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conversation. He carried several files in his hand.
    “She might think she can handle him, but Sahara is wrong, so I’m going to stay at her side.” Stopping next to Sahara, his brother pulled her against his side and planted a kiss on her cheek.
    “I know you wouldn’t,” Zander said. “I’m here for you too if you need me.”
    “I never doubted you wouldn’t be,” Jax answered. “How did things go with Sabrina last night? Did you get a chance to work things out with her?”
    “I’m still working on her.” He couldn’t think of anything else to say. Jax would want more information, but he didn’t have any more to give his brother at the moment.
    “I believe Brent is the reason Zander can’t get Sabrina,” Sahara chimed in, staring at him.
    “Don’t tell me you still haven’t gotten rid of that jerk yet? How can you allow a human to be around your mate like that? Sabrina belongs to you. Claim her!” Jax talked like he had every right to tell him how to live his life.
    “Hey!” Sahara exclaimed as she took a step away from his brother. “Sabrina isn’t a piece of luggage at the airport. Maybe she needs a little time to accept Zander’s secret. Remember, I wasn’t jumping for joy when you told me about who you really were. Didn’t I think you were crazy and wanted to get you some help? How do you think Sabrina will react especially since her brother has only been dead a few short weeks? Finding out Zander is a vampire maybe isn’t the best thing for her right now. Did you ever think about romancing her first and having her fall in love with you?”
    “Jax, you sound like Thorsten,” Zander complained. Reluctantly, though, he had to agree his brother was right. “You know I can’t push Sabrina into accepting me and if I remember correctly I was the one who made you ultimately believe Sahara was a Unique woman. You never believed in their existence.”
    “Fine, I’ll give you credit; however, when I realized who Sahara was to me I went after her. You haven’t even told Sabrina yet.”
    “Zander, did you even listen to anything I just told you?” Sahara chimed in again, glaring at him. “I think my idea is better than either yours or Jax’s idea.”
    “Sahara, I don’t have time to romance Sabrina with Brent hovering around her and now this Sean guy,” Zander complained. “I need to move fast or she might not ever believe we belong together.”
    Jax took a quick glance over at Sahara and then back at him. “You need to listen to me. We both know more about claiming our mates than my adorable wife here does,” his brother pointed out to him.
    Zander was beginning to get upset at Jax for pushing him so hard and getting into his personal business so much lately. He knew what had to be done and his brother telling him how to do it wasn’t helping him.
    “Tell me, when was I supposed to enlighten Sabrina about me being a vampire and the whole Unique woman connection? Avery died pretty soon after we got introduced. Or should I have shown her my fangs the first night we met? Now that sounds like a plan to me. Why not have my mate screaming and running from me out of pure fear? Do you think I’ll win her over that away?”
    Losing his cool wasn’t something that happened a lot to him, but he was totally fed up with Jax’s advice, or rather criticism, of the way he was dealing with Sabrina.
    He was going to get Sabrina to be with him in his own time and his own way. He had to move very cautiously with her. Sabrina was already nervous of her attraction to him and he couldn’t afford to scare her away.
    Why did his brother think he knew about Sabrina’s wants and needs better than him?
    “I’m only trying to help you and if you weren’t so stubborn you would listen to me. I’m the oldest and know a lot more than you do.”
     “I think it’s time for you to leave,” Zander suggested so he wouldn’t lose his temper.
    “No, I’m─”
    “Jax, we’re leaving,” Sahara cut in