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us and then disappearing. We had a long day
getting everything ready for the party, then the actual party on top of it.”
    “Dad, the mating desire called
him to us. You know how strong that is, he couldn’t have stopped himself if he
wanted to.”
    “We’ll tell everyone after
brunch.”
    Gazing out at the water in the
direction of inland Nome, Trey gently rocked the chair. He hadn’t noticed the
tension in his shoulders until now, which had grown worse as he waited for his
father’s approval. “You’re okay with all this?”
    He nodded. “Mating is a
powerful thing, and one of the benefits is you’d know if there was something
dangerous about her connection. If you trust her, we will. Plus, Ty wouldn’t
have brought her here if she was a danger to us.”
    “But Randolph is.”
    “That’s nothing new and not
something she’s brought to us. Randolph’s been a threat since he took over
Pierce’s gang of rogues.”
    He still couldn’t believe his
sweet mate was related to such a menace. He couldn’t understand how someone
could turn against their family and their kind. To him that bond was nearly as
strong as the one he shared with his mate and twin. That train of thought
quickly had him thinking of his dead brother, Travis. It
didn’t matter how someone was raised, or the family blood that coursed through
their veins, some people were just evil. They took pleasure out of seeing
others suffer, and joy out of the chase or kill.
    “Son…” Devon pulled Trey from
his thoughts.
    “Yeah.”
    “I know you and Turi haven’t
seen eye to eye, and that’s going to make challenges within your mating if
you’re not careful, but you boys can be just as happy as Taber and Thorben.”
    Trey gave a little chuckle.
“Those two nearly killed each other when Taber found out he had to share his
mate.”
    “They overcame, and so will
you. I just hope you two stay on the island. It’s nice having help with the
sleuth.” Devon stood. “You did well last night, keeping things smooth with Bev
and Tad.”
    “Thanks, Dad. Tad needs to
deal with his guilt.”
    “We’ve all been saying that
for years, but I think Courtney is finally getting through to him. Who knows?
Maybe this trip will allow him to bury his remorse before he goes back to the
Alaskan Tigers’ compound.” Devon stepped around the rockers and opened the
door, pausing before he went inside. “Now go back to your mates.”
    With the sleuth quiet, Trey decided
his dad was right. He stood and headed back. He’d balance this new sleuth
responsibility and his mates, but right now Ivy’s naked body was calling to
him.

Chapter Twelve
     
    Ivy woke to heart-pounding
terror, reaching out to where Trey should have been. Her thoughts immediately
jumped to Randolph. Had he found them? Terrified, her body went rigid.
Everything she’d gone through was finally taking its toll, and even knowing she
was overreacting she couldn’t calm herself.
    “ Shhh …” Turi whispered,
his voice full of sleep. “You’re okay.”
    As if his voice reset the
circuits in her brain, she reached out to him. “Where’s Trey?” She couldn’t
keep the fear out of her voice. Had he left her or had something awful happened
while she slept?
    “I’m right here.” She glanced
up to find Trey coming through the bedroom door. “Everything is fine. I only
went to check on the sleuth.”
    “Come here.” She reached out,
needing to feel him, to know he was all right.
    He kicked off his shoes and slipped
onto the bed. “I didn’t mean to worry you.” He snuggled up against her,
wrapping his arm around her waist.
    “It’s okay. I just thought
something was wrong.” Snuggled between their bodies she felt safe and loved.
“Can we just stay like this?”
    “For as long as you want,” Turi
whispered and kissed her forehead.
    “Not too long,” she amended,
sighing with contentment now that the mating connection had been reestablished.
Now that she was more awake, reality