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try living here, but I insist on paying rent.”
    Tim looked her over and she felt the heat of his gaze, just as if he touched her bare skin with those big hands once again. Her temperature rose and a slickness found its way between her bare thighs under the concealing robe. Tim lifted his head and sniffed as if he could scent her on the crisp evening breeze.
    “I’ll talk it over with my brother, but we’d like to have you here. It’ll save us having to travel into town to assist with your lessons and you’ll be safe up here on pack lands.”
    “Pack?” she repeated, turning to Betina.
    “She doesn’t have a clue, does she?” Tim asked Betina. Allie felt the heat of anger rise in her body thinking he was disparaging her.
    “No, but she learns fast. She has good instincts.” Tim looked her up and down once more before starting for the back porch and the party already in progress. “Let’s hope so. For all our sakes.”

Chapter Two
    Allie steamed as she watched the big man’s retreating back. He buttoned his shirt as he went, tucking it in to his unbuttoned jeans before entering the back door of the house. A cheer went up as he entered as if all the people within were greeting him at once and then the buzz of voices returned to its previous raucous level. Allie watched until he was out of sight, powerless to pry her gaze from his commanding figure though she noted he didn’t look back even once.
    “Let’s sit here in the garden for a moment before we go in. I have a few things you should know before we join the others.” Betina led her to a small bench hidden among a row of hedges bordering one side of the yard. A bird bath reflected the full moon in front of the bench. A small rose garden off to the side showed its autumn thorns in the bright light of the October moon. Allie sat, trying to get her mind off the disturbing man but Betina’s next words brought her thoughts back around to him and his equally disturbing brother.
    “Identical twins are not common among the were. Twin alphas are even rarer. Rare and magical. Wolf, bear, cougar, jaguar, eagle, hawk, condor, and more all have their twin pairs, but the Lady decides which of the were tribes will receive the next alpha twin pair each generation.
    While those twins are in their prime, they rule over all the were tribes in this part of the world, no matter what their form. Often they take mates from among their own tribe, but every once in a while, the pair will mate
    with a single priestess. Timothy and his brother Rafael are the current prime alpha pair and they are wolves.”
    “Excuse me?” Was she implying that the people were animals and vice versa?
    “The animals you sensed around the circle tonight were were. As are Tim and Rafe. The were tribes take many forms and almost all serve the Lady. As do we. Long ago, an alliance was formed and the were tribes help protect Her servants. Namely us.”
    “You mean the animals turn into people?”
    “More like the people turn into animals.” For the second time that night, a deep, masculine voice out of the darkness had Allie turning in surprise. This time it was the other twin brother interrupting their conversation, though he’d taken time to dress fully, tucking his shirt in and buttoning his jeans.
    “Tim, go back to the party. You’ve interrupted us enough for one night.” Betina waved her hand at the handsome man and Allie was surprised Betina couldn’t tell this man was clearly not the same one they’d spoken with just a few minutes before.
    He winked at her and shook his head. “I’m Rafe, m’lady.” Again Betina was embarrassed. “I’m sorry, Rafael. I’ve done it again.”
    “No harm done. But your little protégé here seems to need some convincing about the were. I’d be happy to help.” His roguish grin brought an answering smile to Allie’s face before she even realized it.
    Where his brother annoyed and embarrassed her, this twin appealed to her mischievous