Page 4 of Lost Mate

It’s okay, just relax. I’m here and I won’t let anything happen to you.

He wasn’t sure whether his mate could hear him like he could hear Dylan, but all the other mated couples had mental links.

Am I a traitor?

It worked! A surge of excitement pushed through Ross as he heard Dylan’s worried response.

I don’t know. Ross couldn’t lie. He had no idea who Dylan was, but Eli did. I didn’t know you before.

Dylan seemed to shrink back. Eli hates me.

No, he doesn’t. He’s just protective of us, is all. He runs a security firm. I work for him. So did you. You have to understand, Dylan, we’ve been under constant attack since Joe met Cal.

From who?

Ross was just about to answer, then he hesitated. No matter what he thought about Dylan, the young shifter was still an unknown quantity, and the Cavalry needed answers. But he hurt at the sadness over their link.

You don’t trust me.

Would you trust me if I walked into your pack and your pack member told me you were a traitor? Eli is my boss and my pack. I would walk through fire for him.

And me?

You’re my mate.

Dylan turned to him. “What does being my mate mean to you?”

Ross blinked as Dylan switched to talking out loud.

“If you’ll walk through fire for him.” Dylan pointed at Eli and the conversation at the table died. “What will you do for me?”

Chapter Two

Ross would have preferred the ground to open up and swallow him whole as the entire table turned to stare at him. How did he answer that?

“I…uh…”

Dylan pulled away from him. He turned to Joe and Cal. “Thanks for the food, alpha. I need to go. I need to find somewhere to sleep tonight.”

Cal rolled his eyes. “You’re staying here. Ross just got the words stuck in his throat. What he meant to say was ‘I’ll take care of you until the end of my days.’ But he’s a stupid human and they don’t know how to say things like that.”

“Hey, I can tell you we’re together forever,” Joe protested.

“You normally tell me to stay in my bedroom and try to cover me in bubble wrap,” Cal said snippily.

Dylan looked between them, then turned to Ross. “I’ve never met an alpha pair like this…I think,” he added before Eli could leap in. “I don’t remember anything.”

Eli glowered. “We need to find out why you’ve gotten amnesia.” He couldn’t have screamed ‘very conveniently’ more than if he’d yelled it out.

“We can take him to the hospital,” Joe suggested.

Cal shook his head. “We need a shifter doctor. You remember what it was like when Ross and I were in hospital, and I healed quickly.”

“Thanks for the reminder,” Ross said sourly. He’d taken months to recover. Cal was healed before they’d smuggled him out of the hospital.

Cal’s lips twitched. “Sorry.”

Ross glared at him. Could he sound less sincere? Cal just smirked.

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