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e way, I guess," she said smiling. "I run a san

asked, grinning, "that's pretty co

m lives there with me. She helps run the place and does most of the office work. She used to work in admin, so she takes care of everything. After I

I love, which is rescue animals. I'm fortunate, honestly. Where do you work?

ily's vacation house, and it's been in the family for generations. We all had o

owards another being before. It was all-consuming. My heart raced, and I could feel the blood surging through my veins. And the scent of her was all I could smell. M

irresistible pull of her kept me from thinking straight. I tried to stay focused, but my palms wer

uld communicate with me telepathically. So, I tried sending her questions and inquiries and waited. Nothing. Perhaps she d

and your mom, huh

" she

hot her a look. I wanted

le. She was so beautiful. She possessed an exquisite beauty with an almost ethereal vibe, with her long, flowing brown hair and dark, deep brown eyes. Her pale white skin over her petite frame contrasted elegantly with her da

ust decided to mov

g quainter." I couldn't take it any longer. I stood up from the recliner and walked o

and Fairbanks, and we wanted to know why," I said, looking at he

would that matter? You never told me wh

ently sniffed the air. I wanted to make sure I d

ell her I was a trust fund wolf shifter. I highly doubted she had a clue I was a wolf

banks originally? Is y

my parents w

e they Inupiaq

to Alaska, honestly. I know my mom's family came here in the late 1800s, but I don't know much about my dads' famil

n't want her to know I was con

young," she said quickly, "

y," I sai

inal or something. And I've never met anyone in his family either. I've always thought about doing one of those DNA tests so that I could look for my da

oms, eight

to the front door where my cousin Jeremy was coming in. Jeremy

' he asked i

eremy," I said, ignoring him. Jeremy w

?' I ignored him as Ro

ome," she sa

ndom wolves now from other pac

' I asked Jeremy. Jeremy

h. You o

nows. If she does, she hasn't addressed it. But I

?" Jeremy asked impatie

g for something?" s

kly. I didn't need Jeremy scaring

go," she said, standing up. I didn

t him an aggressive look. As the alpha,

moron, get out.' Jer

he's a wolf. How are yo

hat, just get out,'

y, "here it is. Rory, it was nice meeting you." As he turned to leave, he gave me a sympath

g the door behind him. I caught Rory's eyes watching me ou

, standing up. I motioned for her to follow me and le

into the downstairs bedrooms. I flicked on the hallway light to reveal the