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boys’ names first?
    “The old human called them for ice cream.” Kade frowned,
studied him a long moment more, then continued. “So, either Seth and Levi
shifted due to a threat or she knew beforehand.”
    “Or they trusted Jasmine enough to share their secret,” Rafe
added.
    Kade nodded slowly. “I suppose.”
    Kade’s doubtful tone betrayed his disbelief. Most of the
innocents they’d rescued were fearful and frightened of humans, but nine out of
ten children they’d found had spent time in one of the many human medical
facilities that experimented on their species. Or they’d lived as pets to those
demented individuals who owned enough money to buy one. But Seth, Levi and
Megan didn’t appear to fall into either category. Rafe was grateful and damn
curious as to how they ended up deep in this region’s farm country.
    “What do you want to do about Jasmine and Josh?” Rafe asked.
    One blond brow rose and a smirk spread on Kade’s face. “Oh
so now you’re asking your pride leader what should be done instead of giving
the orders.”
    “Well, you did complain about my lack of respect.”
    Kade chuckled softly. “You just don’t want to make the tough
decisions.”
    No he didn’t, because if the choice were up to him, he’d
knock down the door to Jasmine’s house, toss her over his shoulder and take her
to bed. His, preferably. But sex wasn’t the right thing to base decisions on.
Rafe shrugged. “The gods chose you to lead our hodgepodge family, not me.”
    Curses fell from Kade’s lips. “No, Calum damned me to this
fate when he beheaded our father and tore our family apart.”
    Rafe’s fangs punched out and claws erupted. He breathed
through the anger but it didn’t help. The pain was still sharp, even after all
these years. One horrible night changed their family forever and he still
blamed himself for it.
    Kade laid a hand on his shoulder. “I am sorry to remind you
of that night, brother.”
    Rafe jerked away from him and pressed his palms to his eyes.
“It’s not your fault. I mentioned to Jasmine about losing Nina to the bastard.
The memory is fresh.”
    “It’s not your fault. We loved Calum. We didn’t know—”
    “I found her ripped shirt near our garage then stumbled upon
Calum smelling of sex.” Rafe growled and slammed his clawed hands into the
ground before he lashed out at Kade. “And I fucking let him go. Believed his
goddamn lies.”
    Kade’s swirling, completely honey-gold eyes stared at him
intently for so long Rafe’s anger eased. He wasn’t the only one who’d suffered
from the loss.
    “Calum has got to be aging by now. He was over a hundred by
the time he took Nina. That means he’ll be slower. He’ll start making mistakes
and we’ll catch him,” Kade finally said.
    Rafe nodded.
    They sat in silence and watched over Jasmine’s house. His
anger receded and the sounds of the night calmed him. One by one the rooms
darkened until only the corner bedroom light remained on. Jasmine came into
view and reached for the hem of her top. His mouth watered and his pulse kicked
up but excitement fed it this time.
    “Turn around, Kade,” he ordered.
    Kade chuckled and did as he was told. “So I suppose that’s
the sweet Jasmine’s arousal I smell all over you.”
    Jasmine dropped the top. He got a glimpse of her full
breasts before she turned and bent to pick up a shirt. The loose tee covered
her and the lights went out.
    Rafe licked his lips. “Yeah, it was damn delicious too.”
    “Are you sharing?”
    Rafe settled back against a tree to keep watch over Jasmine.
“Nope. No threesomes this time. I think I’ll keep this one for myself.”

Chapter Six
     
    Jazz woke to sounds of her boys talking outside her bedroom
door. She sat up with a gasp and peered at the clock on her nightstand. Noon.
She squeezed her eyes shut. Opened them. Her boys were still arguing and it was
five hours past when she normally woke. Great, today of all days she overslept.
She jumped