Josh's panther leaped over a fallen log as he made his way through the woods around Bull Creek. Dimitri had called him that morning after Lainie called him and asked for Josh's help to locate Miles Hemingway. Alanna remained back at the cabin with Lainie, keeping her calm and preventing her from joining in the hunt herself. Dimitri, Josh, and Nathan had all shifted, sniffed out the residue of Miles' scent around Lainie's cabin and hit the woods. When the scent faded, they each split, racing off in different directions, noses to the ground. They would find the scum that threatened Lainie, and god help the man when they did. Nobody messes with Josh's family.Josh still couldn't believe Lainie had not called Dimitri after she found the note nailed to the door of her cabin. Miles could very well have come back once he knew she was home and broken in to her cabin to carry out whatever vile intentions he intended. The fact that he followed her from Draven Falls to Bull Creek reeked of desper

How the hell could this happen in the parking lot of a sheriff's department?" Dimitri practically roared as he stared at his sister's windshield. "This should be the safest place in the whole damn area." Chet Einstein ran a hand through his shaggy hair with one hand while he held his sheriff's hat with the other. "You would think so, wouldn't you?" He glanced over at Lainie. "Seems you may have left something out earlier." He pointed to the windshield with the hand holding the hat. "Want to fill me in now?"She didn't really, but Miles left her no choice. With a deep breath, she filled her new boss in on her father's arrangement with Lars Hemingway and Miles' refusal to accept no for an answer. "I truly didn't think he'd follow me all the way to Florida, however," she said as she finished her tale. "I didn't realize the depth of his…infatuation.""Infatuation?" the sheriff repeated with a smirk. "An understatement for sure." He shook his head as he glanced back at Lainie. "Do we have

Dimitri sped through the woods as soon as he heard Miles' voice calling out to Lainie, scolding himself for allowing the two of them to be separated as they searched for her stalker. Now, he only prayed he could arrive in time."Lainie, stop!" Miles screamed, and Dimitri could hear how out of control the man was by the fury in his tone. "Don't take another step. You need to shift back to your human form and join me. Keep coming toward me as your panther, and I'll assume you're still resisting. That would not be good on your part. Last warning."Don't do it, Lainie. Dimitri prayed. I'm almost there. Just stall him. At least, he hoped he was almost there. He wasn't even sure when Lainie and he became separated or for how long. Then, he finally heard his sister answer her stalker.I'm not shifting, Lainie sent, loud enough for anyone else nearby to hear her and get a read on her location. I'm not joining you. We're not going to be married. We're not going to be anything. Go home, Miles, b

A leash ran from the collar around the capuchin monkey's neck to the music organ where the stocky dark-haired Colton Stokes ground out a shrill melody. Crowds gathered to watch as the small monkey floated around the people, hat held out, begging for tips from the onlookers. This is frickin' humiliating, Liam Lamont sent through the mindspeech of the shifters as he shook the hat in his hands at an elderly gentleman who couldn't stop talking baby talk to him. Why do people always talk to animals and babies like we're ignorant? "Oh, George, he's so cute," the elderly man's wife cooed as she leaned down and wiggled her fingers at Liam. "Aren't you cute, you little chimp? You are, aren't you? Such a cute little chimpanzee. Give the little monkey some quarters, Harold."The two of them set up at a fair celebrating carnivals, disguised as an organ grinder and his capuchin monkey. The fact that Liam actually was a capuchin monkey stuck him in the humiliating role of money collector. Everyone'

The name, Hoyt Cheffron, was one Ezra could have lived his entire life never hearing again. He took a deep breath and then pointed to Josh and Lainie. "They have a new alpha in their community," he said as he turned toward his tent. "I'm sure he'll be able to help you out. This one keeps saying they have empty cabins, so I'm sure you'll be able to find a safe house." He stopped before entering his tent, turned and looked over at Liam and Colton. "I'm sorry. I can't help you. You shouldn't have come." He glanced down at the girl, his expression solemn. "Good luck to you." And then, he dipped his head through the tent flap and disappeared inside, leaving the others to do whatever they decided to do."What the hell?" he heard Josh exclaim. "You suck at hospitality, do you know that?"Ezra plopped down on his sleeping bag, hands behind his head as he listened in on their conversation. If he knew Liam and Colton, they wouldn't just walk away. They'd try some of that psychology bullshit to g