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bounced off the walls, echoing in the small space.  You will stop.
 Don t you understand what you re doing to your line with that-that ?
Mia had enough. She leaned forward and clutched the desk for balance.  You know what,
you re an idiot and an ass 
 Language.
 How did you get so old without knowing that if there s love between two people, if there s a
true connection, then the couple can have children who shift? Mia was done playing nice. She d
been polite through every ordeal, but this guy took the cake.  Are you ignorant on purpose or are you
just prejudiced against anyone who s not full bear?
 You don t know what you re talking about, little girl.
Fatigue or not, this guy was pissing her off.  Oh, hell no.
 Language.
She turned a bit of her anger on her father.  Really, Daddy? Really? He s being a penis head.
Her dad s lips twitched as he fought a smile. Long ago they d compromised on a few curses.
 Malcolm. That s enough. The nicer guy spoke, silencing the jerk-o-saurus rex.  The Itana is
correct.
 But 
 You live in a town that frowns on such unions, so you believe what you believe. Those of us
who see beyond our own territories and have our clans best interests ruling our actions know the
truth. Even full humans and bears can produce shifting children. It s just a matter of finding your other
half.
 Ha! She pointed at the annoying guy.  Take that!
 Mia, Ty groaned and she allowed him to tug her back against his chest.
 He s a jerk. I can t help it.
 He is a jerk. The man s lips twitched.  And I m Terrence Jensen, Southeast Itan. He rose
and extended his hand in welcome.
Mia placed her palm in his, shaking it gently.  What town?
Terrence shrugged.  Just the Southeast.
Ty whispered in her ear.  All of them.
 Whoa. She opened her eyes wide in shock.
 Quite. Itana, we were waiting for you to recover so we could discuss our plans for Cutler.
Due to the multiple deaths in the family, Parker is the only remaining male of that line. His voice was
grave and serious.
 He s staying, she blurted the words before she could think better of them. Yelling at old guys
was one thing, yelling at the freakin Southeast Itan was another and she waited for him to blow up at
her.
 Yes, he is. He tilted his head in acknowledgement. Whew, no growlies.  At least until his
twenty-fifth birthday when he s old enough to claim the position. However, that leaves the clan
without a leader for twenty-one years.
Mia snorted.  Considering who they had, they re better off with no one at all.
Ty groaned,  Mia.
 Point taken. Which is why I ve decided to appoint a guardian for the town.
 You can t have the Abrams brothers!
Ty slapped his hand over her mouth and pulled until she was forced to lay her head against his
shoulder.  I love you, but shut up.
She loved him too, damn it, but that wasn t how she was going to tell him. Instead of melting,
she glared at him.
Slowly the light dawned in his eyes, realizing what he d said.  Mia& 
She glared at him more, and he leaned forward to whisper in her ear.  We ll talk about it, but I
do. More than anything, I do. He pressed a kiss to her temple and then turned his attention back to the
men.  Apologies, Terrence. Please continue.
Terrence chuckled and shook his head.  Young love. I remember it well. My Itana, the man
turned and looked to Malcolm,  my human Itana who bore me three shifting cubs, is the same way.
She really wished Ty would move his hand so she could stick out her tongue at Malcolm.
Sadly, he did not.
 As for Cutler, it s been decided that Thomas Baker will be the guardian. He s expected to
arrive in 
Mia let loose a scream of denial, muffled by Ty s hand over her mouth.
 Shh&  Ty held her close. She shot an accusing glare at him, and he sighed.  Yes, I suspected,
but Mia& 
 It s a good thing, Mia. Isaac interrupted his brother.  I ll go with him, and keep an eye on
things while he puts the clan in order. We have no idea what he s walking into. I m not just a pretty
face, he grimaced.  I may not be the clan s enforcer or keeper, but I can destroy others just as well
as I can heal them.
Mia whimpered. They were taking things away from her. She d just found a family, someone to
love her, and now they were disappearing.
 Aw, Itana, Isaac winced.  It really is a good thing. I ll watch your dad s back and I won t
have to deal with anyone s pity. No one will know the old me. He rubbed his finger over his nose,
tracing the jagged scar.
She whimpered again, but ceased her struggling and leaned into Ty.
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