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He could see I was i this out

I foundwhen I was a couple feet away, letting hi hi around

“I mean it” I said those words so deep, so focused, that for a ht one of my brothers, not normally We were family, blood But when it came to my mate, she was the priority She hat mattered

I watched as Oli inhaled, taking in my scent, my emotions His eyes widened just a bit

“You found your fucking rinned and before I could brace for what he was about to do, he pulled enuine happiness for e

He pulled back and I took a step away, rubbing the nape ofthat I wouldn’t be able to hide this from my brothers They were bear shifters, for fuck’s sake They could scent emotions, read people as if they were open books, as if a neon flashing sign was stationed above them

“Well, who is she? Where is she? Da your rinned wider, but I picked up the slightest aroret, of jealousy

Oli played a good game, but he couldn’t hide what he desperately wanted the most

His mate

Like we all did

For a shifter that was the one thing we craved, our life’s mission

Working in this garage day in and day out, trying to keep hi to cut it forever

Oli didn’t say anything for several seconds, then finally lifted his hands up in surrender “Why you’re trying to fucking hide that you’re mated is beyond me But your life, your decision” He walked past h boxes, and produced a toolset “For the record, I didn’t take your tools But you can use these” He handed over the box of tools and I took it

“If you don’t take it then who did?” I stared into his blue eyes, the same shade as mine

“Could’ve been Cayson, or maybe Asher, hell, even Daone in there and borrowed your tools” He shrugged “Have fun fixing shit today And when you’re ready, I’d like to rizzly”