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. Alexi s eyes widened.He stared after Jaren.While the man wasserious about business, he wasn t usually so grumpy with it, and then it hithim.He grinned.His sexy wolf plaything was jealous.Now what could hedo to bring Jaren around to his way of thinking?* * * * Before you fill us in, I want to talk to you a minute, Lucas said,interrupting Jaren.Lucas gestured to a spot away from everyone else, and52 Reluctant Mate 3 Eden ColeJaren followed.Dread collected somewhere in the pit of his stomach.Hedidn t know what the head of the Caine family wanted, but somehow hedidn t think it was good with the intensity in Lucas s eyes. What s up? he asked when they were alone.Lucas didn t beat around the bush. What s going on with you andAlexi? Jaren s mouth dropped open. I-I don t know what you mean. Don t you? Lucas crossed his arms over his chest and frowned. You ve been avoiding him.That s plain to anyone with eyes.Not onlythat, you ve gone out of your way to be rude to him the few times I veseen you speak to him.I would have thought the two of you would becloser given the time you ve been together on this mission. Jaren started to speak, but Lucas held up his hand. I know he can be an obnoxious asshole, a quality he seems only toohappy to display when he s around our kind.That s to be expected sincethere s no love lost between our species.Does the fact that he s gay botheryou? No! Jaren sucked in a breath and blew it out.He didn t want Lucasto think he felt that way.After all, Lucas s mate was a man.He d be anidiot to offend his leader. I just& we don t get along that well.Like yousaid, he s obnoxious. Jaren was comfortable leaving it at that.He had concocted a formulayears ago to be used in masking their scent, but it didn t work the way hehad hoped it would.The effect was temporary, and it arrowed more toscents on them that were foreign to their own.In short, it disguised the factthat he had slept with Alexi.If he continued to have sex with him, theconcoction would cease to work, and his secret would be revealed to oneand all.He wasn t ready for that.Nor did he plan ever to have sex withAlexi or any other man again. I need to know you re not going to have a problem working withhim, Lucas said, calling his attention back to the conversation. No, I won t have a problem. Jaren refrained from adding keep himaway from me because in truth he was drawn to Alexi.His body ached to53 Reluctant Mate 3 Eden Colebe in Alexi s arms and to feel his kisses and his tongue.To be filled likethat again, until he felt like he would collapse.He d been sore the nextmorning, and yet, he longed for more.No! Stop thinking about it.Besides,Alexi s moved on.Damn bastard is already making another date.Yeah,date.That s what they re calling it.He ground his teeth and clenched hishands into fists.He struggled to calm down so Lucas wouldn t doubt hisearlier assertion. Good.Now let s get back to the group.We don t want to lose time orrisk the enemy being tipped off of our being here. While they returned to everyone else, Jaren told himself not to look forAlexi in the crowd, but his idiot eyes searched anyway.Alexi stood on theoutskirt of the group, and the smaller man that had put his hands on Alexistood next to him, too close.Jaren frowned and turned to face the group. My suspicion that there was something right in front of me wasright, Jaren announced.Everyone fell silent and focused on him. Mymentor gave me a contact here, and this man did tests on the blood Alexi sand my attacker left at the hotel.We collaborated on the findings. One of the men interrupted. Wait, you re telling me after almostbeing killed by that thing, you thought about collecting its blood instead ofhunting it to get a little payback? He s a scientist first, Alexi said.Jaren didn t know if the statementwas in defense of him or making fun. I got the blood.Anyway, he s not in any database we could get accessto
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