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Looking from Beowulf to the five men standing behind him,
Gren slowly backed away. "I'd watch your back if I were you.
This isn't over yet. I will be coming to collect what is mine."
Showing Gren his threats had no effect on him, Beowulf
turned his back on the other man. Walking over to his car, he
opened the back door so Royce and Roxie could get in. After
slamming it shut, he turned to find his brother standing
behind him. "Thank Carl and the others for coming so quickly.
Tell Carl I'll talk to him later."
Wade looked around Beowulf at the two werewolves in the
back seat. "What happened out there? And what is Royce
doing with Roxie?"
"That is what I intend to get to the bottom of very soon."
Beowulf answered dryly. "Go with the others, Wade. Roxie
and I'll meet you back home later."
That Beowulf was hanging onto his anger by a mere thread
was easy to see. Wade nodded and got into the other car.
Waiting until they had pulled away, Beowulf gave Gren one
last menacing look before getting into his own car.
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When he hit the highway, he looked into the rearview
mirror at Royce. "Change so we can talk. You better have a
good reason why you were able to come to Roxie's rescue
before anyone else. Because right now, I'm more than ready
to rip your throat out for just being near my mate, lone wolf."
* * * *
Roxie could feel the tension building between the two men.
She wanted to change, but she didn't have the slightest idea
how to go about it. She wasn't even sure how she had
managed to change into wolf form in the first place. Looking
between Beowulf and Royce, she knew they weren't in the
mood to give her any instructions on how to live as a
werewolf right at that moment. They seemed more interested
in biting each other's head off, figuratively speaking.
"Just what are you insinuating with that remark, Beowulf?"
"Only that it seems a little fishy that you would happen to
be with Roxie in her time of need. How did you know Gren
had taken her?"
"I didn't, at least not until he brought her here. How I got
here is that Gren and his men ambushed me the other night
and I couldn't escape until now. Roxie was the one who freed
me."
Cursing, Beowulf pulled the car over to the shoulder of the
road. Letting the car idle, he turned in the seat to confront
Royce. "Where were you when Gren took you captive? I know
Gren was watching Roxie's house, so I'll ask you again.
Where were you?"
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Through clenched teeth, Royce bit out his reply. "I was in
Roxie's backyard."
Beowulf grabbed Royce by his shirt and yanked him up
against the back of the front seat. "You had no reason to be
there. Roxie is my responsibility."
Fearing they would come to blows, Roxie whimpered and
inched further back in the seat hoping to stay out of their
way. She was now glad she'd never told Beowulf that Royce
had been inside her house as well as her backyard. There was
no telling how he would react to that bit of information.
"Back off, Beowulf. You're frightening Roxie." Once
Beowulf released him, Royce sat back and placed a hand on
Roxie's neck. Ignoring Beowulf's look of warning, he
continued. "Roxie is as much my responsibility as she's yours.
It may have been Gren who performed the spell, but it was
my blood he used to sire Roxie."
"Not good enough. That still doesn't change how I feel
about you taking things into your own hands."
Royce stroked Roxie's fur and sighed. "There is more going
on here than you know, Beowulf. There's an even greater
connection between Roxie and me."
"What the hell are you talking about?"
"You'll just have to take my word for it. I can't say
anything more about it right now." Royce's face grew hard.
"But when I can, you will understand and there will be
nothing you can do about it."
"The only reason why I haven't hauled your ass out of this
car and beaten the crap out of you is that you were once my
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pack leader and I considered you a friend. But don't count on
that lasting forever."
Turning back around, Beowulf slammed the car back into
drive and took off, sending rocks flying. Royce's words echoed
inside Roxie's head. She wasn't sure she wanted to know
what he had meant by a greater connection. Her life was
spinning out of control and there was nothing she could do to
stop it.
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Chapter Fourteen
Once they reached Beowulf's house, Roxie gratefully
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