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Harper ever again. Not even death would take her from them.
 What did you see? Jonas asked, glancing over at Harper.  Darlin , why don t
you go get cleaned up.
Mick moaned to himself. Jonas s suggestion was an order, and Harper wasn t
about to let herself be bullied into following it. Maybe a few a days ago, but not now.
Mick wondered briefly if Jonas realized how much she d changed, opened up in the
last few days? That conversation would have to wait for later.
 I m not going anywhere. If I want other people running my life for me, I know
exactly where to go.
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Jonas growled. Mick gripped the back of her neck and snapped his teeth in
warning before she could dig herself a deeper hole. Leaving them was not an option.
Ever. She rolled her eyes.
 Didn t I just say I wasn t leaving?
Her words soothed his wolf, but her confrontational attitude excited it.  Keep
pushing, sugar, he growled.
He didn t think she was ready to play the kind of games she was inciting just
yet. Dane cleared his throat, and everyone s attention swung back to him.
 The vision. It s soon. Probably tonight. We have to get Harper out of here.
 No. He ll just come after me wherever I go. I ve hurt his pride now.
Dane turned a little green, and Mick jumped up to grab the trash can. Better
than vomiting all over himself and the table, but when he handed it over, Dane
shook his head, pulled himself together.
 So we know when. Do you know where?
Dane looked around.  Here.
Jonas snarled and stood to pace. Mick could guess what he was thinking. This
damned wizard was coming after their mate in their territory? Stupid. But lucky for
them. Jonas got control of his initial rage and turned to meet Mick s gaze. They
were definitely thinking the same thing.
 Why do you think it s tonight? Jonas asked.
Dane turned and pointed to the window over the sink.  Because in the vision I
could see the moon, almost full, in that window. And if the weather report is right,
tomorrow will be too overcast to see it.
Well now. Maybe the kid was smarter than he looked. Mick never bothered to
check weather reports. His wolf alerted him to impending changes. A storm was
moving in, probably after daybreak, and it wasn t quite dark yet.
 We need to get you up to the alpha s house, he told Harper.
 What? No. It s me he wants.
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 And he isn t getting you. We need you someplace we know you re not in
danger, Jonas growled.
She lifted her chin in the air, stubbornness radiating from her tense body.
 You need my help. Dane is a seer, but not a great a spell caster, and Liza isn t
good enough yet. So you re stuck with me.
Jonas snarled and resumed pacing. Thinking. Unfortunately, he d reached the
same conclusion Mick already had. She was right. But they sure as fuck didn t have
to like it.
 I m not going either, Dane said belligerently. Mick sighed. Apparently,
pigheadedness was genetic.  I m good with fire if nothing else, he added with a
glare at Harper. From what little he d seen, he d guess Harper protected her
younger brother from danger as much as possible.
 Is that why Liza sent me down here? a voice drawled from behind them.
Jonas turned to see Zach lounging against the door frame behind him. Great.
Just what they needed to add to the clusterfuck. Zach was annoying on his best
days, antagonistic the rest of the time.
 Why would she send you here? Jonas asked.
Zach shrugged and strolled into the kitchen.  Said she had a bad feeling and
wanted me to check up on Harper.
One day very soon Jonas was going to give into the urge to knock his beta on
his ass, but the threat to Harper had to be eliminated first. He could guess by
Mick s expression he d decided to give in to her demand to stay. Like her, he hadn t
thought the whole thing through. He was a healer; he d never kill unless in the heat
of battle. Jonas was not so reserved. They were only thinking of beating the bad
guy, not what it would take to keep the bad guy away forever.
He walked outside, past Zach, who followed and closed the door behind him.
 Kid says he had a vision. Harper s father isn t willing to let her go after all.
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 You believe him?
 Yeah. Unfortunately.  If the kid is right, he ll show up tonight.
Zach s expression changed from predatory to amused in half a second.  The kid
has a name.
Jonas snorted. Like they had time for stating the obvious?  Whatever. I need
them out of here. All three of them.
Technically, Jonas outranked Mick, but under the circumstances Mick
wouldn t follow the order if he gave it, and because of what they meant to each other
Jonas was reluctant to force him. Zach, on the other hand, was beta. Not even Mick
would go against his orders. Zach nodded.
 And then we wait for her father.
Jonas nodded.
 Get Gabby and Ethan here too. And put a couple extra patrols on my place.
He tossed his phone to Jonas and left him outside to make the calls while he
went back into the kitchen. Jonas stepped away from the house and scrolled
through the address book. He picked up raised voices inside but couldn t make them
out. A few minutes later, everyone trooped out, and he turned his back on Mick s
angry glare.
He should ve known he wouldn t get off that easy. He scented that Zach,
Harper, and Dane had moved away, but he knew when he finished his last call,
Mick would be standing there waiting for him. Knowing he couldn t put it off any
longer, he flipped the phone closed and turned to face him.
Mick strode forward, stopped inches from Jonas, a growl rumbling in his chest.
 She s my mate too. You wouldn t try to stop anyone else from protecting what was
theirs.
 No. Jonas closed the distance between them, lifting his hands to cradle
Mick s face.  But do you want her to watch me kill her father? Is there another way
to keep her safe?
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Mick s body jerked, but he didn t pull away.  Mick, baby, let me do what I have
to without worrying about y all, he pleaded.
Mick s eyes glowed in the evening gloom.  You think I m not capable? You
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