The arteries along the side of his throat pulsed with every heartbeat. Eion skidded his Silverado to a halt in front of the Wilson home, dust clouds swallowing the pickup and drowning the beams of his headlights. Play it cool, Mandrake. He sucked in a deep breath. Could be a coincidence that forty-eight hours after Tawny had vacated Little Crow Pass a pack of wolves wreaked havoc in the Wilsons’ backyard. Yeah. One hell of a coincidence. He cut the engine, grabbed his keys, and left the vehicle in one swift move.“Nice going.” Liv met him coming around the front end of the truck. “I think you set a new speed record between our properties.”“Hey.” He brushed a palm down the length of her arm. “You okay?”Liv shrugged. “I’ve had better days.”“Kris still out there?”She nodded. “Yeah. They’re not back yet.”“Hop in.” Eion motioned toward the truck, keys still in hand. “I’ll take us out there.”With Liv in the passenger seat, Eion snaked his truck between the house and the barn, through the gate, and onto the acreage.“It’s so hard to believe,”
