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women and I won’t ever regret my baby boys but I know, deep down, that a man will be my mate.” The shifter speared Adrian with his earnest gaze before looking back at the road. “It’d rip out my heart if my mate left me because I loved him enough to try to keep him safe. Besides I thought y’all were already mated. You’ll both suffer if you don’t return.”
    Adrian shook his head. “The mating wasn’t complete. We’ll suffer more if I can’t be what he needs and we complete the bonding cycle. I won’t be responsible for other lions challenging him for power because they think he’s chosen a weak mate.”
    “Adrian, I can guarantee ya that none of the lions in my pride think you’re weak. You downed a wolf twice your size with one swipe. It was ruthless, vicious and I am fuckin’
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    proud of you. If Talan doesn’t realise he’s made a mistake within the week, then he’s not the leader I thought he was.”
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Chapter Six
    Talan sprawled on the porch looking at the blue sky and let the sigh roll from his chest.
    He missed his mate.
    Flicking his tail, he thought about taking down one of the foolish deer that had wandered too close to the house.
    A kick to his side had him swiping at the intruder.
    “Stop being an idiot and go after him,” Tasha said, kicking him again. “And if you scratch my new boots, I will set your mangy hide on fire.” Sitting down next to him, she continued to ruin the good sulk he had going on.
    “Come on, Talan, we all miss him. Dillon is whining about not having any more brownies. The girls are upset because they bought him a bunch of clothes that he hasn’t had a chance to wear, and you haven’t eaten anything in days. You can’t just lie there and pine.
    What kind of alpha are you? Go and get your man.” Talan lay down his head and closed his eyes. It was hard to get up the energy when his heart was breaking.
    Ouch . He roared.
    Tasha had ripped out some hair from his mane.
    “Go. Get. Him,” Tasha shouted.
    The pounding on his door had Adrian stumbling towards the noise to stop the horrible racket. His head felt as if it was going to burst. He’d drunk way too much scotch the night before, a habit that was becoming far too common. He snarled when he tripped over the bodies lying on the floor.
    Yeah, way too common.
    His pack mates had missed him more than he’d anticipated. Not one night since his return had he spent a night alone. The wolves were determined to cheer him up. Little did they know that nothing would make him feel better other than being in the arms of a certain golden-haired shifter.
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    The banging started up again.
    “Make it stop, Adrian,” Scott, one of his pack mates, moaned from the floor. Scott only wore a pair of boxers he’d pulled on after the pack run last night. Most of the men and women sleeping on the floor were wearing little more than a t-shirt or underwear gracing their toned bodies.
    Ripping open the door, Adrian was faced with his greatest nightmare. A pissed off mate coming to see him and finding a house full of mostly naked people.
    This was not how he was hoping their reunion would go. He had visions of a fancy dinner with an apology from Talan for overreacting. He didn’t think he’d look to be in the wrong.
    Talan’s golden eyes took in the scene. “What the fuck is going on here?” A loud roar had wolves racing for the door. A few even went out the window.
    Adrian’s head pulsed with pain. “Is that really necessary?” Talan’s mouth opened revealing a complete set of fangs.
    “My head hurts too much for this crap.” Adrian abandoned his spot by the door and stumbled to his bathroom. Blearily opening the cabinet, he grabbed some migraine medicine and chugged down more than a human dosage. It would take a minimum of ten to put a dent in