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so filled with one lady cop that he hadn’t looked at his phone before he
lay down. “Long night, sorry. What did you need?” He wasn’t ready to tell Sin
about Kaya and his reaction to her. None of the brothers wanted a mate more
than Sinclair. Being younger than Rafe by only a few years meant he had been
lonely almost as long. Sin was like Nikolas; he wanted a woman in his life,
even if it were just for a night. He had even married a couple of times over
the years. As painful as it was to watch your partner age and die, Sin endured
that pain just so he could enjoy a companion while the human was alive.
    “I wanted to let
you know that Lorenzo Campanelli and Jasper Jenkins are heading your way this
afternoon. I will have Ashley forward the itinerary to Willow.” The Clan moved
around quite a bit, usually on the same coast. When they felt they were
jeopardizing the family, they would travel cross country to start over. Some
even changed countries.
    “Be mindful of
Jasper though. He has been showing signs of aggression lately, and he wasn’t
keen on the move. He more or less told me he wasn’t moving and when I told him
it wasn’t a request, he phased. Fully. I believe if some of the others hadn’t
been present he might have challenged me.”
    “So you’re
sending me your problem child?” Rafe just laughed. “I’ll hand him over to Frey,
see how long the attitude adjustment takes.”
    “Not long
knowing our little cousin.”
    “I’d really like
to witness you calling Geoffrey little. He’d be offering you an attitude
adjustment.” Frey was the largest member of their Clan and being a master of
several types of martial arts, he was not only the fiercest but also the
scariest.
    “Yeah, well I
want to keep all my limbs intact as well as my head attached to my shoulders,
so I think I’ll pass.”
    Rafe laughed
again. He missed Sin. Not only were they closest in age but they were close
period. He and his brother were so much alike they could pass for twins and
often did in their younger days.  He couldn’t hold back the sigh that escaped.
“Miss you, Brother.”
    “And I you.” The
line went dead as it always did before he could say goodbye. Sin didn’t believe
in the word.
    Rafe placed his
phone on the night stand and then settled back into bed. Jasper. He didn’t know
much about the man since he was sent directly to the west coast from Scotland
when he could no longer pull off his young age there
    Nikolas kept a
detailed record of every Society member: their age, occupations, all former
identities, as well as their mates and offspring for the few who were lucky
enough to have bonded. Most chose to remain in the same occupation as before,
but every once in a while a few opted for something new. When you did the same
thing for hundreds of years, it could become monotonous. Whatever job they
chose, Rafael would help them both adjust to their new surroundings.
    Nik had found
nothing to report from the archives. He was surprised that Frey helped him
search. Rafe, however, was not. Theirs was a family of protectors first, and
they took their role in society seriously. They also wanted to be mates and
fathers like most men did. Just because they were shifters didn’t mean the
longing for that soul mate wasn’t there. If anything, it was a deeper want, a
greater longing since they couldn’t choose just any woman.
    If they never
found their mate, they lived alone until they were no longer of this world.
They could have sex, but it wasn’t a lasting fulfillment. It quenched the
thirst for a moment, but the parched feeling came back quickly.
    Would Kaya Kane
even desire him? Right now, probably not. Until he was no longer a suspect for
the recent murders, she no doubt wanted nothing to do with him. He hoped the
man Gregor and Frey were putting inside the pen would come up with some answers
and quickly.
    Wanting a few
more hours rest, Rafe closed his eyes. As with the night before when trying to
go to sleep,