"I think I''m ready now." I told Alec after a few more minutes of us sitting here.

He stood up and helpedout of the shower before turning it off. There was a towel on the toilet he saton

so he could dryoff easier. As soon as he dried my body, he wrapped a towel around his body. I took a

brush and brushed my hair as he went to the bedroom to get us clothes.

He cback as soon as I was done brushing my hair. Alec helpedinto a thick pair of sweats and a long

sleeve shirt. He put sock on my feet before putting my boot on.

I expected him to helpto the livingroom but instead, he picked up the blow dryer and started working on

my hair. It was a little awkward as he wasn''t exactly sure how to do this but I appreciated the effort. By

the end, my hair was dry. Grabbing a clip, I clipped it back.

"I''m ready." Putting my arm around his neck, he helpedto oversized chair. Givingthe fluffiest nket we

had, he got a fire started. "Do you want anything hot to drink? Coffee? Hot chocte?" A knock on the

door keptfrom answering. "Colt''s here already?" "No, that''s Jasper." Alec said as he went to the door.

I heard Emmy walk in with my dress. She went straight to my closet and hung it up. "How are you

feeling?" Jasper walked in front ofand held out a cup.

"Sore." I said as I reached out and took it.

"Emmy said you might want shot chocte.” Jasper said as she cout of the bedroom. Alec went back

to the fire.

"Thank you." I said as Emmy crawled under the nket and sat beside me.

"You saved my life today." Emmy whispered.

"Sounds like you need to start training again." I said as I took a sip.

"How''s your thigh?" Jasper asked.

"It''s fine. I''m really just sore from trying to get on the ice." "The bite didn''t go too deep. Plus, the cold

water helped stop any bleeding so it''s really looking good." Alec said as he stood up.

"I bet you are tired. We can talk tomorrow if need be?" Jasper looked atand then over at Alec.

"Where''s Adalynn?" I asked Alec.

"She is in her room sleeping. Vivian just left." That really sucked. I knew the hospital stay forcedto miss

her bedtbut part ofwas hoping she was awake. "It''s fine. We can talk now." I said but I really just

wanted everyone to go away.

"You sure?" Emmy asked.

"Yeah, we are sleeping in tomorrow so don''t call me." The hot chocte felt amazing as it went down

my throat.

The front door opened. Turning, we watched Colt walk in, take off his boots and cinto the livingroom.

"You''re looking better." He said as he crouched down next to me. The back of his hand touched my

cheek and forehead before he stood up and frowned. "Still feeling cold." "The shower really helped."

"Did you find anything out?" Alec got straight to it. He wasn''t in the mood to talk but it was either now or

in the morning.

"No. The men in theke aren''t going to be able to be retrieve. It''s too cold for divers right now. The

one I assSierra killed is unrecognizable. So, we have one of them. He''s not on any data base for where

he might belong. There aren''t any markings on him either." "We we have nothing." "How is he

unrecognizable?" Jasper asked.

"She had his head between her legs. Reaching around, her ws dug into his neck and pulled it apart.

Part of his face might have cwith it." I shrugged.

"Damn." Jasper shook his head and looked at Emmy.

"Can I start training again?" She asked him.

"Yeah, okay." Jasper shook his head and looked at Alec.

"We have nothing to go on." "Maybe it was a freak thing?" Emmy tried.

Alec folded his arms and sat down on the firece. His eyes stayed onfor the most part unless he was

talking to someone. “Highly unlikely. We need to think about who else it could be." "So far, their

attempts have been pretty minimal. The attack at my pack was smaller and they sent four to attack the

girls. That trip was ast minute decision. It might have been an opportunity kind of thing." Colt tried to

rationalize things. "There are still people who supported Rip. They could have just seen the girls and

said, why not." "Let''s stay alert and hope these are just normal pack attacks. We all know the risks of

traveling to neutral territory." Colt tried to down y it like it wasn''t a direct attack on us.

"Hey! Why are you assuming it will bethat gets hurt? Next tit is your turn!" "Nope. Next tI am going to

throw you in front of them to save myself. I just need to be faster than you." My eyes traveled down her

body and back up. Giving her a disapproving look.

"Exactly, you are suppose to die to protect me. If I happen to toss you in harms way to save myself, no

one will be around to ratout. You will be dead." Shrugging, it was really her loss. "Sorry for you luck."