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the man-wolf I hadn’t seen knocked the pistol out of my hand.
    It fell upon me, teeth snapping.
    Barret picked the creature up off of me and slammed it against the floor. I scrambled for the pistol as another leapt upon his back. When I pulled the trigger, the man-wolf’s brains were splattered over the ceiling.
    No bullets remained. I dropped the gun to the floor and transformed into my werewolf form. Barret dropped to all fours and pressed his nose against mine. I licked his face. Then, we charged out of the broken front door and into the night.

Chapter 14
    Lobo stood outside, flanked by two snarling man-wolves. The gleam in his eye was triumphant. I growled at him and bared my teeth.
    Barret rose to his hind legs and roared. He stepped in front of me.
    Lobo motioned to the two at his sides. They rushed forward.
    One leapt upon my werebear, knocking him to the ground. They rolled over into the snow.
    I met the attack of the other. Before he could sink his teeth into me, I caught his throat between my jaws. Flesh tore under my sharp teeth and he fell, disabled on the ground. I spit his blood into the snow.
    Lobo stood a few feet from me. He gazed at me with admiration and spoke to me in his hoarse and unnatural voice.
    “It would be a shame to let someone like you die, Ula. We need wolves like you. Better I turn you against your will, than lose you.”
    He moved fast, faster than I had thought possible for one of their kind. I couldn’t get out of the way.
    And then, the shot rang out.
    Lobo suddenly fell to his knees before me. Black blood dripped down his forehead and his eyes rolled back in their sockets. I turned away to see from where the shot had come.
    A Montana Highway Patrolman stood before me, his body posed in a shooting stance. He didn’t have a shotgun this time. In his hand he held a 9mm pistol.
    It was Rankin, one of the werebears from the roadblock. He was not alone. His colleague, still armed with a shotgun, came to Barret’s aid.
    Barret and I reverted to our true forms and watched as the werebears dispatched the rest of the werewolves. The leader approached us when they were through.
    Barret rubbed his shoulder. “Good thing you came along when you did.”
    “How did you find us?” I asked.
    “We knew you two were bounty hunters the second we laid eyes on you, so we put a little tracking device on the truck. We figured you’d lead us to the prize.” His eyes narrowed. “We’re not going to have to fight over this are we?”
    Barret slipped an arm around my naked shoulders. “He’s only worth $5,000 to us now, Toots. Mickey wanted him alive.”
    Lobo had returned to his human form. He looked peaceful lying there in the snow.
    “Take him,” I said to the Patrolman. “He’s past caring now.”
    Rankin nodded to us and stooped to carry the body away. I watched him go, and a tear slid down my cheek.
    When Barret spoke, his tone was gentle. “We have to get out of here, Toots. A lot of questions are going to be asked about this, and I don’t want to give any answers.”
    I nodded and followed him to the truck.

Chapter 15
    We had been on the road for an hour before Barret spoke. His tone was cautious.
    “You know, Toots. We make a pretty good team. You can’t smell or hear as well as me, and I can’t see as well as you. It’s like we…we…”
    “Complete each other?” I didn’t look at him.
    “Yeah, we complete each other. I think we should keep things the way they are.”
    “You want to be my partner?”
    “Yes. We still need to capture Loco.”
    “It’s on a temporary basis then?”
    He turned away from the road for a minute and caught my eye. “Toots, you’re the hottest thing I’ve ever seen coming down the trail. I was thinking of a more permanent partnership.”
    I smiled at him. “The hottest thing coming down the trail?”
    “That’s right, hotter than any woman ever.”
    I rolled my eyes. “Don’t overdo it, Loverboy.”
    “I only speak the truth. And when I