Page 34 of The Tech Guru's Heart

Warren nodded.Luke snickered.Bruin smirked, and Naomi barked a laugh.

Cocking his head, Link asked, “So, uh, not that I’m not appreciative, but whatareyou all doing here?”He focused on Warren, his eldest brother.“How’d you even know I could be in danger?”

Link had told Ezra that he was the only one in his family who worked for the council.

Scoffing, Luke answered, “I’ve been tracking your position from your nightly pins, remember?”When Link nodded, he continued, “And I’ve been in contact with Theo.He told me what’s been going on.”

Warren crossed his arms over his chest.“When I heard about the trouble you were in, of course, we were going to come.”Shaking his head, he glowered at Link.“I should have heard about it from you, not Luke.”

Grimacing, Link muttered, “It was Shifter Council shit, so I didn’t think to involve you.”

“You’re my fucking brother,” Warren insisted with a growl.

Bruin rolled his eyes.“Dumbass.”

“Totally,” Naomi agreed with an unladylike snort.“We met up with Luke, and he showed us where you were.We’ve been discreetly following you both for three days.”

Ezra thought of all they’d been getting up to in those three days, and embarrassment flooded him.His cheeks and neck heated, and he knew his face had to be beet red.He wasn’t the only one, either.Link’s face was flushed, too, probably due to him thinking about the same thing.

Luke tipped his head back and laughed.

Scoffing, Bruin told them, “Don’t worry, guys.We kept a discreet distance.”He grinned, adding, “Weknowhow newly mated shifters are.”

A small smile curved the corners of Warren’s face as he stated, “There are definitely some things a brotherdoesn’tneed to see his bro doing.”

Link cleared his throat.“Good.Uh, good.”He glanced around at everyone.“And thank you again.”

“You’re welcome, Link,” Bruin assured.“Anytime and always.”

Naomi nodded.“We’re family.”

Glancing around, Link asked, “Uh, so what happened to Shawn?I saw enforcers Dakota and Germaine taking away Taleen before I rushed back here.”With a worried frown, Link continued, “He didn’t get away, did he?”

“Nope.Warren and I totally kicked Shawn’s ass,” Luke quipped, sporting a satisfied-looking grin.“The council wanted Shawn alive, so Delanrue and Dane took him away.”With a feral-sounding snicker, Luke waggled his brows.“Delanrue is going to have some fun with him.”

Link winced.

“What’s that mean?”Ezra asked, expressing his confusion.He glanced around the group, noticing their rather harsh-looking, satisfied smiles.“Torture or something?”

Shrugging, Link issued a half-nod.“Or something.”After a moment of hesitation, he explained, “Delanrue is an interrogator, as well as an enforcer.He’ll be tasked with finding out who Shawn’s been in contact with, how, and how much information he’s sold or compromised.”

Ezra shivered even as he nodded.While he wasn’t totally sure how he felt about that news, he understood that he’d stepped into a whole new world.The secret of shifters and paranormals had to be kept above all else.

“We’ll get out of your hair now, guys,” Warren told them, rising as he patted Link’s shoulder.“Congrats, bro.I’m happy for you.”

They received similar words from the others as they began moving away from them.They began to shift into their musk ox forms, obviously intending to travel that way.For the best, really, since a group of naked people would definitely draw attention.

Just before Luke began to shift, he told them, “And I’ll bring those antibiotics out tomorrow.Keep me pinned with your location.”

“Will do,” Link replied.

A moment later, Ezra was alone with Link.“Wow,” he whispered, staring around the trampled area.“That just happened.”

“Yes, it did,” Link confirmed, rubbing Ezra’s back.His expression appearing concerned, he asked, “Are you okay with...well, everything?”

Am I?

Yeah.

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