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glad you think so. Next time
Carson comes up with a last-minute idea can you at least give me the heads-up?
You could have texted me before you left the house. That way I wouldn’t have
been caught off guard.”
    “I’ll remember to do that, but I doubt I’ll be playing ‘Dog’
again anytime soon. At least your mate doesn’t know that’s what kèitel means.”
    “She does. Meadow knows how to speak Tlingit.”
    Capac chuckled. “That would mean we won’t be able to get
away with saying something in Tlingit, thinking she won’t understand.” He
clapped Durlach on the shoulder. “We should head home. I’m sure you’ll want
Jaren and Kajakti to take you to the grocery store so you can cook something
really nice for Meadow.”
    Durlach nodded, then walked with Capac into the trees. Once
they were deeper in the bush, they both shifted to their dire wolf forms.
Durlach bolted past Capac, needing to burn off some of the extra energy
coursing through his system. Being with Meadow again had revved up his mating
urge. Now that she’d met him as a man, he couldn’t wait to work on bringing
them closer as mates.

Chapter Three
     
    Once Meadow arrived back at her house after leaving Durlach
on the trail she headed to her office to get a few more hours of work in before
her date. Much to her surprise she found Taylor waiting for her there. He
leaned against the wall next to the door but stood straight when he saw her
approaching.
    “Hey, Taylor. What’s up?” she asked as she opened the door
and walked into her office.
    He followed her inside. “Who was that I saw you with?”
    Meadow turned to face him. “That was Durlach. He was looking
for his pet, the wolf hybrid. He also happens to be one of our newer
neighbors.”
    Taylor appeared to stiffen. “He lives on the next property?
There must be a pack over there then.”
    “I don’t know if I would call it pack of them, though there
are more than a few. Durlach said there were four couples, himself and two
other friends living together.”
    “That’s a pack.”
    Meadow chuckled. “You make them sound like wolves. There is
only the one wolf hybrid.”
    “Since you came home alone, I take it Durlach returned to
his house.”
    “Yeah, we found his pet out on the trail. But he’s coming
back later. He asked if he could cook me dinner here tonight and I said yes.”
    “You found Durlach’s wolf hybrid when he was with you?”
    She scowled at Taylor. “Yeah. Why?”
    Taylor ducked his head and muttered something that Meadow
swore sounded like, “Great, there’s more than one.”
    “What did you say?” she asked.
    He looked up. “Nothing. I guess I’ll be sticking around the
property tonight. I’ll also be letting Durlach know you won’t be alone here,
that I’ll be outside if you should need me.”
    Meadow shook her head. “I don’t think that’s necessary.
Durlach seems like a nice guy.”
    “You don’t know him.”
    “And you do?”
    “No. That’s why I feel I should be here for you just in case
he doesn’t turn out to be what you expect.”
    “I know you aren’t much of a people person, same as me, but
I didn’t realize you had so much mistrust in them as well. I think you’re
worrying unnecessarily. Durlach has been living as our neighbor for close to
two years and not once have we’ve heard about any trouble coming from that
property.”
    “Sometimes it’s better not to trust someone right from the
start. I’m still going to hang around.”
    Meadow could tell from the expression Taylor wore she
wouldn’t be able to change his mind. “Fine, do whatever you want. Just don’t do
anything to ruin my date. I like Durlach, and it’s been a while since I’ve had
a guy show any interest in me.”
    Taylor grinned. “The only reason why you haven’t been dating
is because you let your digs and artifacts take over your life. I’m sure there
are plenty of men who would want to ask you out if only you’d notice them.”
    “Well, I