Free A Mating Dance by Lia Davis

males were going to gang up on her.
    Damn. She hoped she had enough willpower to resist them both until she could figure out what she and her jaguar wanted.
    “I’m going to get Travis and go back to the house. I want to make sure no neighbors or the surrounding forest catches on fire,” Blaine announced then brushed his lips over hers in a quick kiss before stepping around her, ignoring her scowl.
    He opened the door to find Keegan with raised knuckles. The Alpha raised his eyebrows. “You’re home early.”
    Blaine nodded. “Call a meeting. I should be back in an hour.”
    Keegan gave a short nod and stepped aside for his son to move past.
    Cameron’s worry and anger at whoever had tried to burn two shifter males alive, melted at the sight of Max. When Keegan entered the house, closing the door behind him, he set Max down on his feet. The three-year-old took a couple of steps and froze, staring from Cameron to Graham. His little brows drew together as if unsure who he should go to.
    Neither she nor Graham moved. Max had to make his own decisions. Slowly the little boy that melted her heart with his very presence started toddling forward, right to Graham. She couldn’t blame him. He hadn’t seen Graham in almost twenty-four hours. Besides the lion shifter was Max’s stepfather in many ways, and the only thing Max had even remotely close to family.
    Sammie too. Although Cameron hadn’t spent much time with the girl, she still wanted to get to know her. Sammie needed the chance to be a child and enjoy life while she was young.
    “Where’s Sammie?” Graham asked.
    Shay came out of the kitchen and went to her father to give him a peck on the cheek. Then she turned to Graham. “Sammie’s in the game room with Josie.”
    He nodded and disappeared with Max down the hall.
    Cameron watched him leave. His long legs carried his powerful, lean, muscular body to the last room on the left. He spoke softly to Max, drawing laughter out of the little man. Graham’s tenderness with Max stirred something inside her that she had no intention of ever acting on. She had a mate. She damn sure didn’t need two.
    Keegan placed a hand on Cameron’s forehead. She flinched, not expecting the sudden movement from him. Within moments, her headache melted away and took the tension with it. She took a deep breath and smiled at him.
    She was one of very few who knew the extent of the Alpha’s telepathic abilities. It went past reading minds and into the mind-bending department. Yes, he could read most people’s thoughts, but with touch, he could erase or alter memories. And he could ease headaches.
    “Thanks,” she said.
    His lips lifted in a grin. “You really shouldn’t drink so much. The next time I’ll let you suffer.”
    She rolled her eyes, hearing the undertone of amusement in his words. “Noted.”
    Shadows darkened his brown eyes, and lines creased his forehead. “Do you know if Sammie has talked to Nevan?”
    The front door opened, drawing their attention. Nevan walked in and gave a short nod to Keegan then Shay and Cameron. “I talked to her briefly.” Cameron wasn’t surprised the human had heard Keegan’s question. The Alpha had the kind of voice that carried, although he hadn’t tried to be discreet about his inquiry into Sammie’s state of mind.
    Nevan shook his head and went on. “She stopped being a child the day she was abducted and went straight to being a protector for her brother. She saw to his care for the last year or so they were held captive.”
    Keegan let out a low growl. Cameron wanted to growl with him. No child should have to go through what those children had at the hands of the rogues. Above all, no child should have their childhood stripped from them.
    “I will talk with her soon,” Keegan said then turned his gaze back to Cameron.
    He studied her for far longer than she deemed comfortable. Yet, she didn’t feel the dull pressure that came when he read her thoughts. She was about to turn