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exhalation, he proceeded to lift the entire machine over his head.
    Angeline just stared. The bike had to weigh at least eight hundred pounds. She’d seen men struggling to lift one after it had fallen on its side and Clyde had just hefted one over his head as if he were bench pressing it. What was more, he then proceeded carefully up the steep face of the incline, watching his footing as he made his way quickly and efficiently up to the top of the ridge.
    Holy Hell . Of course, she’d heard that wolves were stronger, faster and more lethal than the average man, but this? This was something she never could have imagined. She was still in a slight state of shock when Clyde made his way back down to slope to her side. There wasn’t a single bead of sweat on his brow. In fact, he looked as if he’d hardly done anything more taxing than taking out the trash.
    “It’s a bit steep.” His smooth tenor washed over her, making her shiver as her gaze jerked to his. “I’m pretty sure that if you fell, your mother wouldn’t be too happy with me. So let’s just make it easier, shall we?” He gestured to her body in a short movement. “I can carry you.”
    Angeline looked over him, her heart racing as she absorbed the immense strength in the large body before her. The thought of being held against Clyde’s hard, rock-solid form was a bit much for here and she merely shook her head frantically before starting up the slope.
    To be fair, she made it halfway. Clinging to trees and bushes in a manner she was sure was pretty unbecoming, she managed to climb about ten meters up the steep incline before she lost her footing. While she’d been fairly certain Clyde had been behind her, watching her with no small amount of amusement, when she tripped, he caught her arm from above before she could slide far enough to hurt herself.
    Her wrist was taken in a gentle but firm grip and she was hauled upwards and against a broad chest. A sharp sound of surprise escaped her as she was hefted over the man’s shoulder. There was a dizzying sense of the world tipping out of balance and then a series of quick movements that made her stomach lurch. Then, as quickly as it had occurred, Clyde was setting her back on solid ground. Angeline held her stomach for a moment, pretty positive that she was going to lose her lunch a moment before the world began to right itself.
    “Are you alright?” Concern was evident in Clyde’s tone as he leaned over her, his brows knitted together.
    “Fine.” Angeline waved him away protectively as she took deep breaths.
    She didn’t think she’d ever moved that fast in her life and she certainly wasn’t looking forward to doing it again. She’d just managed to get her stomach back in order when she caught sight of Clyde wheeling the motorcycle into a nearby shed – almost indistinguishable from the foliage around it. He locked the vehicle in before turning to her, his gaze apologetic.
    “I hate to do this to you again, but it’s a good ten miles or so to the settlement. I’m going to have to carry you again.”
    The young woman swallowed a groan. She didn’t think she could take ten miles of the same treatment. But, she would have to. Taking a deep breath, she steeled herself. If she wanted to discover the truth of what happened out here in the wilderness, among wolves, she’d have to make it to the den.
    **
    Angeline was completely overwhelmed. The forest had been utterly quiet around them before seeming to explode in activity. They had come to an immense clearing in the center of the wood, in which more than thirty small cabins were settled on their own little plots.  There had to be at least fifty people – wolves, male and female, young and old – roving amongst the small buildings. The entire place was bustling. Children chased after one another while adults tended to fires and helped to repair vehicles and appliances.
    Adolescent males stood in a large circle, their eyes on a huge, shirtless male