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Gabrielle sat off to one side of the shifters that gathered for the operation to block the orphanage raid. A faint breeze tugged at her hair and kissed her face, and the faint smells wafting from the diner made her question her commitment to waiting where she sat while everyone gathered. Her mind drifted back to the roar of approval when Alistair introduced Wyatt on the impromptu stage. She wanted Vicki close to her in case several of the locals objected to the change in leadership, but she worried for nothing. If anything, having a new Alpha for the town and county energized the people. Even Buddy and his crew cheered, and they seemed to have lost most of the bullying swagger since Wyatt’s dominance fight with Thomas Carlyle.
Movement drew Gabrielle’s attention, and she saw Wyatt and
