Gambling on Her Bear (Shifters in Vegas) (19 page)

She glanced around, second-guessing herself. Westend had never felt like home, but did she really want to start all over again?

The hard faces greeting her provided all the answer she needed: the decision was made.

“Who knows,” the alpha female added with a conspiratorial glance at her partner. “You might finally find a suitable mate there.”

Rae hid the stutter in her breath. Was that a hint? A threat? The room leaned in over her, as enclosed spaces always did. She let her chin dip into the briefest nod, asking—begging—to be dismissed while her mind spun.
Arizona?

Roric flicked a finger toward the door. She was released.

“Good luck,” Sabrina called, her tone clashing with the words.

Right, luck. Rae had been in Nevada long enough to know that it took a hell of a lot of waiting to win at any gamble. Better to make her own luck, or at least stack the odds in her favor.

She hurried to her room, forcing calm over her mind as she decided which of her few belongings mattered enough to take. Topping the list was her recurve bow and a freshly fletched set of arrows, with a few silver-tipped ones, just in case. Because there were wolves, and there were
wolves
. Who knew what Arizona might bring?

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