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Laughing, she straightened the car and slowed her speed. She didn’t think Gage Wolf would be happy if she took out a couple of trees.
    Why did this Pack located in the middle of nowhere need a fence and a guard station?
    She reached the gate and rolled to a stop to wait for the guard. He didn’t disappoint. A man over six feet came over to the window then leaned down, smiling at her.
    “Can I help you?” he asked in a husky voice.
    She took a deep breath and smiled back. If all the men were this good-looking, she would have her work cut out for her trying to keep her distance. They’d flirt and tease with her, and she’d have to be strong and resist, because as soon as they knew her secret, she wouldn’t exist any longer to them. And no matter what she said to herself, the rejection always hurt.
    “I’m Elizabeth Boyd’s sister. I need directions to her house, please.”
    His smile didn’t change and he nodded. “Give me just a minute.” He winked then headed to the guard house and picked up the phone.
    Marissa watched his ass flex under the tight pair of jeans he was wearing. At least as he made his call she got to enjoy the view.
    The guard glanced over his shoulder at her and she waved. Yeah, she was still here and wasn’t going anywhere. He was no doubt checking with the Alpha to make sure she could come in and play. With her own sister, no less, Marissa thought bitterly.
    She kept her face friendly and her thoughts to herself as he came back to the car. “Problem?”
    “Not at all,” he said, shaking his head, and gave her directions to her sister’s house. “My name’s Steve if you want to get together later,” he added.
    Not in this life .
    “Hmm, we’ll see.” She was careful not to commit to anything he could hold her to later. The laws of the Pack were much different from the laws where she lived. Marissa knew them all and had only ever broken one.
    Shaking that unpleasant thought from her head, she drove through the gate. Looking back into the rear-view mirror, she saw Steve standing with a smile on his face.
    “Down, girl,” she told herself. “This is Pack territory.”
    The gravel crunched under her tires as Marissa made sure to keep her speed slow. She wasn’t going to give anyone any reason to mess with her.
    The grounds of the territory were absolutely beautiful. Thick, dark green grass went on as far as she could see. Behind a row of houses, tall and healthy trees rose up toward the sky. At least the property was pretty. Maybe she would enjoy herself just a little.
     
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    Gage Wolf hung up the phone in his study and glanced at the clock. Elizabeth’s sister had made good time. When Elizabeth had told him she wanted her sister here for the ceremony, he’d thought it was a good idea. He’d still not met the young woman but he’d asked about Elizabeth and her entire family when Greg had first brought up the option of Elizabeth joining the Pack.
    He remembered the conversations he’d had with Elizabeth about her sister when he was first considering accepting Elizabeth into his Pack.
    Elizabeth was protective and worried about her younger sibling. He understood it must have been hard for a non-shifter to grow up, but he didn’t get why Marissa refused to see her sister.
    And that, he knew, was the main reason Elizabeth had held back on the ceremony for so long. Gage was determined not to allow Marissa to hold Elizabeth back from what she wanted. And she wanted Greg.
    At the knock on his door, he looked up. His second-in-command, Logan, poked his head in. “I’m taking off now.”
    Gage nodded.
    “Want to go for a run later?” Logan asked as he opened the door wider to lean against the jamb.
    “I’ll be going by the Boyd house tonight,” Gage told him, watching his friend and Pack member smile.
    “I don’t think you’ll be the only one.”
    “What do you mean?”
    The mischievous twinkle in his eyes was unmistakable. “Steve might have mentioned to a few of