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pack can give him."
With those cryptic words, the doctor departed as well. Jensen
locked the door behind him and plopped back on the bed. When he closed his
eyes, Erdi's dark gaze followed him in his dreams.
****
"So... You never did show me your evidence of the
werewolf thing."
Erdi stole a look at his mate, half thinking Jensen was
joking. "We didn't exactly have time for it."
That was only half true. This morning had been a mess of
explanations and goodbyes, with Jensen doing his best to come up with a
convincing excuse for why he needed to leave early. Alicia had been shocked and
suspicious—rightly so, all things considered—even if William had assured her he
would drive her and the boys back home when the time came for them to leave.
Despite all that, Erdi could have shape-shifted for his mate.
It wouldn't have taken him more than ten minutes—including dressing and
undressing, and possibly even the explanation of the process. If he hadn't, it
was largely because his instincts were even stronger in his wolf form. He
didn't know what he'd do then, if he could contain his desire to be close to
Jensen.
Again, Jensen was too smart to be fooled by that kind of
excuse. "U-huh. You know, I'm still owed a lot of explanations. I mean,
this whole departure could be my fault altogether, but the werewolf thing and
the first time I was attacked... Yeah, that wasn't on me."
Erdi had expected his mate would ask, and he had every
intention of being honest with the man. That didn't mean he was ready for it,
especially not so soon. "I'll explain everything. Just... Not right
now."
Thankfully, Jensen let it go. "Can you at least tell me
where we're going?"
"Well, I have an acquaintance who owes me a favor. He
owns a small house on his land, and since it's no-werewolf territory, we should
be safe there."
Jensen obviously had a lot of questions, mostly referring to
what kind of people could keep werewolves out. In the end, the human must have
decided to take one thing at a time, because instead, he asked, "Did you
speak to him already?"
"I did, but we have to meet with him first. He's a
bit... eccentric."
Eccentric was putting in mildly. The only house cat in a
pride of mountain lions, Ian had extreme authority issues, which always got him
in trouble. It was actually how he and Erdi had met. Ian had been caught by a
group of humans who had been considering neutering him when Erdi had randomly
passed by and realized the small cat was actually a shifter. With a little bit
of effort, he'd freed Ian from the enthusiastic people. To this day, he had no
idea why he'd done it. Perhaps the whole castration thing had reminded him too
much of scourging for comfort. Either way, Ian had been very, very grateful,
and he'd promised Erdi that if he ever needed help, he'd be there.
Of course, at the time, Erdi hadn't actually expected to need
to cash in on that favor, but without his guild's backing, he had to find help
elsewhere. If he'd been on his own, he could have easily lived in the wild, but
his mate deserved better.
"Don't worry about it for now. Tell me... Is there
anyone you can think of that might have wanted to hurt you?"
Jensen groaned. "Where do I start? The truth is, Erdi...
I'm a hacker. I piss people off by my nature. I'm always careful, but I could
probably jot down a huge list of businessmen and varied officials who'd be very
happy to get rid of me, at least if they found out about what I did."
Erdi didn't much like hearing that, but he supposed it was at
least a place to start. "Go ahead and make that list. We'll send it to
Saul."
Jensen hesitated. "I'm not sure that's a good idea. They
have other concerns, Erdi. Saul has a baby. And then, there's William's sick
son... They don't have time to worry about me."
Erdi knew that, and if it had been just about him, he
wouldn't have dreamed of intruding on the Lone Wolf Pack's difficult life.
However, William knew Jensen was his mate—which possibly meant that Dean
With those cryptic words, the doctor departed as well. Jensen
locked the door behind him and plopped back on the bed. When he closed his
eyes, Erdi's dark gaze followed him in his dreams.
****
"So... You never did show me your evidence of the
werewolf thing."
Erdi stole a look at his mate, half thinking Jensen was
joking. "We didn't exactly have time for it."
That was only half true. This morning had been a mess of
explanations and goodbyes, with Jensen doing his best to come up with a
convincing excuse for why he needed to leave early. Alicia had been shocked and
suspicious—rightly so, all things considered—even if William had assured her he
would drive her and the boys back home when the time came for them to leave.
Despite all that, Erdi could have shape-shifted for his mate.
It wouldn't have taken him more than ten minutes—including dressing and
undressing, and possibly even the explanation of the process. If he hadn't, it
was largely because his instincts were even stronger in his wolf form. He
didn't know what he'd do then, if he could contain his desire to be close to
Jensen.
Again, Jensen was too smart to be fooled by that kind of
excuse. "U-huh. You know, I'm still owed a lot of explanations. I mean,
this whole departure could be my fault altogether, but the werewolf thing and
the first time I was attacked... Yeah, that wasn't on me."
Erdi had expected his mate would ask, and he had every
intention of being honest with the man. That didn't mean he was ready for it,
especially not so soon. "I'll explain everything. Just... Not right
now."
Thankfully, Jensen let it go. "Can you at least tell me
where we're going?"
"Well, I have an acquaintance who owes me a favor. He
owns a small house on his land, and since it's no-werewolf territory, we should
be safe there."
Jensen obviously had a lot of questions, mostly referring to
what kind of people could keep werewolves out. In the end, the human must have
decided to take one thing at a time, because instead, he asked, "Did you
speak to him already?"
"I did, but we have to meet with him first. He's a
bit... eccentric."
Eccentric was putting in mildly. The only house cat in a
pride of mountain lions, Ian had extreme authority issues, which always got him
in trouble. It was actually how he and Erdi had met. Ian had been caught by a
group of humans who had been considering neutering him when Erdi had randomly
passed by and realized the small cat was actually a shifter. With a little bit
of effort, he'd freed Ian from the enthusiastic people. To this day, he had no
idea why he'd done it. Perhaps the whole castration thing had reminded him too
much of scourging for comfort. Either way, Ian had been very, very grateful,
and he'd promised Erdi that if he ever needed help, he'd be there.
Of course, at the time, Erdi hadn't actually expected to need
to cash in on that favor, but without his guild's backing, he had to find help
elsewhere. If he'd been on his own, he could have easily lived in the wild, but
his mate deserved better.
"Don't worry about it for now. Tell me... Is there
anyone you can think of that might have wanted to hurt you?"
Jensen groaned. "Where do I start? The truth is, Erdi...
I'm a hacker. I piss people off by my nature. I'm always careful, but I could
probably jot down a huge list of businessmen and varied officials who'd be very
happy to get rid of me, at least if they found out about what I did."
Erdi didn't much like hearing that, but he supposed it was at
least a place to start. "Go ahead and make that list. We'll send it to
Saul."
Jensen hesitated. "I'm not sure that's a good idea. They
have other concerns, Erdi. Saul has a baby. And then, there's William's sick
son... They don't have time to worry about me."
Erdi knew that, and if it had been just about him, he
wouldn't have dreamed of intruding on the Lone Wolf Pack's difficult life.
However, William knew Jensen was his mate—which possibly meant that Dean
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