loving and almost reverent way Aiden greeted them, Zac guessed it was his mother and grandma. Oh yeah, this guy had mass murder written all over him.
Not!
Deciding to take a closer look, Zac inched along the grass on his belly. He knew he was taking a risk and possibly getting too close.
Zac couldn’t seem to stop himself. Aiden suddenly looked over the yard with a narrowed gaze as Zac got within fifteen yards.
Shit, he smells me , Zac thought to himself. Quickly Aiden ushered the women back into the house and turned to face whatever possible threat he sensed. Zac needed to make sure he wasn’t drooling when the Beta shed his clothes. Fuck, the man was gorgeous. Every possible thing Zac wanted to do to the man entered his mind.
Chastising himself for losing focus, he watched Aiden shift into wolf form. Aiden closed in on his position. Zac knew he couldn’t see him, but he could smell him. Trying to decide what to do, Aiden took away the choice as he shifted back to a man.
“I know you’re out there,” he said calmly, but Zac could smell his fear. “If you’re here for me, I’ll go quietly, but please don’t hurt the women.” That made up Zac’s mind. If this guy was so horrible, he wouldn’t care what happened to the women hiding in his house.
“I just want to talk,” Zac said after he shifted back. “I was sent here to take you out, but I’m having serious reservations after talking to your Alpha, even more so from observing you the past half an hour.
You seem nothing like my information.”
“I didn’t know Deltas were allowed to question orders?”
“I won’t take someone out when they’ve showed no cause to deserve it. I could give a shit if they yell at me for it or not.”
“Well, as much as I appreciate that, promise me you won’t hurt my mother and grandma.”
“Smart. Make sure I see them as a person instead of possible threats,” Zac said with a smile.
“I’ll do whatever it takes to protect them.”
“They have nothing to fear from me. Neither do you right now.
On my honor, I swear it.”
“Okay then,” Aiden said, letting out a deep breath and relaxing his posture. “You said my Alpha sent you? What lies has that bastard been spinning now?”
“That you’ve been intentionally lying to him about following orders and threatening members of the pack that are loyal to Alpha Issacar. Oh, and that you were planning to assassinate him,” Zac answered with a chuckle.
“The first one is true. The other two are not,” Aiden said, starting to dress.
“Please don’t feel the need to cover up on my account. I was enjoying the view.”
“You were sent to kill me, and you’re flirting?” The man arched an eyebrow. “Wow, this can’t get any stranger.”
“Sorry,” Zac said with a shrug. “I find I’m drawn to you. You said the first allegation was true. How so?”
“Alpha Issacar has always been a ruthless bastard. Lately, some of the pack have started to get fed up. He’s been ordering me to lay the hurt down on them. I’m a Beta, not a hired thug. I won’t beat the innocent because Issacar wants to rule with an iron fist. Would you like some pants?”
“Yeah, actually, that would be great.” Zac thought about what Aiden had just told him and why he was so damn drawn to him. He smelled so familiar, but he couldn’t place where he knew that smell from. Zac decided to walk over and sit on one of the patio chairs, hidden by the table, instead of flashing everyone in the house.
“These may be a little—” Aiden started to say as he walked back out of the house, but stopped. They locked gazes as the realization hit both of them about the same time. “You’re my mate, aren’t you?”
“I’m pretty sure, yes. You smelled so familiar. I couldn’t place it,”
Zac replied. “But when you just walked back out here, I knew where I smelled it before. You smell like my other mate I met two days ago.”
“You have your other mate? Found him two days
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