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"I don't know. Someone nearby."

"Well, don't just sit here, moron! Go find them!"

Nodding, too dazed to think, I got out of the car and followed my nose, vaguely aware that Elijah trailed after me. The scent led to the group around Alpha Quake and Delilah Evergreen, who were holding hands and staring at each other in wonder.

"Mate," I whispered, my gaze locking with the most alluring eyes in the world.

How hadn't I noticed them before? I'd looked into them dozens of times, yet my brain had never registered their unique beauty. Brown near the pupil, encircled by olive green, and edged with light blue.

"Gamma Reuben?" The luna's voice was as sweet as always, but nowhere near as sweet as the smell of my mate.

I tore my eyes away from Bram Merriweather's, but didn't see my luna anywhere. Frowning, I scanned the group again, then spotted a pair of pink slides behind the wall that was Jared Hall.

"Gamma, who is this?" he rumbled, jerking his head toward Alpha Quake.

"Alpha Kayvon Quake of Cold Moon," I explained quickly. "He's an ally. Luna is safe. You can stand down."

He did, and our tiny luna darted around his tree-trunk self to stare at me with concern in her blue eyes.

"Reuben?"

"I found my mate," I whispered, too awestruck to add more.

"Theomega?" Elijah scoffed. "Damn, bro! The Goddess screwed you good!"

Everyone around us either gasped or growled, except my little mate.Hebit his bottom lip and bent his head to stare at his battered Converses.

Anger shot through me and if he weren't my brother, Elijah would already be bleeding on the ground.

Before I could defend my mate, however, the luna stepped forward.

"Apologize to both of them! Right now!"

Unable to defy his luna, Elijah mumbled out a quiet, “Sorry.”

"Apologizeproperly," she demanded.

"Bram, Rube, I'm sorry for what I said," he mumbled. "Congratulations on finding each other."

"What's going on?" growled Beta Tyler as he and Landry loped over.

"Mates, george-us!" Thoreau squealed and hopped up and down. "Mates everywhere! I don't know this man, but he's Dellie's mate, and Gamma Rube just found out he's mates with Bram!"

The gym, Reuben, Luna Posy linked me as Thoreau distracted everyone and Alpha Quake introduced himself.Take Bram inside the gym, please. He's shy and uncomfortable with attention as it is, and now he's embarrassed and upset.

Good idea, luna. Thanks.

Don't hurt my friend, gamma, or you'll answer to me.

I won't. I'm only ever going to love him,I swore and meant every word.

Good.She gave me a nod of approval.That's the way it should be.

My mate's pretty eyes were fixed on his shoes, misery written all over his face. Wanting to comfort him, I picked up his hand and paused to marvel at both the fizzing mate sparks and the soft texture of his palm against my much rougher one.

"Let's talk," I said quietly. "Just the two of us, okay?"

He lifted his head enough to glance at me, and I gave him a small nod of encouragement. For some reason, that made his shoulders droop more, and a tear slid down his cheek.

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