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    Colin shook his head. “That’s BS. He’s hiding out from that woman and too chicken shit to face her.”
    “Weel my friend, can you blame him?” Robert quirked an eyebrow.
    Not liking the comparison, Colin scowled at his friend. “It’s not the same,” he grumbled.
    Robert turned toward a well-worn path. “Let’s get this quest started.”
    Colin motioned for Stephanie to follow Robert and fell into step behind her, watching their backs out of habit.
    His affair with the witch was a very long time ago and maybe she wouldn’t even remember him. His memories were probably inflated by his own conceit when he was young and thought himself such a fine specimen. He scoffed remembering how full of himself he was back then. Young male werewolves were not known for being self-deprecating.
    “Are we looking for a gingerbread house?” Stephanie asked. You could hear the laughter in her voice.
    Colin smiled as his glum thoughts faded away in light of his mate’s happiness. He could tell she was thoroughly enjoying this quest of theirs.
    Robert spoke over his shoulder. “Nae lass. Picture a two-story luxury log cabin like you’d find in the Colorado Rockies.
    “Oh,” Stephanie murmured. “Kind of blows away the picture I had in my head.”

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    S tephanie found herself getting more nervous the further they walked. Her insecurities were raising their ugly head. They were going to meet Colin’s old flame who was a bona-fide witch, while she was nothing more than a plain old human. Her shoulders slumped.
    She felt Colin’s arm slide around her shoulders. “Hey, you okay?”
    Her thoughts slipped from her mind to her mouth. “Why would you want to tie yourself to a plain old human?”
    He stopped and placed his hands on her shoulders, facing her. “Because you’re my mate and not a plain old anything. You’re caring and kind. Tough and tenacious. And I’ve been blessed with a beautiful person whose empathy knows no bounds.”
    She blushed, hoping he wouldn’t notice the heightened color, but of course he did. She knew by the slight grin and deepening dimples.
    “We’d better catch up.” She saw Robert waiting for them further up the trail. He continued on when they both started walking again.
    She still had more questions and the tranquil surroundings worked well to voice her concerns. “What will our lives be like?”
    “Same as any other couple. Work, home, family. We’re not different; we just have different abilities. Your free will doesn’t change. You can work, stay at home, start a circus for all I care.”
    Colin slipped his hand into hers. “Work at my office with me as my dispatcher. My deputies answer the phones since we don’t get that many calls, but I could use a full time dispatcher and office clerk. And as an added benefit,” his voice lowered, “I have handcuffs.”
    They both heard Robert’s snort even though he was further up the trail.
    “Damn Fae hearing,” Colin muttered.
    They caught up to Robert. “Aye, like you werewolves have any right to complain.”
    Colin smirked and pointed at his own ears. “It’s the protein man. Lots and lots of protein.”
    Robert turned serious as he pointed towards a small hill. “Her home is just over the next rise there, built into the hillside. Stephanie, I think you should wait for us here.”
    “What? Come on, we’re not going over this again. No! I didn’t come all this way to be left behind.” Her foot crushed the leaves beneath her heel when she stomped.
    Both men stood contemplating her without speaking. She felt like a child throwing a temper tantrum, but what right did they have to leave her behind?
    “Is she evil or something? Liable to turn me into a slug? You told me your people were the ‘good’ Fae and it was the dark ones to look out for.”
    “We’re a race of good and bad, dark and light. Dark can be good and light can be bad, nothings ever black and white, but deep shades of gray. Also, she’s