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Adrian shrugged, a defeated motion of his shoulders. It was a stupid idea. I doubt I ll
see anything the police missed even if the sheriff did a half-assed job.
The pair walked through the cabin but since it only consisted of a main room, one
bedroom and a single bathroom, there wasn t tons to explore.
Well that was a waste of time when we could ve been having sex, Adrian said,
looking around.
Talan smiled. Despite the lingering smells of death and heavy perfume, he was happy
to be alone with Adrian. Come on. Let s go back to our cabin and get away from this
stench.
It was the fragrance of patchouli clogging his nose that made him unaware of the
danger until it was too late. After opening the door, he immediately noticed that the
Hummer s tyres were slashed. He held up a hand to stop Adrian.
Someone s been here.
Footprints surrounded the vehicle but there were no signs of another person in sight
and no other tyre tracks. Stepping carefully around the vehicle, he saw a set of what looked
like ski marks.
Looks like someone else doesn t like your planet-polluting vehicle either, Adrian said.
Cute, Talan replied. The tingle on the back of his neck alerted him to someone
watching them, but a thorough scan of the area brought out no suspects. Let s shift and run
back to the other cabin. It s only about a quarter mile away.
Adrian nodded. Sounds good.
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Stripping quickly and trying not to worry about his nuts shrivelling to raisins, Talan
closed his eyes and concentrated on changing. Minutes later, he pranced around in the snow
on large lion paws. A soft bark from his mate had him turning around to see the pretty grey
wolf who held his heart in his furry paws.
He growled low before running off. He knew his mate would follow. Still, the sensation
of eyes on him didn t fade. He turned back to give a warning growl when the sound of a
shotgun cracked and Adrian gave a yelp.
No!
Spinning around, Talan rushed back to his mate. The snow exploded around him as he
ran across the icy earth, heart pounding. Adrian had to be all right. He had to be. Terror
struck him, almost bringing him to his knees when he saw his beloved wolf lying in the
snow-covered grass, the icy white turning red beneath the small body.
Heedless of his nakedness, Talan switched back to his human form and picked up the
injured wolf. The sound of a snowmobile starting up filled the air. Talan didn t even bother
chasing it. He needed to get Adrian back to the cabin where he could get warm and Talan
could examine his wound.
Adrian let out a soft whimper when Talan jostled his body. Shh, love, we ll get you to
safety. Hopefully the bullet had gone straight through.
Mate. Adrian s voice came through their mate link. Soft and filled with pain, it ripped
out Talan s heart. Hurt.
I know, baby, I know. I ll get you patched up.
He rushed back into the shelter of the caretaker s cabin and settled Adrian on the couch,
the closest flat surface he could find. The soft gurgling noise coming from Adrian s chest
concerned him.
With a careful touch, he prodded at the wound but with all the fur it was difficult to
determine the level of injury. The large amounts of blood pumping from the bullet hole
didn t help the situation. Talan could almost feel his heart bleed out along with his mate s.
Don t shift! he warned the wolf. If Adrian shifted while a bullet was lodged in him, it
might move to a more critical place and he could potentially die.
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Sweat beaded Talan s brow as he looked at his injured love. If this bullet killed Adrian,
he would follow him. As much as he loved his family, his home, his life, he couldn t live
without his heart.
Don t be an idiot. You ll be just fine. The bullet went through. Adrian s pain-filled words
drifted into his mind. With a soft cry, the wolf transformed into Talan s favourite human.
Fuck. Blood smeared across Adrian s chest as the wound sluggishly spurted out
blood from the quickly healing hole.
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