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Mason watched until he couldn’t see Levi any longer and then another five minutes before he was shivering and headed inside the cabin. Mason went directly to his bedroom where he’d left his phone.

He removed the cell phone from the charger before pulling up the message thread with his brother.

‘I need to talk to you.’

‘It’s important.’

‘I have a bad feeling.’

Jason would call as soon as he got Mason’s message and until then Mason needed to figure things out on his own. While he’dbeen looking for somewhere to settle down and wanted to live a quiet life, Jason had hit the road on a motorcycle with only what he could stow away. They might be twins but the two of them were so different.

Mason missed his brother but more than that, he wished Jason was there to help him figure things out.

Not only had Mason stumbled upon a man, a paranormal, that lit his entire body on fire but now something hinky was happening around him.

Mason needed help.

Chapter Four

Levi

“Levi! Your friend is here!” Drake called from downstairs.

“Coming!” Levi left his suite and headed for the stairs that led to the kitchen. He knew he would find Tristan trying to talk Drake into some food. Tristan loved human food and Drake really was a master in the kitchen.

He entered the kitchen to find Tristan stuffing his face with leftover cherry pie as Drake and Lawson teased the demon.

Lawson brightened when he spotted Levi.

“Hey,” Levi greeted his friends.

“Someone got a surprise!” Lawson sang at him.

“Huh?” That didn’t make sense. Who got a surprise? Tristan?

Drake pointed to a basket sitting on the kitchen counter. “That was beside the back door this morning.”

Levi strolled over and peeked inside the wicker basket. There was a red envelope sitting on what appeared to be a light tan knit blanket. His name was on the front of the little envelope.

As he reached for the card, his fingers brushed the soft blanket. That would be perfect for his rooftop oasis when he snuggled up with his plants surrounding him.

The envelope was still sealed.

“Did you read this?” he asked.

Lawson’s eyes widened before he flung a hand to his heart. “I would never!”

“I stopped the boys from being too nosy,” Drake told him.

“Spoilsport,” Lawson muttered.

Levi grinned. At least there were a few responsible adults in the house.

“Open it!” Lawson demanded dramatically.

“Is he opening it?” Bryce and Logan ran into the room.

“Maybe I should open this upstairs,” Levi teased. He actually considered it. This had to be something from his mate, right?Please be from Mason.Levi had been floating by the time he’d arrived back home the night before. He’d been heartbroken but there had been a small kernel of hope that had never died.

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