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I’m not running, I promise, but she isn’t ready yet.”
    “I wasn’t ready either. I don’t think most of us are, some less than others.” Peter looked a bit ashamed.
    Everett hated that look on his cousin’s face. He had nothing to be ashamed of.
    “I think we have more worries right now besides my mate. Did you guys hear Bella earlier?” Everett changed the subject because he didn’t want to admit how right his cousin was.
    “No, we were busy dancing.” Grey winked at Peter.
    Everett laughed. He liked how playful Grey could make Peter. And now he looked happy—no more pinched look, he was at ease and leant back so Grey could hold him. Everett didn’t think he’d ever seen Peter so relaxed in his own skin. It had been a long time coming and he hated to take that away from him, but this had the potential to be bigger than anything.
    “We’re about to be exposed to the humans. Bella had a vision.”
    “Fuck,” Grey whispered.
    “Exactly. They’re having a confab tomorrow morning so the pack can handle the news break. Things are about to get dicey real soon. Maybe you guys should—”
    “Don’t you finish that sentence, Ev. Don’t you dare. We are pack and we won’t go into hiding.” Peter reached out to squeeze Everett’s arm.
    He should have known his cousin wouldn’t just leave. The Masters pack was everything to all of them. They couldn’t have a better leader than Russ and Everett knew Russ would do whatever it took to protect everyone.
    “You’re right. I know it. I’m going back to the house to get some rest. I want to be there tomorrow. Kitty said she could help and I want to make sure if she does, she knows I have her back.”
    “We’ll be there too.” Peter nodded.
    Everett smiled and nodded. It was nice having family to stand by you.
    “Thanks, Pete.” He turned and walked away.
    Maybe he wouldn’t go to bed just yet. He needed a run to wear himself out. He stripped out of his clothes and shoved them under a bush before shifting. He raced through the wood.
    The trees were a blur. The small animals didn’t tempt him. Usually bunnies were good for a hunt, but that only made him think about Kitty and her sisters. He was trying to get them off his mind so he could sleep. It wasn’t working. Nothing was. All he wanted was to mate. His wolf agreed. Now wasn’t the time. Everett had to keep that mantra going through his head. It was the only way he would not race to Kitty’s place and lay claim to her.
    He was panting by the time he got back to his clothes, and he couldn’t run anymore. Everett lay down and collected himself before shifting back. He liked his wolf form, but everything was more primal. The run had done nothing to really clear his thoughts.
    The shift back was fast. Everett tugged on his jeans and gathered the rest of his clothes before heading to his room in the big house. It was like a big dorm. All the single shifters lived there, leaving the houses for the mated pairs and the families.
    It wasn’t a bad place, but he missed Peter since he’d moved out to his own place. All of the smaller houses were being filled. A lot of pairs had got together in the last year. The pack was growing in leaps and bounds. Hell—they even brought one of those old shifter dudes back from Africa.
    And now they were about to be exposed. It blew donkey balls.

Chapter Three
     
     
     
    Kitty barely tasted breakfast. It was a nice meal of scrambled eggs, bacon and toast, all of her favourites, but all she could think about was afterwards when they would have the meeting and she’d have to reveal parts of her past that she really didn’t want to. If Bella was right, their whole species would be in danger. She had no idea about the Ancients, her home pack had never talked much about them. They were never as spiritual as the Masters pack seemed to be. Kitty had missed all the drama over the past year or so. She felt bad for the Masters, but happy that her little family hadn’t been