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of the living room, and an exit down in the room they housed the
healing plants in.
He waved his hand in front of a large boulder, watching as it slid
aside. Wolf slowly returned to his human form as he entered his
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bedroom. He smiled over at the bed, his mind wandering to the
wicked sex he and his zaterio were sure to have real soon. Jaycee was
sexy, witty, comical, and someone Wolf couldn t wait to have in his
bed.
He had heard about the mating ritual from Nazaryth, how special
it was, how intimate it would be. The commander had said that it was
something a winged beast could only experience with their zaterio.
Wolf couldn t wait.
He sauntered into the living room to find Theo over by the
monitors playing kissy-face with Nazaryth, but Wolf didn t see
Jaycee. He ignored the mated pair as he walked into the kitchen,
feeling his cock harden and his skin grow tight as he rolled his
shoulders, hearing his vertebrae crack from the tension.
Wolf stilled when he didn t see his mate in the kitchen either.
Where could Jaycee be?
Theo, Wolf called out as he turned on his heel.
What? Theo asked, breaking apart from Nazaryth.
Where is Jaycee? Theo chewed the side of his lip and Wolf s
heart plummeted. Where is my zaterio?
He said he had to use the bathroom.
Wolf cocked his head, his eyes burning into Theo s amber ones.
And?
Theo tossed his hands up, shaking his head back and forth. And
when he took too long, I went searching for him.
Wolf growled. He did not like the fact that he had to drag the
information out of Theo. If the shifter wasn t the commander s mate,
he would throttle the guy. Please tell me there is more?
And, Theo said as he glanced from Nazaryth to Wolf, I
couldn t find him.
Wolf threw back his head and roared, his beast reemerging as he
stormed down the hallway. Zaterio, where are you?
Wolf waited, but his mate didn t reply.
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He took the exit in his bedroom and flew out into the night, going
on the hunt for his mate.
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Chapter Four
Jaycee sat very still in the passenger seat, knowing that
hitchhiking was a stupid move. But if he hadn t taken a ride from the
stranger, then he would still be walking back to Pride Pack Valley. He
probably would have gotten caught by either a hound or Wolf, too.
Neither was an acceptable option to him.
Where you coming from? the stranger asked from beside him.
Hell, Jaycee answered, gazing out the window and missing
Wolf for some strange reason. The man wasn t human. Jaycee should
not be missing him. So why did his damn chest hurt so much? Just
thinking about Wolf s face made Jaycee feel a pang of remorse for
what he had just done. Maybe he should have left a note explaining
why he had run. Would Wolf worry about him? The man was at his
bedside when Jaycee was unconscious. Maybe the winged vampire
really did care.
But how? They didn t even know each other. Jaycee wrung his
hands in his lap, wishing that the feeling of leaving the best part of his
life behind would go away. It didn t make any damn sense to him.
That bad? the man asked, pulling Jaycee from his thoughts.
Yeah. Jaycee didn t want to talk right now. He wanted to get as
far away from this place as he could. He would get to his house and
then figure out what to do from there. It wasn t like he could drive his
own car. It was still parked three blocks from his house and not
running.
Just keep telling yourself that things will get better, son. You left.
That s the important thing.
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Jaycee sighed. If only it were that easy. He may have left, but he
had a feeling he wouldn t be safe until he left town. And maybe not
even then. He wished he could talk to someone about what was going
on, but the man sitting next to him would probably have Jaycee
locked up if he started telling the guy that there were more than just
humans on earth. There was no one he could talk to, and that thought
depressed him.
Make a right up here. Jaycee pointed.
I run a ranch for people needing help. You can come stay there if
you d like.
No way was Jaycee going any further than he had to with this guy.
Who offered to take a stray in? The man must be psycho or
something. No, thanks. You can just drop me off at home.
The guy nodded. Jaycee had been skeptical to take a ride in the
first place. The man was freaking huge! But he weighed his options
and picked the lesser of two evils. Or was that three?
My name s Pa Lakeland. If you ever need a place to stay, go talk
to Zeus and he ll guide you to me.
The mayor? Uh, okay.
Pa Lakeland pulled into Jaycee s driveway and let him out. He
waved to the man and hurried inside, but not before checking all
around him for the nasty little doggies. He wasn t going to get caught
off guard again.
Jaycee hurried inside and packed a bag, grabbing everything he
could carry and then stopped when he saw Rico sitting on the couch,
the television going as the man sat there texting.
Hey, Rico, can I borrow your car?
Go ahead, Rico said, never looking up from his phone. Jaycee
was tempted to tell Rico that he was running as far away as he could,
but he knew Rico wouldn t care. Rico was the type that just floated
through life, acting as if nothing ever bothered him. Jaycee didn t get
the guy. He collected insurance money once a month for his dad s
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