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mother ever teach you that it's rude to spread rumors,
especially when they aren't true?"
As Beowulf had expected, Gren snarled with rage and
charged him in wolf form. Making the change before Gren
reached him, Beowulf met him head on. Their snarls and
growls soon filled the clearing as the black wolf engaged the
brown wolf in battle.
Gren lunged toward him, trying to get his powerful jaws
around Beowulf's throat. Twisting out of range, Beowulf
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slammed his shoulder into Gren, knocking him off balance.
Gren quickly regained his footing and went after Beowulf with
teeth bared. As the fight progressed, it looked as if they were
too evenly matched in strength, neither wolf able to gain the
upper hand against the other. Blood matted fur in places
where sharp canine teeth gouged deep wounds.
Both panting from exertion and feeling the pain of the
bites they had inflicted upon each other, Beowulf gathered up
the rest of his flagging strength and used his body to knock
Gren to the ground. Before Gren could get back up, Beowulf
pounced on him, taking hold of him by his throat. Gren
whimpered.
Having Gren at his mercy, Beowulf knew he was the victor,
but the urge to close his jaws and tear Gren's throat out was
almost too tempting. With one snap of his jaws, his vigilance
against Gren would be over and Roxie would be safe. Gren
would no longer be a threat if he was dead. Slowly he
increased the pressure on his jaws.
He realized his mistake a split second before two large
male werewolves slammed into him, knocking him away from
Gren. Using teeth and claws, they battered him down. Already
weakened from having battled Gren, Beowulf had no hope of
fighting off the two newcomers. With Gren watching, his men
brought him down. As one werewolf bit down on the back of
his neck, Beowulf knew it was over. Unable to get free, he
closed his eyes and waited for the powerful jaws to snap
closed and break his neck.
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Feeling her ankle twist for the third time since they began
walking along the main trail, Roxie cursed whoever decided
women looked sexy in high heels. Having reached the point
where she would rather go barefoot and take her chances
with the rocks littered across the trail, Roxie stopped to take
off her shoes. Undoing the straps she pulled one off and
disgustedly threw it away. A second later Royce grunted in
surprise as the shoe hit him in the back of his head. He
turned and glared at Roxie as he rubbed his head where her
high heel had made contact.
Removing the second shoe, Roxie looked up at him
sheepishly and let it drop to the ground next to her. "Sorry,
Royce. I didn't mean to hit you. I couldn't take walking in
these damn high heels anymore."
"So you had to throw it away and my head just happened
to be in the road?"
"Don't be such a baby. I'm sure it didn't hurt all that much.
You should try walking in heels for an hour and I bet you
would be throwing them away too. Can I help it your big head
decided to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?"
Royce shook his head. "If you're done chucking footwear,
hurry it along. We're almost there."
When Royce turned around, Roxie mimicked him behind
his back. Wade bit back a laugh and fell in beside her. "Nice
shot by the way. That must be a new way to keep your mate
in line."
Roxie snorted. "I didn't intend to hit Royce. I have always
had crappy aim. And, for your information, Royce is not my
mate and never will be. The man is my grandfather for
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Christ's sake. Thinking of him as my mate is just plain
disgusting."
"Royce is your grandfather?"
"Actually he's my great, great, great, etc. grandfather."
Wade looked between her and Royce. "Beowulf told me
one of our kind had mated with a mortal woman long before I
was born. It must have been Royce. That explains a lot."
"Well, you can wait to hear the complete story after we
rescue Beowulf from his own stupidity."
"You're right." Following Royce, who had now left the trail
and was walking through the bush, Wade's mood grew
serious. "Remember what Royce told you Roxie. Don't get
involved, no matter what happens. You'll only end up getting
hurt. Plus we don't need the added worry of trying to protect
you from Gren."
"I promise." Roxie's pace slowed as the sound of two
wolves in the midst of a fight reached her ears. "It sounds as
if we're too late to stop the fight from starting."
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