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relief. “Then we should be able to be together. Maybe he thinks I’m the perfect choice.”
    “You’re not Fenryrian,” Eric said flatly.
    I realized I’d been pacing back and forth along the sand and stopped abruptly. “I could be.”
    On the other end, I could hear Eric’s frustrated sigh. “I mean you weren’t born Fenryrian.”
    “Is that important? You just said he’d take me into the Fenryrian pack without training.”
    “You have natural ability. Of course he’d want you in our pack. But when you’re talking about the mate for his son, the son who is expected to be the next leader of the Fenryrian pack, it’s more than important that mate be born Fenryrian. It’s mandatory.”
    My fingers tightened on the phone, and I dropped to my knees in the sand. “Then why are we even having this conversation?”
    “I don’t know. I wanted…needed to hear your voice, see you again.”
    I braced my free hand on my leg as his words rushed over me. My heart thudded in my chest. He wanted…he needed.
    “Can we change his mind?” I whispered.
    “I don’t think so.”
    “But there’s a chance?”
    “Maybe.”
    I sprang to my feet, pacing again. “Then I have to try.”
    On the other end, Eric was quiet for a moment before he spoke again.
       “When can you get to Key West?”
    “I don’t know. I’m not even sure where it is, but I’ll work on it.”
    “Okay, you’ll be able to reach me at this number, so let me know. Don’t tell anyone you’re talking to me.”
    “I won’t.”
    “I’ll see you soon. I miss you.”
    My throat closed over the words as I choked them out. “I miss you, too.”
    When I made it back to the dorm, it was time for the evening meal. I went to the dining room and got a tray of food then headed toward the table where Myles, Lana, Brynna, and Jared sat with several other people I hadn’t met.
    Myles studied me as I settled in my chair and started to eat. “Where have you been, Alexis?  Lana and I stopped by your room on our way down, but you didn’t answer the door.”
    I shook my head and quickly swallowed the piece of roll in my mouth. “I was walking around to get a better look at everything on my own.”
    Myles seemed satisfied with that answer and went back to his own food. While we ate, I tried to keep up my end of the conversations going on around me. All the while, my mind was desperately trying to think of a way to find out where Key West was and come up with a good excuse to go there. In the end, I didn’t have to do anything. Myles did it for me.
    “I’m going to Key West on Saturday.”
    I sat up straighter in my chair when he said it. He didn’t notice because he was looking at Lana.
    “Is it very far from here?” I asked.
    Lana shook her head. “It’s not far at all. We ride Jet Skis there sometimes if we’re sure the water will be calm, but most of the time we take a boat.”
    I tried to stay composed, though my insides were shaking.“I’d like to see it. Would you mind if I went with you guys?”
    Lana stirred at the food on her plate and frowned. “I’m not going. I have to work all weekend.”
    Myles caught her hand in his. “Don’t worry, we’ll go another time.”
    She smiled at him and nodded.
    “So can I go?”
    “Me, too,” Brynna added from down the table.
    “And me,” Jared spoke up.
    Myles didn’t answer immediately, which I thought was a bit strange. For a brief second, I thought he might say no, something not at all like Myles.
    “I don’t care if any of you go, but don’t expect me to babysit you the whole time.”
    Lana stared at him, her eyes slightly wide, as he got up and left to dispose of his tray. She didn’t say anything but picked up her own tray and followed him.
    We all split up after our meal. I went to the television room I’d seen near the front entrance on the day I’d arrived, and Jared came with me. In a few minutes, Brynna showed up, and we watched a show someone else had already