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Blake nodded his head once.
“I got special permission to shift once a month for twelve hours. That was the worst part of being in prison. I missed running in wolf form.”
Nikki put a hand on Reagan’s hand, and the two women looked at each other. Nikki let go.
“I was in wolf form one night when Lincoln came to visit. I have no idea how he managed to do this, but he joined me in the yard, and we paced the one strip of land for almost two hours. My human side loved solitude, but it wasn’t until that moment that I realized my wolf needed a pack.” She lifted her eyes to the stars. “The next day, I was released, and Lincoln was waiting for me on the other side of the gate.”
“What landed you in prison?” Blake asked.
Reagan gave him a smile that consumed her face, and she winked. “I can con the Christmas out of Santa if I want to.”
A male’s voice distracted them. “Ahh, come on, Honey. I know you’ve been looking at me all night.”
Two women sat at a picnic table, eating. Two men stood next to the table.
“We aren’t interested,” one of the women said. She turned her back to the man talking.
Blake shook his head. Stupid humans.
“How long ago was that?” he asked Reagan.
“Three years,” Nikki answered for her.
Reagan nodded. “Did you keep tabs on me?”
Nikki pushed out a quick breath and stared at her food. “Maybe.”
“If you knew where I was, why didn’t you call me?”
Before Nikki could answer, they were interrupted by the men again. “You can’t expect me to ignore a pretty little thing like you. If you didn’t want the attention, why did you wear a short skirt like that?”
Nikki groaned. “Why can’t men understand consent doesn’t come from a woman’s clothing?”
Reagan and Nikki fist-bumped. “That is a question for the ages.”
The three watched the two women verbally spar with the men.
“Should we help?” Nikki asked.
“Maybe,” Blake said.
“They seem to be doing pretty good on their own,” Reagan said.
One of the women stood up from the bench. “Billy Joe, just leave us alone.”
The other woman stood, and the two walked away.
Reagan jutted her chin in their direction. “See, they didn’t need our help.”
Blake watched the two men follow the women. “Are you sure about that?”
The four disappeared around a cluster of tents.
Nikki got up and stepped toward them.
“You aren’t leaving me behind. I want in on this fun.” Reagan got up and followed her.
Blake had a bad feeling about this but followed.
