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Chapter Six
    Now that they were mates, everything was complete. The mating scar on Regine’s shoulder had let the other males know that she was off-limits. Not that they didn’t know before. However, now it was official. His fellow pack mates were happy for him, none more than his brother, Dagger.
    Now that he’d apologized to Regine, he received affectionate hugs and kisses rather than her cold stares. Their mating didn’t get him out of fulfilling his end of the bargain since he lost the challenge. Of course, he made sure no one was around when he performed Regine’s requests. Regine caught on pretty quick and being a good sport, only asked for things when they were alone.
    “Nathan, can I have a glass of water?” she asked him once he got into bed.
    Nathan went all the way down to the kitchen and did as she asked. Instead of drinking it, she placed it on the nightstand. What intrigued him was the little side way smile she sported.
    “Are you going to drink that?” he asked, watching her look away in amusement.
    “I’ll drink it when I’m ready.” Regine quietly laughed.
    Had it not been for their claim, Nathan would’ve thought Regine was purposely testing her limits with him. Saying no to her requests would’ve been just as easy but he found it amusing. Regine’s presence was true breath of fresh air.
    He enjoyed her challenges. Tomorrow, however, he had a challenge for her. They would run to his cabin deep in the woods and not come out until the sun rose. They needed time alone. The expectant mothers and cubs were taking up too much of her time. Too much, in Nathan’s opinion.

    Nathan and the male members of the pack were in deep discussion about a possible threat. He sat at the head of the table listening intently to the encounter each of them had with this mysterious shifter. While they didn’t sit at a round table, Nathan felt that their pack was like knights at a round table. Nathan could do nothing but be proud of them. Everyone who wasn’t patrolling was in that room was waiting to be told what to do the mystery shifter that had been sniffed out.
    “This woman has been hiding in plain sight for some time. It was sheer luck that I caught her scent before she flew off,” Bryce explained.
    Something in Bryce’s tone caused Nathan to wonder if Bryce was intrigued or angry by this new development.
    “If she can shift into different animals just like Regine, it could be her sister.” Xack suggested. “I’ve caught this woman’s scent as well, and it’s very similar to Regine’s.”
    Nathan found himself speaking up in defense of his sister-in-law. “I would see that as a possibility if her sister wasn’t taking summer courses all the way in Boulder. Plus, Regine would’ve brought Naya into the pack first before allowing her to roam around unsupervised.”
    “Then Regine needs to have her join the pack. Because we need to know her sibling isn’t a threat to us,” Dagger interjected in a stern voice.
    Nathan felt pride at Dagger’s stance, not only because his brother was right but also because Dagger was beginning to become his own man. Dagger was an asset to any pack.
    Ever since the attack on one of the members a twenty-four-hour patrol was set up. Nathan refused to take any chances with humans wandering around with itchy trigger fingers. Not only were they trespassing, they were hunting during the off-season. The compound sat in an area where wild animals flourished, making it easy for shifters to blend in. But it apparently made shifters easy targets as well.
    “Do you think this female shifter’s dangerous?” one of the women asked.
    “Far from it. We have more to fear from those humans than her,” Bryce interjected making Nathan even more suspicious.
    He looked at his enforcer and saw nothing but intrigue mixed with what seemed to be longing.
    “But Regine should definitely bring her sister in. Just in case.”
    Before they jumped to conclusions, Nathan had to speak