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hunters getting that close to us, I want tighter security inside the house. No one gets in. No one.
I d be happy to keep an eye on the house, Zane said.
Tah nodded. Plus Abby will have to go to Denver before we leave to take care of the
paperwork involved with inheriting the money from the Professor s estate. I d like for you to go with
us.
I d be honored, Zane said.
I d like you and Logan with me, along with Clara, and I m guessing Diane, Tah said, and
Zane agreed.
He wouldn t be comfortable leaving Diane behind.
I ll leave Reno in charge here with everyone else. Once everything is signed and taken care
of, we ll leave.
Are you okay with leaving here? Zane asked.
Tah shrugged. We don t have a choice. I think we all knew it was only a matter of time before
the hunters discovered where we are. We ve been lucky they didn t come sooner. I just hope they
continue to flounder until we re able to leave.
Me, too, Zane agreed. One thing was certain, he d do anything required to protect his mate.
Anything.
Diane knocked softly and stuck her head around the door to peek in. Abby and Amia sat on the
bed while Abby held the baby to her breast.
Diane, come in, Abby said. Join us.
Diane crossed to the bed and took in the rosy color on Abby s cheeks before glancing down at
the baby.
You both look good, she said. Healthy. How are you feeling?
Fantastic, Abby said with an engaging grin.
I d like to take a few minutes and check on you, if you don t mind. Just to be sure everything is
healing as it should, Diane said.
Can you wait until I m done feeding Regan?
Regan? What a beautiful name, Diane said.
Regan Marie, Abby said. Regan is for Reno and Logan, and Marie for the Professor.
Marie? Diane asked, not understanding how that name related to Professor Mueller.
It was his wife s name. I wasn t going to use it in case Jess wanted to, but his whole face lit
up when I mentioned it. So Regan Marie it is, Abby stated.
That s lovely, Diane answered.
So how s mated life? Amia asked.
Diane grinned then. Fantastic, she said, borrowing the same word Abby had used earlier.
And& I m pregnant.
Abby and Amia both squealed with happiness.
Wait, Abby said. You re happy about this, right?
Diane nodded. I ve never been so happy. First Zane, now this. She placed her hand over her
belly. I m scared. I d be a fool not to be. But I want this baby.
Our kids will be close together, Abby said. Zane s a panther. So it should be a similar
gestational period, right?
Yes, Diane agreed. I should have a baby in about three and half to four months.
You ve gone pale on us, Amia said as Diane closed her eyes.
Oh, God, Diane said. That s soon, very soon. We re here another month, which means I ll
be in my second trimester when we travel. She laughed. Second trimester at one month along. God,
this is all so crazy.
It is, Abby agreed. But worth it.
I might need you to remind me of that a few hundred times over the next few months, Diane
said.
Amia laughed.
I will, Abby promised.
They all paused when Tah s roar sounded through the house.
I wonder what that s all about, Abby mused and Diane sighed. You know, don t you? What
is it?
Kenzie, Diane said.
Tah was going to tell everyone and Kenzie was going to need more than just Diane at her side.
If anyone would know what to say or do to help Kenzie, Diane figured it would be Abby.
What s going on with Kenzie? Amia asked. Is she okay? Reno said she looked sad when she
arrived last night. But she asked to be left alone, so we ve all made a point to follow her wishes.
Last night? Diane said. She should have arrived before Zane and I did.
Abby shook her head.
She didn t get here until late. Reno was surprised. We just assumed she arrived with you and
Zane, Amia said.
She needed some time alone, Diane said.
Why? Abby asked. What happened?
Did Tah tell you about the hunters we encountered? Diane asked.
He told me there was a party of hunters. This shifter stopped through and spoke with Tah. He
said the hunters had been taken care of. He also told Tah we were no longer safe and needed to move
on, quickly. Tah seemed to trust him.
I know the shifter. His name is Gabriel, but most shifters refer to him as the Angel, Diane
said. He s like an angel of vengeance. I watched him shift, and I saw what was left of the twelve
hunters in the party he took on.
He took on twelve hunters? Amia asked. Holy shit!
What is he? Abby asked. Lion? Tiger? Panther?
Diane shook her head. He s a liger. Absolutely huge in animal form. Majestic looking.
A liger, Abby said. I didn t know those existed.
They re still rare. The ones I ve come across were bred in captivity, Diane said.
So what does this liger have to do with Kenzie? Abby asked. And what about it has my mate
upset to the point he s roaring the house down?
Kenzie s the liger s mate, Diane said.
He s here then? Abby asked.
No, Diane said with a shake of her head.
Amia sat up straight. Then how do we know he s Kenzie s mate for sure?
He bit her and gave her his mark before he left. He said he couldn t stop himself, that he
wasn t prepared to face her, Diane muttered.
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