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archaeology intrigued me more than I let on. I watched you closely over the years. Then we grew close. I really felt that one day you might be the one to take over guarding the amulet.”
    “If you’ve been the guardian, why is Talon chasing me?”
    “Have you seen me touch the relic?”
    “No…you were scared…ohhhh…I get it.” Kohl rolled his eyes in embarrassment. “That’s why you were afraid of the pendant. You didn’t want to be attached to Talon. Why? He’s gorgeous and you’re gay.”
    “Not afraid, just maintaining the balance of nature. I cannot mate with another Shasta Shifter. We can only mate with humans. Our biological transformation rejects itself, like the magnetic poll…opposites attract.”
    “So even if you’re attracted to another shifter, you can’t mate with him?”
    “Nope. It would be a forced union and destroy our DNA.”
    Kohl shook his head in awe. “I am blown away. I can’t believe you’re an immortal shifter. Why didn’t you tell me when I found the pendant?”
    “It’s not my place to interfere with destiny. If you and Talon are meant to be, then it must happen naturally.”
    “I think I need another drink.” He held out his glass for a refill. “This is unreal.”
    Alaric grabbed the bottle and poured more amber heat into their glasses. “Talon is not out of trouble yet. He must defeat the vampire side in his soul to redeem his shifter. When I found out that you were having erotic dreams about him, I knew you were his chosen mate.”
    “That’s what Talon said, but he was concerned about love verses lust. I guess because I’ve never been in love with a man until…” His voice trailed off. He gulped more whiskey.
    “Until Talon?”
    Their eyes met and Kohl felt Alaric strip his defenses with alarming ease.
    “I’m crazy about him,” Kohl confessed. “He is all I can think about.”
    Alaric leaned back with a knowing smile. “If there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s don’t fight nature, buddy, you’ll only end up on the losing end. Guess that’s another reason I’ve been hanging out in this mortal world—I want a true soul mate.” He paused to refill his glass. “Back in the early nineteen hundreds, men did not acknowledge their attraction to each other. That’s probably why I had only one child. I loved my wife, but I was not physically attracted to her. I did right by them, moved them away from the horrific memories so they could live the rest of their lives in peace. But once I was on my own, I wanted a man.”
    “I see. Your decision to stay went beyond the need to protect the Bloodstone. You’re holding out for Mister Right.”
    Alaric rolled his shoulders and sighed. “I guess so. I thought it was gonna be you, but Talon is your destiny. I’ll find my man yet, don’t worry.”
    “How do I go about finding Talon now?” Kohl felt the pangs of desire again.
    “He will find you and keep finding you until he’s convinced that you love him or that you don’t. The strength that Talon needs to purge vampirism from his soul can only be found in genuine love. You will need to look into your heart and sort your feelings regarding him.”
    “ Love …” Kohl muttered, feeling groggy from the liquor. “I never put much stock in it.”
    “You might want to give it a try. There’s never been a better time. Your life with a Shasta Shifter will be pure paradise. We are capable of pleasuring our mates in supernatural ways.”
    Kohl felt his dick harden. “Yeah…I think I got a sample of that.”
    “Do some soul searching, buddy. I’d hate for you to miss a once in a lifetime opportunity and I can’t think of a better man to take over the amulet.”
    “Guess I won’t be getting rich yet, huh?” Kohl let out a dry laugh.
    Alaric gave him a wink. “There are more ways to get rich than by money, my friend.”

Chapter Four
     
     
    Kohl lay in his bed staring up at the ceiling, pondering his heavy conversation with Alaric. The