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Father. What’s important
is the family who bears it.”
    Baron’s eyes flashed. For a moment it looked almost as
though he would start the Change and challenge his son to a full fight. Kylar’s
body tensed, a part of him hoping his father would make this physical. A
physical fight would be so much easier than this verbal attack.
    But Baron didn’t shift into his cat form, he continued to
use his very cruel, very human words. “Well, one of us has to care about our
standing in the Pride. Maybe if you cared more about your reputation you
wouldn’t have been outwitted by a couple of tight-assed Unfree sluts.”
    The last of Kylar’s fight seeped out of him. Even knowing
his father spoke the truth, hearing him talk that way about the men he’d
loved—that he still loved—ended any hope for an amicable end.
    “At least I have feelings,” he said quietly, with as much
dignity as he could summon. “I do the best I can. But if I’m such a blight on
the family name, consider me out of it. You can mark me out of the family
Bible.”
    Baron’s eyes widened and he started to stand up. “Now hold
on a minute, that’s not—”
    “I don’t care what it is.” He had to get out of there. If he
stayed any longer he was going to attack his father, and the thought shamed him
far more effectively than any of Baron’s words had done. The only thing worse
than Baron winning was giving him the satisfaction of seeing Kylar lose the
last of his control. “It just is. Goodbye…Baron.”
    Quickly, before he could be stopped or stop himself, he left
the room, ran past his mother and out the door. Running for home.
    If only he knew what he would find when he got there.

Chapter Six
     
    Varek checked the clock again, and Gable laughed softly.
“It’s barely been an hour. We can’t expect him to walk in, announce he’s going
to be triple-warrior-mated, have a celebratory drink and run back out. You know
it’s going to be awhile yet.”
    Varek shook his head. The uneasy feeling in his chest had
started the second Kylar left them in the woods and had only gotten worse
since. Kylar had been gone only an hour. It felt like a lifetime. “I’m just
worried.”
    “I know. Me too.” Gable scooted closer to him on the couch.
The heat of his body against Varek’s felt good, but didn’t ease the tight
feeling in his chest. “I’m worried about him too.”
    “I just wish he’d let one of us go with him. The thought of
him in there alone… I can just imagine what his father must be saying about
us…and about his own son.” His voice cracked. Any other time, with any other
man, he might have been embarrassed by the unshed tears stinging his eyes, but
not with Gable. And especially not when it came to Kylar. “He shouldn’t have to
do that alone.”
    “He’s not alone anymore,” Gable reminded him, wrapping his
arm around Varek’s shoulders and snuggling into him. “He has us now, and you
know we make him happy. We’re going to keep making him happy. Today and every
day after that.”
    Varek took a deep breath. Yes, Kylar had them now and they
would try to soften whatever blows his father might throw. But would it be
enough? Would he and Gable really be able to make up for the loss of Kylar’s
family? No matter how optimistic Gable might be, Varek knew there was a damn
good chance that Kylar’s family would shun him for his decision. “I really love
him, Gable,” Varek whispered. “I never thought I would, at least not like this.
But I do. The thought of him hurting…”
    “Makes you want to Change and rip whoever hurt him to
shreds?” Gable finished, a smile in his voice.
    “Yeah. That’s it. Rip them up, pull out their insides and
use their intestines to play jump rope.”
    Gable chuckled. “You’re disgusting.”
    “You know what I mean.”
    “I know. Me too. We’re very lucky to have found him.”
    He was right. Varek knew that. He just wished he could shake
the feeling that something awful was about to