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"Ahh..." he drawled methodically at her declaration. "They're yours now huh?" His first instinct was to openly admit that he'd been ruler of this roost before...but the sharp eyes of his company made him second guess the admission. He had no desire to stir the pot (so to speak). "I've lived here before," he went with instead, "but it's been a while. I'd returned to see how things were going."

He couldn't help but feel a little let down that Koontz, wearing her little miss big britches, wasn't here giving him an earful. Ax wanted to ask...but he wasn't much in a hurry to learn how things had turned out. She wasn't the alpha. She wasn't there. It was all he needed to know.

Shoving aside his inner monologue the fellow smiled amicably at the she wolf seated before him. "My name is Ariston," he began, "and I'm searching for a place to stay."