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another bombshell so quickly.
    “Come here.” Words quietly spoken, his mother crooked a finger beckoning him close.
    Sighing, Chris crouched down and tried not to wince as his mother cuffed him upside the head. “Christopher Phineas Grayson. You’d better not have seduced a married woman!”
    “I haven’t. Yet.”
    He managed to avoid her next swing, but he caught the full brunt of her glare.
    “I raised you better than this.”
    “But, ma. She’s my mate. I swear it. It’s just like dad said it would be. My wolf went nuts. I got a shock when we touched. I can’t stop thinking of her. The whole nine yards.”
    His mother frowned. “But she’s married. So does that mean you’re going to be in a polyamorous relationship like your brother?”
    “Hell no. Not me.” Chris wanted only one dick in bed. Why couldn’t she have been married to a girl? That he could have handled.
    “Well, exactly what do you plan to do if he’s not just her husband, but her mate? Matings are for life.”
    “I guess killing him is out of the question?”
    “Christopher!”
    He grinned. “Just kidding.” Mostly.
    “Perhaps, you’re mistaken. It’s been a while since you came home smelling like a bottle of cheap perfume. Maybe someone needs to get laid.”
    A grimace crossed his face. “Ma!”
    “Don’t ma me. You’re a grown man, and like all males, you need sexual intercourse to keep your brain functioning.”
    “We are not having this discussion,” Chris growled.
    “Hey, you were the one who wanted to talk.”
    He gaped at her. “I did not. You made me tell you.”
    She blew a raspberry. “Oh please. Any idiot with half a brain could see you had exciting news.”
    “Dad didn’t notice. Or Kendrick. Or Stu.”
    “I said an idiot with half a brain, not empty space.”
    They both snickered.
    “So you think I should try dating someone else?”
    “Date. Screw. Whatever you want to call it. And avoid this woman. If you manage to stay away, then chances are it’s not the mating fever.”
    “Yeah, staying away is not a likely option given I just sent her husband an awesome quote to do a job. He’s sure to accept.”
    His mother shook her head. “You’re playing with fire, my son. Even if she is your mate, if you start flirting, or more, with this man’s wife…” His mother shook her head with a woeful expression. “Don’t come crying if you get hurt. A husband is well within his right to kick the ass of an interloper, possible mate or not.”
    “Don’t worry. I’ve got a plan to keep him distracted while I see what’s up with Jill.”
    Actually, he didn’t have any ideas as to what to do other than the fact he intended to get to know Jill better. Naked preferably so he could mark her. Then once she was his, well, then he’d deal with the repercussions.
     
    *
     
    Several days later, Sheng balled up yet another quote and tossed it at the garbage can. Six contractors other than the wolf he’d had in. Five gave him exorbitantly high quotes, much higher than expected, and one didn’t contact him back at all. He expected it from the humans, damned crooked thieves looking to make a heap of money, but the second and third shifter he called for numbers came in even higher. Only one quote shone amidst the rest.
    One problem. He didn’t like the wolf behind it.
    The moment he met Chris, Sheng smelled trouble. He’d not missed how his sister and Chris looked at each other with moonstruck eyes. Talk about a complication he didn’t want or need.
    He knew Jiao thought them safe, his fault really because he’d done his job as protector too well. Sheng and Patricia, the RCMP shifter with connections who’d helped them disappear when they escaped the mountains, had helped him hide the evidence of Kaleb’s continued interest in their whereabouts. She noted inquiries made into their identities, and if too frequent, changed their name and moved them. She monitored reports of suspicious shifter activity. When she