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arms around her and drawing her close.
    “I like you.”
    “I like you, too.”  More than like, actually.  He was falling head over heels for his mate.  He kissed her throat in the place where he’d drunk from her just two hours earlier.  Her blood was amazing.  It was so sweet, it put the so-called honey-bloods to shame.
    “My family is coming in a few minutes,” she said huskily as he licked her pulse.
    “I can’t help it.  You’re so fucking tempting.”
    Her fingers wiggled between the buttons of his dress shirt and touched his stomach.  “You are, too.”
    As he considered ripping the jeans from her body and bending her over the counter, there was a loud knock on the door.  They both growled at the interruption.
    “That’s probably my brothers.”
    “And my sister.”
    “We’ve suddenly both got a really big family,” she said, smiling at him.
    They answered the door together.  Lia’s three brothers, Caleb’s sister, and a she-wolf stood in the hallway.  Everyone was smiling except for the one male he hadn’t personally met yet – Galen, the youngest brother.  He looked like he hadn’t slept in a few days.  Dark circles ringed his eyes, and his cheeks were covered in stubble.
    The females rushed inside, hugging Lia and laughing like old friends, and Caleb pushed open the door farther and gestured inside.  Alaric, the oldest brother, introduced Galen.
    As he was shutting the door, Caleb heard the rhythmic sound of wheels and saw Nash with three carts being pushed behind him.
    “Good evening,” Nash said as he walked into the suite.  “I’ll have everything set up quickly.”
    “Thanks, Nash,” Lia said.  Caleb loved how she settled easily into the role as mistress.  As his truemate, she had a lot of power within the kiss.  When she became a vampire, she’d have even more standing within the kiss.
    Slade, Alaric, and Galen looked at the females and all shook their heads.  Caleb gestured to the couch and said, “Why don’t we sit and chat while our mates catch up.”
    The males followed him, and he sat down on the couch, joined by Alaric and Slade.  Galen went to the large windows and stared out silently.
    “Is he okay?” Caleb asked.
    “It’s been a little tense.  He’s started having mating dreams, but they’re vague, which tells us that he probably has to move on to find his mate.  It took me a year to find Aubrey.  He’s going to stay a few months, which is how long Jonathon will be here with the NWFA, but then he’ll be moving on.”
    “He’s bummed to be leaving our family behind.  We all figured we’d stay together as a group, but the girls’ lives are here so we’re staying,” Slade said.
    “Will he come back when he finds his mate?”
    Alaric shrugged.  “It depends on her.  If she’s tied to her community or family, then probably not.  A lot is up in the air for him which is stressful, but the dreams alone are enough to drive a male batshit crazy.”
    Technically human, Caleb hadn’t experienced anything more paranormal in his life than becoming a vampire.  His connection to Lia, however, was amazing and intense.  He couldn’t imagine what it was like to have mating dreams but have no idea where his mate lived or who she was.
    He had felt like not being able to talk to Lia while she was in her shift for a few hours was torture.  True torture would be not having any clue how to find her.
    “Is there anything I can do?  The wolves are good trackers.  I’m not saying sabers aren’t, but some of the wolves specialize in tracking supernatural creatures and if they had something, like a description, they might be able to help.”
    Galen turned slowly from the window.  “Unless they can find pink and gold, then I have nothing else to go on.”
    Caleb frowned.  “I’m sorry?”
    Galen scrubbed a hand over his face.  “All I see in my dreams are pink and gold.  I wake up with a raging hard-on, but I’ve got nothing to go on.