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generations.  They'd been
among the first of the smaller shifters to die out, in
fact. 
    Holy shit... if Montgomery had been
able to unlock long dormant genomes... it was a medical
breakthrough of the miraculous variety.  Although his methods
sure as hell left a lot to be desired.
    "So... which one do they
change into?"  His mind boggled. How special were his mate and
her siblings? “Do you think they could change into all three?”
Normally, an impossibility, but the Bunsons were already
impossible.
    "We're not sure.  The
notes aren't conclusive, but they can shift.  It's possible that
their animals aren't fully developed because of the way they were
created or they might be stunted because of the variety factor,
which could explain why Bethany doesn't know – or is able to deny -
she's your mate."
    Steele groaned.  "Is it possible
to fix that?"
    "No idea.  I'm sure
it will work out in the end though, Steele.  And you can
always apply your world-famous charm."  Eli's amused grin made
Steele want to punch the other man in his perfect,
movie-star-good-looks face.  Charm was Eli's forte, definitely
not Steele's.
    ******
    Sniffling, Bethany leaned
into Brock's comforting shoulder while Brice rubbed her back. 
Bailey was curled up on Brady's lap, still weeping while her eldest
brother held her, his dark eyes shiny with tears.  They'd
always kind of suspected their parents were dead - Daddy would have
never stopped searching for them if he wasn't - but hearing it
confirmed had been a blow to all of them.  Apparently they'd
all held out a vain hope that their parents were just fine and that
when they got out it'd be a big happy reunion. 
    Life sucked.
    Especially because their
grief wasn't even private.  Everyone knew. The soldiers who
had driven in the car with them had kept them company on the plane
and to Steele’s pack. No name for their location, as far as she
could tell. Just “the pack lands.” It turned out to be more like a
town, surrounded by a really large forest.
    The town was a little
Stepford, but it was also really pretty and comfortable. Everything
was very cookie cutter, down to the houses and lawns. Built on the
side of a mountain, the main street headed up the mountain,
starting with shops and eventually ending with a small community of
very large houses. More houses, smaller and larger, were spread out
on the offshoots of the main avenue, along with all sorts of other
businesses. On their way to the hospital (which was more like a
very large doctor’s office with extra rooms and equipment, which
made sense since they weren’t a very big town and shifters tended
to heal most things pretty quickly), Bethany had seen all sorts of
stores, an ice cream parlor, and a movie theater. It really was a
thriving little town, just very insular. Seeing the vehicles headed
towards the hospital had drawn a crowd, and a few of the soldiers
had stayed outside, obviously to explain things to the rest of the
pack.
    The others had come in and
were waiting for updates from Steele, they’d all been talking and
exchanging theories and gossip, up until a few minutes ago. When
Jordan had come to tell the Bunsons their parents were gone. The
celebratory mood had turned entirely somber, all eyes in the room
turning to the siblings, filled with sympathy and pity.
    Bethany, as their leader's claimed
mate, got the most attention, but all of the siblings were being
watched by interested eyes.  At least they were used to it,
although it was strange to have the eyes be welcoming and
sympathetic rather than clinical and scientific.
    "I'm very sorry," Jordan
said again, looking extremely uncomfortable.  For some reason,
even though Kasim had been friendlier with the Bunsons in the car,
Jordan had been given the job of breaking the news to them. 
He'd disappeared with Steele at first and then come back,
grim-faced and apologetic.
    Even though Bethany didn't buy this
whole mate thing, she was a little indignant that Steele