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chances.
    “If
you’re not assassins, why is it so important for you to keep your secret?”
    “What
do you think would happen if the public knew what my family is?” When she
didn’t answer, he continued. “They’d hunt us down like deer. But instead of
killing us, they would capture us, put us in cages, and study us. I won’t have
my parents, siblings, or anyone else become lab rats. I will do what must be
done to keep our secret.”
    “Even
murder.”
    “I’ve
never murdered an innocent. Nor have I been hired to murder anyone.” He opened
the first aid kit and looked at her again. “You’re only doing more damage to
yourself. Let me attend to your wounds.”
    She
widened her eyes with the realization he hadn’t said he’d never murdered anyone,
only that he never murdered an innocent. What was this man hiding? She limped
across the floor just as a growl shook the house.
    “What
was that?”
    “Milo
is announcing his arrival.” He sat the first aid kit aside and stood. “Sit
down, I’ll attend to your wounds once I’ve let him in.”
    “Who’s
Milo?” she called after him.
    “The
friend I mentioned would meet me here.” He shot her a quick smile and opened
the door, letting a seven-foot Bengal tiger stroll in. Snow fell from the fur
as it made its grand entrance.
    “You’ve
got to be shitting me! This can’t be happening.” Her legs gave out, forcing her
to the nearest armchair. She dragged her hand through her auburn hair, pulling
it away from her face, never taking her gaze from the tiger. She should have
been scared, but instead all she could do was sit there with her mouth hanging
open in amazement.
    “Go,
I’ll grab your bag.” It was clear he wasn’t talking to her. He walked to the
table, grabbing one of the bags before looking back at her. “I’ve got to take
this to Milo so he can change. Just wait here for a moment. Then we can discuss
what’s happening.” Tad and Milo disappeared down the hall leaving her alone.
    Wow! She tugged
off her sock, careful not to push the glass deeper into her foot. Digging
through the first aid kit, she found the tweezers, and began to pull the shards
out one by one. Every part of her hurt, her head being the worst. Damn the blizzard.
She needed to get away before Jeffery found her. These people didn’t deserve to
be dragged into her mess, and neither did her mother. Where was she going to
go? This was the last place she thought Jeffery would look for her.
    Not to
mention the fact she was stuck in a house with two shifters. People she never
thought existed. Legends, rumors, books, and even movies all claimed they did,
but she’d never bought into it. Now that she’d seen Milo in his tiger form, she
couldn’t deny it any longer. The danger following her might be nothing compared
to what followed them. As Tad told her, anyone who knew of his kind would want
them for experiments.
    “Your
fear is pouring from you, making you forget your pain, but the blood loss will
begin to take its toll.”
    She
looked to see Tad standing next to the chair. “It’s fine. I’ve got the glass
out and the bleeding has stopped. I just need to bandage it.”
    “Your
head wound.” He tipped his head to her. “They bleed a lot Let me clean it and
close it.”
    Pain
seared through her when she touched the spot. When she brought her hand away,
her fingers were coated in blood. “Okay.” She nodded, giving him permission to
come closer.
    He
grabbed some gauze. “Hold this to your forehead.” She did as he asked and he
readied the cleaning supplies. “Can you move your wrist?”
    “It’s
not broken, just badly sprained.” She met his gaze. “It’s not safe for me to be
here, I need to go.”
    “I’m
pretty sure we already established that no one is going anywhere. The blizzard
is going to last for the next few days. Planes are grounded, roads are closed,
we are on our own here. Nome is cut off from the rest of the world until this
passes.”
    Another
man