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black beast was gassed up and ready at all times. He noticed Rowan’s big ass truck wasn’t in the lot. Knowing the other man would be pissed if he left without him, Kellen shrugged his shoulders as he disengaged the locks. He tossed the bag in the back, unsurprised to see Bodhi walking out of the apartments in the back with his own gear gripped in his big fist.
    The other wolf had been human once, but as a child, he and his parents had been camping when they’d been attacked by a pack of wolves. His parents had been killed, but Bodhi, a mere child, had survived and Kellen’s parents had taken him in and raised him as one of their own. Bodhi had always had the ability to hear and read others thoughts, which set him aside from other kids. It had taken him some time to get over his parents loss, but when he did he’d embraced his shifter side like a duck to water. He and Syn always butted heads, yet Kellen trusted her with the other man as much as he trusted Xan. When Bodhi had gone off to find his extended family, it had about killed Syn, and broken his mother’s heart, but he’d understood. The years he’d been gone took a toll on his sister and his relationship, but he still loved Bodhi like a brother.
    Kellen saw the need in Bodhi’s eyes each time Syn was near. Kellen liked watching him squirm as he tried to hide his feelings, and his baby sister ignoring the wolf was icing on the cake most days. Of course, he knew it was only a matter of time before they both gave up fighting fate, and did what their wolves wanted.
    “You ready, or we waiting on Ro?” Bodhi’s unusual green eyes searched the parking lot, his voice urgent.
    “Rowan can play catch up. We’re outta here,” Kellen growled.
    His phone buzzed as he prepared to pull onto the street. “You on your way or what?”
    A deep laugh came through the sound system. “I’m no dumbass. I’m just down the road. Figured you wouldn’t be wanting to wait for me. You got someone with you?”
    “Bodhi’s coming along for the ride. You got your mate with you?” After getting confirmation that he did indeed, Kellen rolled his eyes. “You should learn to wear the pants, Ro.”
    “It’s so much more fun when he doesn’t, Alpha,” Lyric teased.
    “And on that note, I’m off here. I’ve got the address in my GPS. Get your ass here or I’m leaving without you. When we get to Kansas City, I’ll drop you at the apartment, then I’m going to the hotel. I want to make sure the girls are safe. You scan for any surveillance cameras and all that shit. I figure you’re much more up to that task than me.”
    “Got it. We stopping to eat, or driving straight through?” Rowan asked.
    Kellen looked at Bodhi, who shook his head. “You two need to stop, let me know and we’ll drive separate. Bodhi and I are driving until we reach the girls.”
    “Nah, we’re good. Lyric packed me some snacks.” Rowan’s satisfied voice had him looking at Bodhi sideways.
    He gripped the steering wheel so hard his knuckles turned white. With monumental effort, one by one, he released his fingers, stretching them out to relax the tension in them. If he kept it up, he’d bend the damn thing, and he’d had the vehicle built to survive the apocalypse.
    Hours later, after dropping Rowan and Lyric off at the apartment building, they pulled up to a high priced hotel. Bodhi laughed at the two valets who jockeyed for the keys to Kellen’s rig, while Kellen glared at them both.
    “Enough. I won’t be here long enough to need it parked. Leave it right where it is, and watch it like it’s priceless,” Kellen said, leaning close to one of them. “Newsflash, boy, it is totally priceless in your eyes.” He was sure the half a million it would cost to replace his rig was more than either of them would make in their lifetime.
    The well-dressed young man nodded, but didn’t ask for his keys again. Kellen handed him a hundred dollar bill. “Good. We’ll be back shortly. There’ll be