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 I never said a word to him, Gabriel said.  How did he know what happened to you?
She shrugged.  I don t know. He always seemed to know a lot of stuff. I guess I never really
thought of it before.
 So he fed your need for revenge, Tah said to Laura.
 Yes, he did. When the opportunity came for me to go after a hunting party while Gabriel was
gone, Isaac scoffed at me. He said I was too weak to take on a group of hunters, said I d just end up
back the way I was when Gabriel first found me. He sneered and belittled until& 
 Until you left, Reno said.
Laura nodded.
 Those files are important. He wouldn t have had them hidden otherwise. Someone knows
something. We just have to keep digging until we find that person, Tah said.  The Professor will sit
down with Miles and keep him talking. If he knows more, even things he doesn t realize he knows, the
Professor will find out.
Laura didn t think Miles knew any more. Bringing up his past, his wife s death and daughter s
leaving, had seemed to hit him hard. She felt sorry for the doctor.
 I see you re still intact, Tah said to her, giving her a smile.
 I told you he wouldn t hurt me, she replied.
 Fortunately, I see you didn t hurt him either, Tah agreed.  I m pleased the two of you worked
it out. I admit I was concerned. You didn t seem too happy to see her last night, Finn.
 I think I know why, Finn admitted and turned to include Gideon.  I ve spoken with Gideon,
and he agrees it s possible.
 One thing first, Gideon said.  Laura, Finn says he remembers you taking a knife in your paw
before you killed the last hunter.
 Yes, I had a laceration across my palm after I shifted. I didn t realize how deep it was until
later. It took a bit longer than it normally does to heal. I was so focused on getting to Finn at the time
that I didn t even feel it, she admitted.
 And you put your hands on Finn s stomach, trying to stop the bleeding. Correct? Gideon
asked.
She nodded.
 You said you felt Finn die? he continued.  Did his bleeding slow down?
 Yes, she answered softly.  I felt him slipping from me. When the blood stopped flowing, I
guessed his heart had stopped pumping.
 How is that even possible? Reno asked.
 Laura s telling the truth, Murphy said.  She showed me.
 She shares the same link with Murphy that I do, Finn explained at the questioning looks Tah,
Reno and Vic gave them.
 Well, that could get real interesting, Vic murmured.
 She showed me her memory of that day. I didn t think it was possible, but Finn looked even
worse than when Zane and I found him. I m not sure what happened, but she did see Finn die.
 I think he did die, Gideon said.
 What? they all asked in unison.
 He was already sliding down the slope. I remember Zane saying you d felt something while
you were driving, something that made him think Finn wouldn t be alive when the two of you found
him.
Murphy nodded in agreement.
 Laura is his mate. She found him on death s door. She ran to him, tried to save him, but he was
already in the process of dying. I believe his heart stopped beating, for a brief moment in time. I think
he died, and her blood brought him back. Actually, Finn mentioned the possibility, and I agree.
There s more to it though. So much that makes sense that didn t before.
 I don t understand, she said.
 Your blood. It mixed with his when you put your palms on the puncture on his stomach. I think
you woke the beast inside him. You d already left by the time Finn came back. I don t think it was the
shot the Professor gave him that caused the memory loss. I think it was his beast s way of protecting
him, not just from the torture but from the fact he d met his mate.
 Damn, Tah said.
 You started getting restless and having headaches when we arrived here, Gideon said, and
Finn turned an accusing look on Murphy.
 I might have mentioned it, Murphy muttered with a shrug.
 It makes sense. The animal would have picked up on Laura s scent. It must have driven your
beast nuts. Then you left, and I m betting it wasn t happy with you.
 The headaches and restlessness grew worse, Finn admitted.
 Was that when the memories started returning? Gideon said.
Finn nodded.  Dreams. I wasn t sure what was memory and what wasn t.
 She triggered it all. She saved your life, awakened your beast, and when you saw her again, she
unleashed it.
 Then why did he threaten to rip her throat out? Reno asked.
 He knew she was his mate, and I m guessing he knew she d left him. He felt the anger from the
beast and directed it at her. But the beast was angry with you, Finn. I think it was pushing for you to
let it fully emerge, but you weren t sure of what to do. It was fighting you. Just before you changed,
you were angry because no one had stepped in to save your mate from you. You were worried for
her.
 So my blood awakened his beast?
 And seeing you helped to unleash it.
 It all makes sense when you put it like that, Tah agreed.  So what about the shot the Professor
gave him? Are you saying it didn t do anything?
 No, I believe it assisted. It most likely helped the genetics kick in faster, lending a hand in Finn
healing quicker. It aided what already existed, Gideon said.
 You saved my life, Finn said, turning to Laura.  And you helped me unleash the beast and
become one with it.
 I&  She shook her head, emotion overwhelming her. A part of her had died that day when
she d felt him slip away, a big part. Since then, she d just been going through the motions, more than
willing to risk her life to save others. She d been ready to die. What if it had happened? She would
never have known Finn survived or the role she d played in saving him. All those moments she d
screamed inside, asking why she was still alive& Now, she knew and counted her blessings. Finn
seemed to pick up on what was going through her and pulled her into his arms and held her tight.
 I want to do a few more tests, but&  Gideon caught everyone s attention when he paused.  I
think we may be on to something here. She may have given us a key we ve been searching for.
 What kind of key? Tah asked.
 I think I might know something we can try to use to help Logan, a way that might allow him to
unleash his beast.
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