
known." Pride and happiness clearly rang through her sister's
voice.
    Caroline bobbed
her head at them. "It's nice to meet you. Sorry I couldn't be at
the weddings but I was in a different dimension."
    Everyone
laughed. Well, they all seemed nice enough.
    Torrent took
her by the arm and led her toward the house. "You can relax now.
We're at my home." He led her within the magnificent log house that
appeared to be part of the forest surrounding it. Once inside, she
gave a small gasp of appreciation. She’d been a real estate agent
once, before the economic recession had forced her to take an
office job editing a database, and she'd seen plenty of homes, but
none as beautiful as this one. To make the place even more
spectacular, she could tell that no construction company had built
this place. Lycaon hands had constructed this house.
    The floor of
the small foyer was made from smooth, polished stones that ended
where a gorgeous wood floor began. The walls had been constructed
from rough-hewn logs. The floor plan was open, with a vast sitting
room opening up from the foyer. A dining room and kitchen lay to
her left. A flight of stairs led up to a loft, where she bet
Torrent's bedroom was located.
    “Oh, wow,” she
exclaimed, stepping forth into the living room. “This is amazing!”
Towering, majestic trees had been