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That wasn’t a risk I was about to take.
Slowly, I picked Nyx back up again. “I appreciate your help.”
About two miles up the mountain, we entered Gideon’s settlement. Once again, I was shocked by
the construction and feel of the area. We’d always assumed that the rogues here were spending
more time as wolves, but these wood cabins were even more impressive than the human
settlement. It wasn’t as well-protected, but given the werewolves I saw roaming the perimeter,
they had their own protection.
A guard. My wolf growled at the thought. Were they armed? Did Gideon have his own militia? Was I carrying an unconscious Nyx into an even more dangerous area?
The radio on his belt crackled, and Gideon picked it up. It was just like the fucking radios on the
wolves who’d attacked us when we first arrived. My mind was uneasy with the connection, but I
reminded myself that we were at least a week’s travel from that area. It made sense that if one group had radios, even more would have them.
“Your people are only a few minutes behind us. One is unconscious, but the others seem fine,” Gideon said kindly as he slowed down. “We have a few empty cabins that you can use to rest for
now, but we should take her straight to a healer.”
“Where do you get the electricity to charge the radios?” I asked without thinking.
“Solar panels and generators. Same as everyone else,” he said easily and took a sharp left. Both wolves and humans stopped when they saw Gideon and bowed their heads. He almost always
bowed back as he passed.
“You’re an alpha.”
Gideon gave me a strange side look, and I realized that by voicing my questions, I was talking like
an outsider. “Of course not. We’re not big enough to be a pack, and I wouldn’t want to be a part of
one, let alone lead one. We’re a community. We take care of each other. Here we go.”
Walking up to one of the buildings, he opened the door and walked in. I followed him, watching
Nyx’s chest rise and fall with each breath. She was still bleeding a little too much, but her breath
was steadier. “Shit. Darla, where is Mason?” Gideon barked.
A young teenager, dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt, sauntered out of the room until she saw
Nyx in my arms, and she immediately stiffened. “Dad got called away about an hour ago. Paisley
returned.”
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Gideon swore under his breath, but I cleared my throat. “One of my own is a healer. If she’s just a few minutes away, I just need a room for her. Preferably a private one.”
“You can put her in the infirmary.”
I shook my head. “No offense, and I am grateful to you, but I’m not leaving her here in your infirmary. You said you had some cabins we can use?”
“Can’t fault you for that,” he grunted. “Yeah. Come with me. Darla, get some of your dad’s supplies
and follow us.”
His radio crackled again, and his guards confirmed that my wolves had entered the camp. “Good timing. Come with me.”
It was another ten-minute walk to the empty cabins. Gideon opened the door, and I set Nyx down on the bed and checked her pulse. It was steady. A few minutes later, the door opened again, and I turned, but it was just the teenager. She dropped a few things down on the desk and turned to stare at us. “What’s that?” she asked, pointing to my neck. With everything that had happened, I’d
my neck. forgotten the damn amulet. At least it had stayed around
“Darla, mind your own business,” Gideon growled. Rolling her eyes, the teenager stomped away.” Sorry about that. There’s a handful of teenagers in our camp, and they’re all so damn surly and moody. They’re driving us all insane.”
“It’s all right.” I tucked the amulet into my shirt. “It’s good of them to be observant and curious.”
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