14 Quentin Acquiring the invite had been more trouble than we expected. While I had wanted to get it from Winter’s ex, we couldn’t find the dog. He had arrived in town the night before the auction and disappeared from the airport. I would just have to kill him at the auction. Instead, we had to find another bidder. That had been the difficult part. Getting the invite from them had been a piece of cake. The whimpering sod had practically shoved it at us. Lucas had sent Mazy to stay with Eden and Dominic. I would have had him take care of Winter as well, but Dominic’s attentions would have been split, plus they wouldn’t ever be able to find Winter at my cabin. The night before the auction and the hours leading up to it, my tiger was restless. Nothing calmed the beast, which was unlike him