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is.” Owen stood up, his face like a
thundercloud. “What we want is for all of us to be accepted.”
    “We all know that’s not going to happen. Jack hates
half-breeds, he’s never going to accept me. He’s getting old though. He
probably regrets how he’s treated you guys. You should go.”
    Sawyer shook his head, crossing his arms over his chest.
“Not happening, squirt. I don’t care about his reasons. We’re a family and we
stick together. Got it?”
    Shelby wasn’t able to meet his gaze, the guilt at everything
they’d given up eating at her. Plus, there was the fact that she was keeping
things from them.
    For their own good. She wasn’t about to pull them into her
problems.
    The memory of gray, lust-filled eyes staring down at her
flitted through her mind. She shuddered as a wash of heat ran over her.
    “Shelby? What is it?” Sawyer placed a hand over her forehead
as he used to when she was a child. He was only twelve years older than her own
twenty-two, but he’d raised her since she was nine after Uncle Colin died.
    “Just tired.”
    “Go take a shower and climb into bed. Jonty will rustle up
some dinner and we’ll bring you up some.”
    “Thanks, Saw.”
    Giving him a quick hug and with a wave at the others, Shelby
moved up the stairs and into her room.
    After a long, hot shower, she felt like a new woman. She
stepped into her bedroom to find a tray of food on her bedside table. She dug
into the simple meal of grilled cheese and tomato soup.
    A howl drifted out of the woods. The pack run. They ran
together once a month. Shelby peered out the window, even though she knew she
wouldn’t be able to see anything. Longing to join them welled up in her. She
often went running with her cousins, but she wondered what it would be like to
run with a whole pack.
    Well, it wasn’t like she was ever going to find out. The
pack would never accept her.
    With a groan she flopped back on the bed. Today had been a
disaster. She was going to have to steer clear of Garrison’s estate for a while
until they stopped looking for her.
    She’d hidden her tracks like Owen had taught her, so she was
certain they couldn’t find her here. She’d lie low, concentrate on her studies,
and then when things had died down, she’d be back.
    No way was she giving up. Sam Garrison was a dead man.

Chapter Two
     
    “Another threatening letter?” Connor asked as Cade stomped
into their meeting room and threw an envelope on the table. They’d converted
one of the senator’s four living areas into a meeting room. This place was
huge. Give Connor a small cottage in the woods, his brother by his side, and a
soft, cuddly woman in their bed and he’d be happy.
    “You look disappointed,” Connor said.
    Cade grunted. “Just feel like knocking some heads together.
That too much to ask?”
    Connor knew how he felt. Other than a few threats and some
protests, there had been very little going on. Yesterday was the most
excitement they’d since they arrived. Connor was still dying to get his hands
on the little wolf, although he’d managed to calm his temper.
    They knew where she was and his team was watching her around
the clock. She wasn’t going anywhere.
    “You talk to Sam yet?” Cade asked.
    Connor shook his head. “He’s on a conference call.” He
glanced at his watch. “He should be free any minute.”
    “Who’s keeping watch over her?” Cade asked as he sat back on
the sofa. Connor opened the letter and read it. It was no different than any of
the other threatening letters the senator had received. Damn, these people were
not original.
    “Gage is watching the house,” he answered. “Trick’s gone to
talk a few acquaintances he has in the Sunnyland pack, see if he can find out
who she is.”
    Connor stood. “Sam should be free by now. I’ll go talk to
him. You get some sleep.” Cade had been on watch for the last twelve hours.
    Cade shook his head. “I’ll come with you. Won’t be able to
sleep anyway.”