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When her sister’s call sailed through the damp air, Druid immediately rolled onto her feet. She felt a little bad leaving Ava alone with all six pups while she went to greet Heda, though at least they were napping—all of them, at once!

She made her way toward the lagoon, curious whether her sister’s hunt had been successful. Druid tried to ignore the voice of double that niggled at her, prompted by Anselm’s question. She wouldn’t lie to me, she emphatically told her inner voice.

When she arrived near the waterside, she found an abandoned stoat. Anselm’s scent was thick on the air, mingling with Heda’s. But where were they? Druid followed her nose into the nearby foliage, pushing her face right through the dripping undergrowth.

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