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yearned for her own mate. It was a natural reaction, one
that came from her wolf and her human side.
    “Was he all He-Man ,
hear me roar?” Kettah lifted a brow in question, and when Melissa nodded but
also rolled her eyes, Kettah chuckled. “Well, you are definitely now a member
of the club. I won’t lie and say I don’t like the way Bram gets all huffy if
another male even glances my way innocently, but there are also plenty of times
where I have to tell him to calm down, because he is acting a bit irrational.”
    “It’s the nature of the beast, no pun
intended.” They all glanced at Talia and started laughing. The red fox shifter
had nailed it on the head pretty accurately.
    “What do you plan on doing?” Candace asked
as she rubbed her belly. There was a slight pinched expression on her face, and
Melissa knew it was because the little bear growing inside of her had one
painful kick. The doctor had told her the little bear would be a big one. Then
again, judging by the size of his father Trace, and his older brother Liam,
that really wasn’t a surprise.
    “I don’t know. Running last night might
have been a dumb move, because I sure as hell know that he won’t just walk
away.” Melissa rested her elbows on the table and stared into her glass at the
little bits of lemon floating in her drink. “I’m not getting any younger, and
believe it or not, I would like children.” She looked up at the females, and
saw all of them had their rapt attention on her. Their expressions were a mix
of empathy and understanding. They had all been in this situation at one point,
and she was glad that she had been able to talk to them about this. “I don’t
know his name, or where he is, but I’m not stupid enough to think that he
probably doesn’t already know who I am and will be finding me soon enough.” She
rubbed her eyes, knowing that this situation wasn’t as difficult as she was
making it out. “I guess I’m going to have to talk to him, and let him know that
I am not like the other females he has clearly been with that have lifted tail
for him when he snapped his fingers.” There was a collective snort from the
females, and Melissa knew that it was the universal noise for “good luck with
that”.
    ****
    Before Melissa even left the office she
knew that he was waiting outside for
her. She hadn’t seen or heard him, hadn’t scented the wild bear in him, but she
just knew, and felt it right down to her bones. But to cement that fact when
she locked up the front doors and stood on the sidewalk, it was to see her mate
leaning against a very black and shiny Tahoe. Even after she had talked to the
girls yesterday, Melissa hadn’t actively sought him out. For one thing she
didn’t even know where to start. She assumed going over to Dakota Dark’s and
asking around would have been a start, but then again she also knew he’d find
her sooner or later. Mates were persistent, and she knew that from watching her
friends find theirs. He wore distressed jeans that showed how muscular his legs
were, but not tight enough to show off a bulge like she had seen some of the Wrangler-wearing
citizens of Sweet Water walk around in. Melissa had never been one that liked a
man that wore pants tighter than ones she owned, but to each
his own . His t-shirt was black and snug enough that every bump and ridge
of his extremely well defined muscular chest was on display. Now that was a sight Melissa had no problem
staring at. His baseball cap had the symbol of some nationally recognized team.
And to top off the entire “look” he had on a pair of dark sunglasses that made
him look so damn sexy it should have been illegal. His arms were crossed and
his biceps bulging from the act. He had one leg propped up behind him on the
SUV, and when he pushed off he walked toward her like there was nothing that
could touch him, and deep down Melissa knew it wasn’t just an act. This male
screamed deadly, powerful, and downright frightening to