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RubyCaleb rolled to a gentle stop in front of the two bears in human form. He slowly put the car in park and turned it off as he said, “Stay casual, but keep your hands visible. We don’t want to seem like we’re expecting an attack as much as we don’t want to make them nervous.”I was worried that I

Great, tall pine trees rose up on either side of the curving, dirt road, and it wasn’t long until all the bears who’d surrounded us in the car were out of sight.Daniel reached over and took my hand. I didn’t realize until he did how heavily I was still breathing. Caleb noticed our hand holding in the rearview mirror, but he said nothing.I was glad for it. The contact grounded me, reminded me that I was alive. That we had survived.“Thank you, Vic,” I said.“You’re welcome,” he said. “I’m sorry I didn’t get there sooner.”The whole scene replayed in my mind. I reached forward to grip Caleb’s shoulder. “You’re really not hurt?” I asked.He took a hand off the steering wheel to place on top of mine. “I’m really not hurt. It just took off the side mirror.”“What took off the side mirror?” Vic asked.Silence. Neither Caleb nor I could say out loud how close of a call that had been.“They shot in Caleb’s direction when he tried to redirect attention away from Ruby,” Daniel said. His voice

I thought about how with only three of them that meant no ties.“Between the fact that I trust you and Caleb,” Vic said, “and I’m in love with a lycan, you’ve probably already got my vote, so you’re halfway there.”“You don’t even have all the information yet,” I said.“Remember when I said bears are fiercely loyal?” Rachel said.“Except when we feel we’ve been betrayed,” Vic added. “And that’s the trouble. If you get a majority vote from me and only one or the other between Eir and Cassius, the people will be dissatisfied because of how my reputation has tanked recently. They’ll follow the decision to honor the rules, but their hearts won’t be in it and that might cause dissent down the road.”Vic pointed as we came up on the main road we’d arrived on. “Left here, then take your first right.”“How would we avoid dissent down the road?” I asked.“A unanimous vote,” Vic said. “Get both Eir and Cassius on board. Each of their votes is worth more than mine right now.”“Hopefully,” I said

I exchanged a look with Caleb. “Our most vulnerable populations have been unprotected for years. Caleb has been quietly funding programs to help them from his personal fortune, and we want to build those programs into community organizations. We want to provide for our people and provide opportunities for them to work together, not take from them and leave them to fend for themselves.”“And what makes you the best neighbors?” Cassius asked. I supposed that made sense since it was specifically his land that we neighbored with.“In short,” I said, “a sense of community. The humility to ask for help and the generosity to provide help. For example, I asked the Elder Council just last night about where we source our salmon from, knowing that that’s a staple food for you. I don’t know if we’re overfishing the Sockenee River, if we’re negatively impacting the environment that we share with you. These are topics I would want to discuss with you three to make sure we are playing our part as th

RubyCaleb and I were confused by the interaction we’d just had with the stranger. We were still staring at each other, unsure how to respond, when Vic, Cassius, and Eir found us on the dance floor.Vic stayed a step back, even though he was the one hosting us. I deduced that he wanted the people to