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he wouldn't be able to spend a calmer time with Natasha and get to know her. His wolf was dead set on him making her his mate. Every moment she was within range of him, smelling of lilac and more, he had to wage a war of wills with his wolf not to move more aggressively with her.
    His blood burned, knowing his mate was right there. All he had to do was reach out, touch her, caress her, make her his—
    Knock it off! That's enough, he yelled at his wolf, wrestling it back into submission. He could feel his cock already stirring to life now, thinking of Natasha and her beautiful body. Bryce knew she had smarts, a wicked pairing with her wide hips and generous curves. He couldn't stop staring at her, to the point he sometimes felt creepy, but his eyes seemed to have a mind of their own when it came to Natasha.
    Natasha Holland.
    Damn. He hadn't meant to do that. Her name was Ellis. Natasha Ellis, he reminded himself.
    "No Thomas. Damn."
    "I'll call Jake. He'll want to know what's going on," Bryce offered.
    "Thanks, I'm going to head back out. I don't want to go without someone back there while there are people inside."
    "Agreed. Did we ever come to a decision on why Thomas decided to open a place like this if he knew that someone was going to come after it?"
    "Not really. My best guess is rather morbid, though."
    "Bait?"
    "Bait," Ethan agreed.
    "Damn. That's cold-blooded," Bryce commented. "To use all these people here, who have no idea what's going on, just to draw out whoever these people are? I don't know if I could be that ruthless."
    "Me neither, though we don't know if that's the reason or not. Anyway, I'm going to get back out there."
    Bryce pulled his phone out as Ethan departed, headed back outside. He felt odd, sitting on the edge of Thomas's desk without him there, but it was likely going to be his best chance for privacy.
    "Jake," he said when the other party picked up. "It's Bryce."
    " Hey Bryce. What's going on? "
    "Bad news. Ethan was out scouting this morning. He found more of those marks. Lots more."
    " Shit, " Jake said into the silence after several moments.
    "Yeah. Not good."
    " Okay, well, keep an eye out, and if anything changes, let me know. Chase and I will be there for the night shift later on."
    "Will do." Bryce went to hang up the phone, until he hesitated.
    "Jake?" he asked uncertainly.
    " Yes?" Came his Alpha's reply.
    "How...how was it like when you first met Harper? How did you know she was your mate?" he said, finally spitting it out. Jake had been adamant from the get-go that he had known Harper was his mate the moment she walked into his life. It seemed far-fetched to everyone at the time, but now Bryce was going through the same thing.
    He was positive that Natasha was his mate. He and his wolf had never agreed on a woman so strongly before. Even now, as he thought about her, his cock began to stir. Nothing set him off like that. The erection he'd had in her office the other day had been so hard it had almost hurt.
    " It's tough to explain, Bryce. The biggest clue, as I look back at it now, was the first time I laid eyes on her. There was just something different about it, as if suddenly I understood a lot of the concepts I'd only ever talked about before. Love mixed with desire, and a sense of confidence that what I was doing was the right thing. That, and when any guy looked at her sideways I wanted to shift and tear his throat out," Jake finished with a chuckle." Why? Are you having some feelings?"
    "Yeah. For our new boss," he said dryly, appreciating the irony of the situation.
    " Ha! Well, you can't fight fate, my friend, but move slowly. The last thing we need is a complaint in the workplace."
    " Tell me about it. It's tough. Especially with all of this other shit happening right now, who knows when I'll get the chance to do anything about it."
    " It'll happen Bryce. Don't stress about it. I need you on point."
    "I know, you can trust me. We may have another issue with her though."
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