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together until Adrian felt Talan slide out of his body.
    “We are mated. You can call your brother later and tell him you’re staying,” Talan said, placing a kiss on the top of Adrian’s head.
    Despite Talan’s words they were only half mated. Until Adrian claimed him in return, the mating wasn’t complete.
    Adrian enjoyed lying in Talan’s arms feeling the bond grow between them. It wasn’t common for different species of shifters to mate. Adrian hoped they could make it work.
    Even in the brief time he’d known Talan he felt closer to the large man than many of the wolves he’d known all this life.
    “I take it your cat approves,” Adrian said in a dry voice.
    “My cat thinks you’re the next best thing to cat nip.” Talan’s voice rumbled against Adrian’s back. “And I think you’re pretty special too.” Talan snuggled his little wolf closer and thanked his lucky stars. He finally found a man to spend his life with. Without the others getting a chance at the beautiful man, Talan had made him his. He wondered how long it would take Adrian to give into the inevitable and FROM PACK TO PRIDE
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    mark him back. That little nip he’d given Talan earlier wasn’t deep enough for a true marking even if it hurt like a bitch.
    Their idyll was interrupted by someone banging on the door. They’d best have a good reason for interrupting him or someone was going to die.
    “Talan. Come quick. We’ve got a problem,” Tasha shouted from the other side of the door.
    “You’re going to have a problem if you don’t leave me alone with my mate,” Talan roared. He let the growl rumble in the air for several minutes as he pulled his wolf tighter into his arms. Rubbing his cheek across the silky head, he enjoyed a few minutes of marking Adrian with his scent before the banging began again.
    “Talan. I’m not kidding. There’s a guy in town asking about Adrian. I think it’s that Olson wolf.”
    “Shit.” Talan slapped Adrian’s ass. “Get dressed, beautiful. We’re going to put an end to this now.”
    “I’m going to wash up first.”
    Talan grabbed Adrian’s wrist before he got out of bed. “Do a minimal clean up. I want this guy to smell my scent all over you.”
    Adrian nodded his understanding before walking to the bathroom. Talan enjoyed the view a moment before shaking his head and pulling on his clothes. Damn, his man looked good coming or going.
    Talan unlocked his bedroom door to see Tasha’s anxious face. “Word is getting around that this guy says Adrian is too frightened to meet him. Talan, we can’t have the alpha mate declared weak by some slimy wolf.”
    “I’ll take care of him,” Talan said puffing up his chest. “No one challenges my mate.” Dillon ran into the hall. “Alpha, there’s this dude in town who says he’ll challenge Adrian. We can’t let him get the pretty puppy. This guy would decimate him. He’s fucking huge for a wolf. I can be really careful.” A feral glint came into the young lion’s eyes. “No one would ever know where he went.”
    “I’ll take care of this.” A low growl sounded behind them.
    Talan turned to see Adrian’s usual green eyes glowing gold, a sign that his wolf was close to the surface.
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    “Now, baby. I can’t let you meet this guy. He’s the reason your brother was willing to trade you to us lions,” Talan said with a frown. He was worried that Adrian would take unnecessary risks to prove he was worthy of Talan. No one was going to get close enough to harm his little wolf.
    He didn’t care how many people he had to kill.
    “I told my brother the same thing I’m going to tell you. I can take care of Olson. Besides I want to find out why he has such a hard on for me. He’s been after me since he joined my brother’s pack.”
    Talan looked at his beautiful mate. “Honey, there may be more than one reason this Olson guy is after you.”
    Adrian shook his head. “I wasn’t getting