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her again. Not to mention, he wasn’t sorry and he
    doubted he could feign it.
    A bang on his window caused him to jump. Just as quickly, his heartbeat returned
    to normal when he saw his younger brother, Stephan, standing there. He inwardly
    cursed. For the past week all his senses had been off kilter. He should have smelled
    Stephan. Instead all his energy and thoughts were focused on Carly.
    Immediately he opened the door. “Hey, Bro, surprised to see you here. Tell me I’m
    not the last one.”
    “Just about.” Stephan slapped him on the back and pulled him into a tight hug.
    “Are you working a case right now?” Nick locked his car before shutting the door.
    “Nah. Just came off one. Thought I’d see the family before I got reassigned.” His
    brother raked a hand through his dark hair.
    “You need a haircut.” He shook his head as they walked up the steps. Stephan had
    been working for the Drug Enforcement Administration for the past four years.
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    “Tell me about it… Hey, who’s the hot redhead Alex brought? She smells like sex
    and—”
    “She’s off limits. To you, to anyone. She’s mine,” Nick growled. The second the
    words were out of his mouth, he knew it was true. It was the only thing that made
    sense. Carly was his. He’d stopped looking for a mate a long time ago. And he’d never
    thought his mate would be a human. But it was the only thing that explained his intense
    attraction to her.
    He turned to face his brother as they reached the front door of his aunt’s two-story
    Mediterranean-style house. “You understand what I’m saying?”
    “Oh, shit. Never thought I’d see the day. You actually think she’s your mate? A
    human?” Stephan asked.
    “Just stay away from her,” he bit out.
    His brother chuckled and opened the front door.
    “I’m serious, Stephan. I’d hate to kick your ass if—”
    The second they stepped onto the tiled foyer, his Aunt Melina grabbed both their
    arms and fired questions at them like a machine gun. “Stephanos, where did you sneak
    off to? Nicolas, you’re late! And where’s Thomas?”
    “I think he’s working, but Stephan wanted to ask you about that salon you go to.
    He needs a haircut.” Nick dropped a quick kiss on her cheek and headed down the long
    hallway toward the kitchen. He threw a glance over his shoulder and grinned at his
    scowling brother.
    If he allowed her, his aunt would hold his ear captive for half an hour. And he had
    more important things to worry about. Like finding Carly.
    In the kitchen he found three of his younger female cousins whispering around the
    table. When they saw him they all giggled.
    “What’s so funny?” He looked back and forth among them.
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    Athena, one of his favorites, answered. “Nothing much. Alex just told us a story
    about you when you were our age.”
    He frowned. Athena wasn’t more than fifteen or sixteen in human and shifter years.
    She was barely a pup. When she turned twenty, her aging process would slow down
    immensely, allowing her to live hundreds of years. Hell, maybe longer. It wasn’t as if it
    was an exact science.
    He remembered quite well what he’d been like back then. It had been over a
    century ago and he’d been living in Greece.
    Sighing, he thought of his hometown of Leontio. Being a shifter had been a lot
    easier back then. Greeks in general had a lot of respect for wolves and mythology and
    the thought of the paranormal wasn’t scoffed at as it was in so many other places
    around the globe. “Where exactly is Alex?” he asked through gritted teeth.
    With a big, knowing grin plastered on her face, Athena nodded toward the back of
    the house. “Back porch. Hey, where’s Thomas? I haven’t seen him in like, a month, and
    he promised to help me with a school project on the history of Greece.”
    “He’s working,” he answered absently as he opened the back door.
    Wherever Alex was, Carly was sure to be also. As he