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rned even more disagreeable, if that was possible, but she was still bound by the Alpha command. A

sand that they could spar with each other. Addie didn't have a wolf yet, she had just turned eleven in December. Bea shifted a few times, practicing and trying to keep strong. Helena mostly sat by the fire sulking, doing

going to town. Bea looked at her curiously. Something had chan

ea suggested to Addie. "They'l

eadow, carrying their dirty clothing. Addie skipped about, happy to be in the sunshine and h

up," she laughed. "G

were wide and thick and the top of the tree seemed so high. Addie ran over and began climbing the tree, not stopping

ooked over her shoulder. She looked back up at Addie, frightened. "Be quiet and don't move,"

across the clearing. Addie co

ter?" the largest

traight in the eye and didn't back down.

two of you." The big guy

ld have been lifted. She knew that Helena hated them and the job she was given but she didn't

e a sister." Bea was firm,

e men shifted at the same time Bea did. She leaped but it was three against on

d an immediate, intense headache and the world spun. She struggled to keep the contents of her stomach down. She could hear the men dow

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ears

give me $20? I am hungry." The man's pupils swelled slightly, an effect on those who Addie used her gift on. He re

emat, she was about forty miles south of Coeur D'Alene, near the Washington border. Good enough spot as any to hang out for aw

ed and she held the mug in her hand, cradling it to warm the chil

lk past her sister's wolf. She knew if she buried her they would know that there was another and keep hunting. She took her sister's coat out of the bag of laundry, put it o

irst time she successfully used her gift she was asking for bread at a home. She was surprised when the woman's pupils flared slightly, and then she handed over the sandwich she had obviously just made for herself. Addie tried to remember what sh

nymous there. She had forgotten that it was harder to disappear in a place that had more people looking for you. She had to lea

No one was there to help her through it and the breaking and rebreaking of her bones caused her screams to bounce off the valley floor. After hours of excruciating pain, s

ey were amazingly good. Addie had discovered that small town diners had the best food. It wasn't often that she frequented l