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and be the guard to the females. The Alphas had seemed to appreciate that he liked being around them, most of the guards were too scared. This was how his parents had brought him up and he was glad to finally find Alphas who accepted his Aerie culture.

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    Cami walked into the hotel stomping her feet all the way. Good, they fell for it, she thought, she gave a slight nod to Kira who then stepped into the ladies room with the sat phone she never gave back to security. Now that the men thought they’d prevented her from getting the list, they could get it another way and the guys would think they gave up. She almost smiled but didn’t want to blow her big scene.

Chapter 2
    Trace drove his Chevy Suburban into the town of Milliken, Colorado. His truck was full of all of his important family papers, mementos, and clothes. He used to have a full container of dog food too. Now he had enough for one or maybe two more meals, he’d have to find a store soon. He had called the number that Genaya had given him and was following the directions to the New Council compound, while trying to decide if he wanted to stop for dinner first or go straight to the compound. He hadn’t told the person he called that he was one of the chosen, preferring to let them think he was representing his aerie at the challenge. He wasn’t sure how secure their phones were and didn’t want any trouble on the road.
    With the challenge tomorrow, getting in was going to be a long process. He didn’t think he’d be able to just walk up and say ‘Hi, I’m a Chosen One, let me in’. He glanced back at Lois and Clark. They were still napping but would most likely wake up soon. He flipped a mental coin and turned towards the compound. He had a habit taking care of business right away and not shirking his duties.
    A few minutes later, he was approaching the gates when all of a sudden Clark got up and tried to climb in his lap. He obviously wanted to bark hello at the shifters he could smell through the open window. Unfortunately, it caused him to jerk the steering wheel just when another car was leaving through the gates. Of course he hit the fender of the guy’s car. Crap.
    He opened the door to step out and Clark and Lois immediately jumped to the ground, gave hello barks, and walked up to be introduced. “I’m so sorry, he just woke up and wanted to say hello. Clark, Lois, go stretch your legs.” And the two dogs instantly ran off the side of the road and then ran over to the guards at the gate to say hello. “Are you all right?” Trace asked the tall man in front of him. The man had the look of an eagle and yet this was a compound of mostly wolves he thought.
    “No harm done. You slammed your brakes before I got more than a little dent. We should pull over; we’re blocking the road in both directions.”
    “Yes, of course. It’s been a long day, I just drove in from Montana,” Trace said as he pulled his truck off to the side. He saw the other guy pull his fender away from the wheel and then drive to the side. Getting back out of the truck, he crossed the road checking on the dogs as he did so. “Is the fender rubbing the tire?” He asked. “Let me introduce myself. I’m Trace Pete from my Aerie in Niarada, Montana.” He held out his hand.
    Grasping his hand the other man answered, “Hello, Trace, it’s good to know you.
    Welcome to Milliken New Council Pack, I’m Shane Arno. I’m also eagle, though we belong to the Pack and not an aerie, which is pretty cool because we hadn’t set out to belong to a pack and our family name means ‘eagle wolf’.” He said with a smile, “And yes, the fender is rubbing the wheel a little, I might need a tow.” They stared at each other intently for a moment. Both of them felt the zing that had gone up their arms. Trace and Shane didn’t feel attraction; it was more of a feeling of familiarity. Like they should know each other. Shane broke the contact first and smiled hesitantly. “That was