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with him, in more ways than one. The male just brought out a side of her she didn’t recognize. A side that was a little naughty. She wanted to misbehave so he’d stalk her and make her be good.
    Keegan turned to face her, and she knew her skin was flashed from the thoughts running in her mind. His brown eyes narrowed as if he was trying to read her, but she didn’t feel the dull pressure that usually came with a telepath shifting through her thoughts. After a few moments he lifted his hand, knuckles facing her as though he was going to caress her cheek, but he dropped his hand and stepped away from her.
    She frowned. She’d thought Keegan had shared the information that he could touch her. Pushing away the tinge of hurt she had no right to feel, she turned her attention to Will, who came up beside her and wrapped an arm around her waist. She smiled at him and ran a hand over his hair.
    Keegan touched her gloved hand tentatively, and she lifted her gaze to meet his. “Be ready in an hour.”
    At first, his statement confused her, and then she remembered what he’d said in the kitchen. Tanner and Kirk were moving her and Will to a new location.
    “I will. Thanks.”
    Keegan stared into her eyes for several moments before he turned, walked out the door, and disappeared into the forest surrounding the cabin.
    Her heart ached as she suddenly felt alone. She pushed the feeling away, straightened her shoulders, and studied the sentries still standing on the front porch. “What now?”
    Tanner cleared his throat. “Umm, we’ll just search the perimeter until it’s time to go.” He spoke low enough that only the four of them could hear, most likely in the event spies were lurking about.
    She nodded, and Kirk held out a small walkie-talkie. She motioned to Will next to her. “Give it to Will.” Even though she could take the device with her gloves on, she just didn’t fell like dealing with it. No, she had to think of a way to break down the walls around Keegan’s heart.
    Kirk handed the walkie-talkie to Will without question, and the two sentries took off in separate directions.
    Addyson slid the door back into place and dropped her shoulders. There was something Keegan wasn’t telling her. She could feel it in the air, a muted electric current that had nothing to do with the desires Keegan rose in her. No, this energy was dark and evil.
    There was something out there. Something waiting for them to make their move.
    “I’m picking up on something dark,” Will said.
    Addyson ran a hand through his blond hair and rested it on his shoulders. “So am I, hon. I feel it, too.”

Chapter 3
    K eegan turned the Jeep onto the narrow dirt road that appeared to humans like a walking trail. Once he drove through the wards surrounding Ashwood Falls, the path opened up to a road that was big enough for one vehicle at a time. He didn’t have to worry about humans too much. The wards gave them a false sense of unease, making them turn away from the property. In many places, like entry points, the wards also held an illusion spell that changed roads to foot trails and buildings appeared to be run-down.
    The wards also served as an alarm system of sorts. Keegan and his enforcers and sentries would instantly know if anyone crossed through them with the intent to harm.
    It didn’t, however, stop Onyx from sending their soldiers to test out the added security.
    No, the rogue bastards didn’t care. They’d come through them anyway and meet with the force of Ashwood’s sentries, who wouldn’t hesitate in the slightest to bring down any threat to the Pack.
    Over the last few months, Keegan and Blaine along with Luna—the wolf Alpha—and her son, Hayden had worked to increase the security around the perimeter of Ashwood Falls’ territory. They’d doubled the amount of sentries on patrol by putting their strongest soldiers on rotation.
    He rolled to a stop at the security gate, and Alec, his youngest son, stepped out of the small