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information.”
    “Sure, Judd. How’s Maggie?”
    “She’s fine, but I need to know what would happen if she bit me during mating. Has there ever been a shifter who was part vampire?” he asked.
    Me-Len was quiet for a moment. “I…really don’t know, Judd. I’ll have to do some research. To be honest, I don’t know a lot about vampires, but her Maker would most likely know the answer. He’s lived a long time, from what I hear.”
    “Thank you; I might just ask him. Talk to you soon.” Judd hung up the phone. He couldn’t believe he was even thinking about doing this, but Maggie was his mate and he couldn’t live without her. He had to find a way around this.
    He walked into his living room and found Maggie looking out the window. “I need to go home. They made a big mess and I need to clean it up. Judith will want to return soon.”
    “You can’t go back there. They know where you live.” Judd’s voice was tight, worried now that she was going to try and leave him. He walked over and took her by the hands. “Look at me, Maggie.”
    He waited until she looked at him. “We’ll find a way to work this out. We’re in this together, remember?”
    When her lips parted, Judd took her mouth again, then pulled away. “I won’t give up on us.” His tongue carefully played with hers, staying away from her fangs.
    Pulling away, Maggie turned back toward the window. “I won’t do that to you. I would never turn you into something you hate. I almost hate myself.”
    “I have a spare bedroom for you. I’m going to cook us some dinner. Just go and take a long, hot bath. Then we’ll talk more.”
    “You’re not even listening to me!” Maggie barked.
    “I’ve heard everything you’ve said, but like I said, we’re in this together and I promise you that it will work out.” Judd cupped her face in his hands. “Say it, Maggie. We’re in this together.”
    Maggie pinned him with her eyes. “Together,” she whispered.
    “Say it louder, like you mean it.”
    “Together!” Maggie said louder.
    Judd smiled and nodded. “Together.” He kissed her on the forehead and walked into the kitchen. He waited by the door, listening to see if she went into the bathroom, and when she finally did he started taking the food out of the refrigerator. He was grateful that she’d given him this, but she already sounded defeated. He would find a way. Even if he had to go into vampire territory himself and get the information he needed.

Chapter Five
    K nox Russell stared at the message again. His commander, Lt. Jones, was requesting that the others continue with the mission without him; he wanted Knox back at base. Something was wrong. Nobody ever broke protocol. It was too risky. Ransom Spencer didn’t speak much as he handed the note to Knox. He was a jaguar shifter and assigned to Seal Team Two. He didn’t try to fill in the gaps, because he didn’t know anything. He was a solider, like Knox, and he took orders and followed them to a tee.
    The message read: Shift now, and follow extraction number one. The code word was at the bottom right— Payroll . Only a few people knew what he was, and Lt. Jones was one of them. It had to be bad for the lieutenant to put that in a message. If the enemy intercepted the message, they wouldn’t understand it, but he did. And his team understood they would have to go on without them.
    “What the hell is going on?” Reece asked Knox. Both were squatted down behind the lush trees in the rainforest of the Amazon.
    “I don’t know, but you’re in charge now, Reece. Make sure the team gets back safely. Don’t worry about me. Just complete the mission, and get home safe.” Reece Mason was a bear shifter, and they were best friends. Reece had been a good friend to him and his brother since they were young. They’d all joined the military together, but Reece followed him to the Seals. He was a good solider, and Knox had no doubt that he could handle this mission without