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arm around Drake s waist and pulling him away. My
brother doesn t mind people watching, but he s still a
shifter. He grinned when Drake looked at him with a
confused frown. We re territorial, he whispered, leaning
close.
Oh, he muttered. Maybe being territorial was a wolf
thing.
Suddenly, Lyle grunted in satisfaction and the smell of
cum filled Drake s nose. To his surprise, his cock took an
interest, thickening in his jeans. Phillip chuckled, shifting his
grip to his shoulder and squeezing to get his attention.
How long until you know if it works? he asked, an
amused smirk covering his face.
He had to blink several times to focus. Before he could
answer, a low growl sounded from the doorway.
What the fuck is going on in here?
Drake shrank back from a snarling Ailean. The man s
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blazing eyes were glued to the hand Phillip still had on his
shoulder. His nostrils flared as he took in the scents filling
the room. With barely controlled aggression, Ailean closed
the door and turned back to them. From the corner of his
eye, Drake saw Todd slide out from under the blanket.
What are you doing? Ailean snarled.
Frustration sparked through Drake s veins. He knew it
was childish, but he stamped his foot. I know I screwed up
by giving those guys my research, but how was I supposed
to know that they d do something like this with it? he
screamed, pointing at Lyle s prone form. I m trying to fix
what they did.
When all Ailean did was glare at Drake, the bigger man s
chest heaving and his eyes glowing in what Drake could
only call disgust, his shoulders slumped. It didn t matter
what he said. His past was too big an obstacle for Ailean to
accept. He shouldn t have allowed himself to hope.
Phillip wrapped an arm around Drake s shoulders and
began to steer him toward the door. The dark-haired wolf
whispered words Drake didn t understand, his brain having
frozen in his head. A loud roar echoed through the small
room and a heavy body slammed into the pair, separating
them.
Drake landed in a heap, his momentum making him slide
across the floor to stop against the machines. Loud growling
and snarling reached his ears. Crawling along the floor, he
reached the foot of the bed and peeked around the side. A
gasp escaped his throat. A large black cat crouched over
Phillip s prone form, his lips peeled back, exposing long
fangs as he growled.
He eased to his knees, his eyes rounding in shock. That
had to be his mate in jaguar form, but why did he shift?
Ailean? he whispered.
For a second, the big, black cat stopped snarling and
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turned his head toward Drake. He tensed when familiar
honey-brown eyes focused on him, but a movement caught
the shifter s attention and he began to growl again. Drake
realized Todd must be over there, too.
He didn t know what to do, how to help his friends. He
needed help. Slipping his phone from his pocket, he hit five
on his speed dial.
Hey, Drake, Declan s deep voice sounded through the
device. Did yer formula work?
I have no idea, he whispered. I m in the room now,
and Ailean is here. He wasn t supposed to be on duty right
now. And he got super angry, probably cause Todd had to
give Lyle a blow job to raise his pulse to where the formula
would work, he continued urgently, his eyes still fixed on
the big cat on the other side of the room.
Whoa, whoa, Drake, the alpha s voice cut through his
ramblings. Slow down. What s going on with Ailean?
He turned into a jaguar, and he s holding Phillip and
Todd captive.
His words met with a long pause, and at first he didn t
think the alpha believed him. Declan?
Answer me this, Drake, Declan commanded, which had
Drake nodding, even though the other man couldn t see it.
Was either of them touching ye in any way when Ailean
walked into the room?
Drake frowned. Well, sure. Ailean started yelling and I
yelled back. When he just glared at me, Phillip tried to coax
me out of the room, he admitted.
Ah, then there s yer problem.
He couldn t feel more confused. What?
An unmated male tried to steal his mate.
But he doesn t want me, Drake denied.
Aye, he does, Drake, Declan assured. He just has some
baggage. Ye need to get between him and the others. Coax
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him back to human form.
He could feel himself going pale. Get between them? Did
Declan seriously expect him to approach the cat? But& but
he s a cat.
Declan sighed into the phone. Ailean is still himself,
even in his cat form. He s just running on instinct right now.
Instinct that says to keep his mate from single shifters who
may try to steal him. He must have let out a squeak of
protest because Declan added, He does still want ye, Drake.
But his human senses are warring with his shifter instincts.
Don t let him do something he ll regret. He won t hurt you,
Declan assured. Ye re his mate.
Drake glared at his phone. Not all hurt is physical, he
muttered before putting the device back to his ear.
I know, Declan replied as if he d spoken directly into
the piece.
He gritted his teeth when he realized the man s sensitive
shifter hearing had allowed him to understand his muttered
words.
I told ye why the man has issues with humans.
Just& have faith in the mating link.
Okay. Holding back a sigh, Drake snapped the phone
shut and slowly rose to a crouch. He wasn t a brave man, so
couldn t figure out why he followed the alpha s advice.
Maybe it was because he liked the doctor too much to let
him do something stupid. And he certainly didn t want
Ailean to get caught like this in a hospital full of humans.
What a disaster that would be!
All too soon, he found himself within a foot of the large
cat. He forced in a slow, deep breath and whispered,
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arm around Drake s waist and pulling him away. My
brother doesn t mind people watching, but he s still a
shifter. He grinned when Drake looked at him with a
confused frown. We re territorial, he whispered, leaning
close.
Oh, he muttered. Maybe being territorial was a wolf
thing.
Suddenly, Lyle grunted in satisfaction and the smell of
cum filled Drake s nose. To his surprise, his cock took an
interest, thickening in his jeans. Phillip chuckled, shifting his
grip to his shoulder and squeezing to get his attention.
How long until you know if it works? he asked, an
amused smirk covering his face.
He had to blink several times to focus. Before he could
answer, a low growl sounded from the doorway.
What the fuck is going on in here?
Drake shrank back from a snarling Ailean. The man s
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blazing eyes were glued to the hand Phillip still had on his
shoulder. His nostrils flared as he took in the scents filling
the room. With barely controlled aggression, Ailean closed
the door and turned back to them. From the corner of his
eye, Drake saw Todd slide out from under the blanket.
What are you doing? Ailean snarled.
Frustration sparked through Drake s veins. He knew it
was childish, but he stamped his foot. I know I screwed up
by giving those guys my research, but how was I supposed
to know that they d do something like this with it? he
screamed, pointing at Lyle s prone form. I m trying to fix
what they did.
When all Ailean did was glare at Drake, the bigger man s
chest heaving and his eyes glowing in what Drake could
only call disgust, his shoulders slumped. It didn t matter
what he said. His past was too big an obstacle for Ailean to
accept. He shouldn t have allowed himself to hope.
Phillip wrapped an arm around Drake s shoulders and
began to steer him toward the door. The dark-haired wolf
whispered words Drake didn t understand, his brain having
frozen in his head. A loud roar echoed through the small
room and a heavy body slammed into the pair, separating
them.
Drake landed in a heap, his momentum making him slide
across the floor to stop against the machines. Loud growling
and snarling reached his ears. Crawling along the floor, he
reached the foot of the bed and peeked around the side. A
gasp escaped his throat. A large black cat crouched over
Phillip s prone form, his lips peeled back, exposing long
fangs as he growled.
He eased to his knees, his eyes rounding in shock. That
had to be his mate in jaguar form, but why did he shift?
Ailean? he whispered.
For a second, the big, black cat stopped snarling and
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turned his head toward Drake. He tensed when familiar
honey-brown eyes focused on him, but a movement caught
the shifter s attention and he began to growl again. Drake
realized Todd must be over there, too.
He didn t know what to do, how to help his friends. He
needed help. Slipping his phone from his pocket, he hit five
on his speed dial.
Hey, Drake, Declan s deep voice sounded through the
device. Did yer formula work?
I have no idea, he whispered. I m in the room now,
and Ailean is here. He wasn t supposed to be on duty right
now. And he got super angry, probably cause Todd had to
give Lyle a blow job to raise his pulse to where the formula
would work, he continued urgently, his eyes still fixed on
the big cat on the other side of the room.
Whoa, whoa, Drake, the alpha s voice cut through his
ramblings. Slow down. What s going on with Ailean?
He turned into a jaguar, and he s holding Phillip and
Todd captive.
His words met with a long pause, and at first he didn t
think the alpha believed him. Declan?
Answer me this, Drake, Declan commanded, which had
Drake nodding, even though the other man couldn t see it.
Was either of them touching ye in any way when Ailean
walked into the room?
Drake frowned. Well, sure. Ailean started yelling and I
yelled back. When he just glared at me, Phillip tried to coax
me out of the room, he admitted.
Ah, then there s yer problem.
He couldn t feel more confused. What?
An unmated male tried to steal his mate.
But he doesn t want me, Drake denied.
Aye, he does, Drake, Declan assured. He just has some
baggage. Ye need to get between him and the others. Coax
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him back to human form.
He could feel himself going pale. Get between them? Did
Declan seriously expect him to approach the cat? But& but
he s a cat.
Declan sighed into the phone. Ailean is still himself,
even in his cat form. He s just running on instinct right now.
Instinct that says to keep his mate from single shifters who
may try to steal him. He must have let out a squeak of
protest because Declan added, He does still want ye, Drake.
But his human senses are warring with his shifter instincts.
Don t let him do something he ll regret. He won t hurt you,
Declan assured. Ye re his mate.
Drake glared at his phone. Not all hurt is physical, he
muttered before putting the device back to his ear.
I know, Declan replied as if he d spoken directly into
the piece.
He gritted his teeth when he realized the man s sensitive
shifter hearing had allowed him to understand his muttered
words.
I told ye why the man has issues with humans.
Just& have faith in the mating link.
Okay. Holding back a sigh, Drake snapped the phone
shut and slowly rose to a crouch. He wasn t a brave man, so
couldn t figure out why he followed the alpha s advice.
Maybe it was because he liked the doctor too much to let
him do something stupid. And he certainly didn t want
Ailean to get caught like this in a hospital full of humans.
What a disaster that would be!
All too soon, he found himself within a foot of the large
cat. He forced in a slow, deep breath and whispered,
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