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his chest fill with pride. His mate really was something else, and Kelan could already envision them living together on the ranch with his brothers and their mates.
    When they arrived back at Jake’s place, Kelan’s light and happy mood darkened in an instant. The door to Jake’s apartment was ajar, and Kelan could smell an unfamiliar scent in the hallway outside. Someone had been inside his mate’s apartment.
    No, a shifter had been inside.

Chapter Five
     
     
     
    “Huh, I thought I’d locked that,” Jake said, pushing the door wider.
    “Get behind me, Jake,” Kelan ordered.
    “What?”
    “Someone’s been inside. Does anyone have a key?”
    “No, no one. How can you tell?”
    “I can smell them.”
    “But how could they get in without a key?”
    “I don’t know. Wait here.”
    Kelan pushed in front of Jake and shouldered his way into the room. He could only make out the scent of one person—a man whom he didn’t recognise. The apartment was now empty and at first glance nothing appeared to have been disturbed.
    “Does it look like he took anything?” Kelan asked when he’d given the all-clear and Jake had joined him in the living room.
    “Not that I can tell,” Jake said, looking around the room. “How do you know it’s a he?”
    “Men and women have different scents. It’s definitely a man, and I don’t think he’s human.”
    “What do you mean, not human? Are you saying another wolf has been in here?”
     
    That would be impossible. Kelan was the only wolf Jake knew. Except, of course, for Matty , but Jake hadn’t seen him for over ten years.
    “Not a wolf, no, but definitely another shifter.”
    Jake stared at Kelan , uncomprehending.
    “I don’t understand. Are you saying there are different types of shifters, other than wolves?”
    “Well, sure. Mainly cats, but I’ve heard of a few bird shifters, too.”
    Jake wasn’t sure he was able to process that information. Cat and bird shifters? Jake had had a hard enough time accepting that werewolves existed.
    “Do you know of any?”
    “Not personally. Shifters tend to stick to their own species and most cats are solitary, except, of course, for lions and such, who live in prides.”
    “Lion shifters?” Jake said, eyeing Kelan dubiously.
    Kelan chuckled at the look on his mate’s face.
    “Yeah, but I think they’re rare. Leopards and jaguars are the most common.”
    “Huh. Who would have thought? What do you think he was doing in here? Do you think he was disturbed before he could take anything?”
    “I don’t know, but I don’t like it. Especially after the letter you got this morning.”
    “You don’t think they’re connected, do you?”
    “Could be. Either way, I don’t want you to be alone here until we get to the bottom of this. It could be dangerous.”
    Jake rolled his eyes. “I really think you’re overreacting, Kelan . Look, I probably just forgot to lock the door on the way out and some chancer thought he’d come in to find something he could fence. One of my neighbours probably disturbed him before he could take anything.”
    “Maybe,” Kelan conceded. “But I’m not taking any chances. You’re not staying here anymore on your own.”
    “And where am I staying, may I ask? Shall I commute to work from my place in the Hamptons?”
    “You have a place in the Hamptons?” Kelan asked, agape.
    Jake sighed. “No, I was being sarcastic. This is it. I have nowhere else to go.”
    “Don’t worry about it. I’ll think of something. It doesn’t matter right now, anyway, because I’m staying with you tonight.”
    “Really?”
    “Yes, really.” Kelan paused. “Where did you think I was going?”
    “Uh, home, back to Cody’s? I don’t know.”
    “Are you trying to get rid of me already?”
    “No, I just didn’t think we’d be spending every night together is all.”
    Kelan frowned. “I intend to spend every night with you for the rest of my life. You have a problem with that?”
    Jake’s