Page 66 of Fated Despite the Moon

Stix glanced at Makayla and smiled, and then looked to Caleb. "I'm having trouble moving a file cabinet in my office. I wondered if you might help me for a minute."

"Sure." He winked at Makayla. "Don't let anyone hit on you while I'm gone."

She snorted and rubbed her protruding belly. "Fat chance of that."

Caleb kissed the back of her hand and followed Stix past the bar and down the hallway to his office. When Stix closed the door Caleb crossed his arms.

"What's up?"

Stix sat at his desk and opened his laptop. He searched for a minute then turned the screen around showing Caleb a surveillance video of the bar. A young guy in a cutoff t-shirt stood at the bar talking to the bartender.

"Who is he?" asked Caleb.

"You don't know him?"

Caleb looked at the guy again and shook his head. "No."

Stix pushed play on the video, and Caleb watched the guy as he pulled out a phone and showed it to the bartender. The bartender shook his head, and then the guy asked something else. The bartender stopped wiping the bar, said something, then walked away.

"Okay..."

"He was here last night. Looking for Makayla."

Caleb looked at the screen again. "Did he say what he wanted?"

"Said he was a friend of hers from Los Angeles. He was looking for Wolf River. Apparently, he's been riding all over Idaho asking about it."

Caleb's wolf paced and growled.

"You know me, man. I am not about to give her up. Neither is anyone who comes in here. But this guy seems pretty serious about finding her. It's only a matter of time before he stumbles into town. He may have found it already."

Caleb continued to stare at the man's face.

"Is he the baby's father?" Stix asked.

Caleb's gaze connected with Stix's. "Probably."

This wasn't good. If the guy was looking for her, it meant he was serious about marrying her. The thought of losing Makayla almost brought Caleb to his knees.

"I didn't mean to upset you, but I thought you needed to know."

"Thank you. I appreciate it."

Stix looked at Caleb. "Are you going to tell her?"

Caleb stared at the computer screen. "I honestly don't know."

Chapter 18

Caleb tried to keep the mood light through dinner, but he couldn't help the dread seeping into him at the thought that Derek could show up at any minute looking for her. He scarfed down his burger, and when she questioned him about what was going on, he said he was just nervous for Dakota and Griffin.

She reached across the table and squeezed his hand. "You two are really close, aren't you?"

"He's my little brother. I'd do anything for him."

"What about Logan?"

"Logan's been all about business since he left college. He's dedicated to Wolf River and the pack, just in a different way than I am or Griffin. But even so, I wouldn’t want to cross Logan. He would rather work through a problem than fight through one the way I would. But at the end of the day, if Logan has to step up and take care of a problem, he takes care of it."

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