Danger in a Fur Coat (The Fur Coat Society Book 4) by Sloane Meyers Page A

should know about me. I never want to wait.”
    Wyatt laughed, and Juno paused to take a sip of her whiskey before continuing.
    “Besides, I felt like the other two guys in the clan were better off staying behind. They have lifemates, and it’s dangerous here. I don’t want them to get hurt or caught up in who knows what kind of trouble. I wasn’t even sure exactly what was going on in the city myself, and I thought it was better if I came alone. So I snuck out the middle the night and stole the helicopter. At some point today, they probably realized I was gone. Then they probably went looking for the helicopter and realized it was gone. By this point, they know that I’ve taken off to Chicago and they’re totally pissed at me, to put it mildly.
    Wyatt wasn’t sure how to respond. “But they must be coming for you, if they know where you were going. And then what was the point of sneaking away?”
    “It will take them a while to get here,” Juno said. “All of the supplies that we need have gotten harder to get, including gasoline. So even if though they have other gas-powered vehicles, they don’t have the gas to power it.”
    “Can’t they just take a hover car?” Wyatt asked.
    Juno shook her head no. “There aren’t any hover cars or anything electronic at the hideout. No computers of any sort. Drew, the guy who owns the place, has been living off the grid for a while. He’s pretty extreme. He doesn’t allow anything with a computer or anything remotely electronic that might send a signal where people could find us. It’s annoying, but I have to admit it’s been pretty amazing the way he’s taking care of us. I’ve never felt like I was in danger at any point when I was out there with him.”
    Juno fell silent for a moment, staring down at her glass. Wyatt took a long sip of his own whiskey before replying.
    “I thought you clan shifters never did that,” Wyatt said.
    “Did what?” Juno asked.
    “You know, went against your own clan members,” Wyatt said.
    Juno laughed. “Haven’t you ever heard of clan wars? That’s a real thing, you know.”
    Wyatt frowned. “Well yes, I’ve heard of clan wars. But isn’t that always between two different clans? Are there civil clan wars where you fight amongst yourselves? I thought it was all clan loyalty or death or whatever.”
    Juno laughed again. “You dragons are funny,” she said. “Just because we bears aren’t solitary and we live in clans doesn’t mean we don’t fight. We fight all the freaking time. Bears can be pretty feisty too. I mean, yes, clan loyalty above all else. But we’re all still individuals and we all still go our own way on things.”
    Wyatt shrugged. “Okay. I guess it just seems pretty extreme to leave without telling anyone, though.”
    Juno looked annoyed. “Trust me, if I had told anyone they would never have let me go by myself.”
    Wyatt knew he shouldn’t press the matter, and that he was only going to annoy her more. But he couldn’t help it. He was curious about Juno’s stubborn streak.
    “But don’t you think you should let them decide for themselves what’s dangerous?” he prodded.
    To his surprise, Juno didn’t snap at him. Instead she looked thoughtfully off into the distance. “I guess you’re right. But I just think that if you’ve found true love and you know it’s the person you’re meant to be with…why would you unnecessarily risk your life? They have someone. I have no one. Better for me to take on the danger than them.
    Wyatt pondered the question for a moment. “I see what you’re saying. But I think you can’t live your life that way. Life is full of risks, and you can’t manage them all for someone else. Besides, just because you don’t have a lifemate doesn’t mean there aren’t people that love you. I’m sure your clan members love you.”
    Juno didn’t say anything, so Wyatt pushed her a little bit further.
    “Am I wrong” he asked, his voice holding a note of