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smile, but the sadness reached his eyes. Lev hated the fact he knew so little about this. When his father explained mating to him when he was young, he hadn’t really understood it. I mean, how do you look at someone, smell them, and know without talking to them that they are the one you are fated for? It really didn’t make sense. What if they were wrong, what if Griff was supposed to have a shifter mate, not a human? What if his scent was only enticing to him because he was a human? All of these questions ran through his mind as he stood there trying to grasp the situation.
"Sorry, I thought maybe because your step-father was a wolf he would have explained it to you. I, uh, felt the pull to you when we met. I thought you felt it too and gave you time to get used to the whole mating thing since you were a human. I really put my foot into it this time," he groaned and ran a hand down his face.
Lev thought it was endearing how the man seemed to be worried about his reaction. He was a shifter, Lev didn’t know what kind, but knowing that he had fought the urge to mate him right when he saw him spoke to the kind of man Griff was. He wasn’t like the others he knew. "Let's talk about this later. I mean, tonight, we can go through this whole thing and sort it out."
Griff nodded and paused. "If it makes any difference what so ever, I know we are supposed to have another mate."
Lev opened his mouth and closed it gain. Wait, two mates? "How do you know?"
Griff laughed and said, "Let's just say that my beast is a little unusual. I’ll explain later."
***
Lev went back to work, but he called his step-father and left a message asking him to call him when he had a chance. Lev wanted to talk to his father before he went to dinner with Griff. It wasn’t that he didn't want to be his mate. It was that he didn’t understand what it entailed. And what about having a second mate! How would that work? Who was it?
He had so many questions rattling around in his head; it was a wonder that he got any work done that afternoon. Luckily, it was a light day for crime. They were still working on the missing dispatcher and needed to track down a few leads about that. He read over all the interviews and reports looking for clues and seeing if he got that tingle that told him he was on to something. Even so, he was still stumped. At the same time, it wasn’t in him to give up; he would figure this out. He didn’t like cold cases. He looked at the clock and smiled, fifteen minutes, and he would be able to go.
His cell phone rang, and he breathed a sigh of relief that it was his step-father calling.
"Son, what is so urgent that I had to call before you stopped work?” his step-father's deep tone said. His step-father was his only support when he was in training to be a cop. Gregori had been crushed when the other children had driven his only child away from his home. Lev had never said anything, and he didn’t like to pry into the growing pains of a young adult. Being a wolf, he wasn’t up on human parenting and worried that he didn’t do the right things. So when the old Sheriff started making retirement noises, he made the calls to make sure that Lev got the job as Sheriff. And Quin promised not to ever tell Lev of his interference. Quin was happy to have his wayward pack member back in the fold too.
"Dad, I need to ask you a few questions," Lev said quickly and then looked around to make sure no one was listening to him. Some of the Sheriffs were shifters, and he still didn’t trust them.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Well, remember when I talked to you about Griff?” Lev said hesitantly. He had told his step-father a long time ago, that he was attracted to both men and women. His step-father, being a shifter, hadn’t cared one way or another. He said whatever made him happy, he was okay with.
"Of course the jeweler, I bought a necklace from him for your mother, nice guy."
"Yeah, well we met for lunch today, and he said that we were
"Sorry, I thought maybe because your step-father was a wolf he would have explained it to you. I, uh, felt the pull to you when we met. I thought you felt it too and gave you time to get used to the whole mating thing since you were a human. I really put my foot into it this time," he groaned and ran a hand down his face.
Lev thought it was endearing how the man seemed to be worried about his reaction. He was a shifter, Lev didn’t know what kind, but knowing that he had fought the urge to mate him right when he saw him spoke to the kind of man Griff was. He wasn’t like the others he knew. "Let's talk about this later. I mean, tonight, we can go through this whole thing and sort it out."
Griff nodded and paused. "If it makes any difference what so ever, I know we are supposed to have another mate."
Lev opened his mouth and closed it gain. Wait, two mates? "How do you know?"
Griff laughed and said, "Let's just say that my beast is a little unusual. I’ll explain later."
***
Lev went back to work, but he called his step-father and left a message asking him to call him when he had a chance. Lev wanted to talk to his father before he went to dinner with Griff. It wasn’t that he didn't want to be his mate. It was that he didn’t understand what it entailed. And what about having a second mate! How would that work? Who was it?
He had so many questions rattling around in his head; it was a wonder that he got any work done that afternoon. Luckily, it was a light day for crime. They were still working on the missing dispatcher and needed to track down a few leads about that. He read over all the interviews and reports looking for clues and seeing if he got that tingle that told him he was on to something. Even so, he was still stumped. At the same time, it wasn’t in him to give up; he would figure this out. He didn’t like cold cases. He looked at the clock and smiled, fifteen minutes, and he would be able to go.
His cell phone rang, and he breathed a sigh of relief that it was his step-father calling.
"Son, what is so urgent that I had to call before you stopped work?” his step-father's deep tone said. His step-father was his only support when he was in training to be a cop. Gregori had been crushed when the other children had driven his only child away from his home. Lev had never said anything, and he didn’t like to pry into the growing pains of a young adult. Being a wolf, he wasn’t up on human parenting and worried that he didn’t do the right things. So when the old Sheriff started making retirement noises, he made the calls to make sure that Lev got the job as Sheriff. And Quin promised not to ever tell Lev of his interference. Quin was happy to have his wayward pack member back in the fold too.
"Dad, I need to ask you a few questions," Lev said quickly and then looked around to make sure no one was listening to him. Some of the Sheriffs were shifters, and he still didn’t trust them.
"Sure, what is it?"
"Well, remember when I talked to you about Griff?” Lev said hesitantly. He had told his step-father a long time ago, that he was attracted to both men and women. His step-father, being a shifter, hadn’t cared one way or another. He said whatever made him happy, he was okay with.
"Of course the jeweler, I bought a necklace from him for your mother, nice guy."
"Yeah, well we met for lunch today, and he said that we were
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