CHAPTER 22

Four days ago Lindy had come to him complaining that Danica had taken their deckchairs and barbeque from storage and set them up near the lake as an area where she could go and relax. A few minutes later Danica was sitting by the lake at the table trying her best not to laugh at the way Suza and Rick were glancing around nervously as if they were expecting Gio to jump out and pounce on them. "They"re all very protective," noted Rick, referring to the pack. And wasn"t that an understatement. It was laughable the way the males were hanging around trying to look as though they weren"t in fact there to keep an eye on her and ensure she wasn"t kidnapped. Like that would ever happen. Donny and Andrew were lazing in the lake as if it wasn"t a chilly day, Chris sat against a nearby tree reading a book that was upside down, and Duda and Hudson were cleaning a barbeque that was already spick and span. All were occasionally sneaking covert looks at Danica and her friends, or at least the