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Stryker snorted.

“We did come all this way trackingyoudown,” Aaron reminded him.

“And what were you going to do with me once youcaughtme?” Stryker quipped.

“Oh! We can send you the location of the RV.” Gavin just remembered that.

“That can wait,” Leo assured him.

“What do you think we were going to do to you?” Aaron asked Stryker.

Stryker grinned. “I don’t think you could do anything to me. You didn’t call the cops. Why didn’t you call the cops? And if you work for the council, why are you listed as a PI? These are the questions I have. Not everything you’re saying is making sense.”

“We didn’t call the cops because we didn’t need to. Plus, who really wants cops in their business? We had the time and means to track you down.”

“Are you really a PI?” Stryker asked.

“Yes. I retired from the council,” Aaron told him. “And that RV is Leo’s retiring plan.”

“You want to retire?” Gavin asked. Could this mean that maybe Leo would be around more?

“I’ve been thinking about it.” Leo leaned back. “I used to be in the field quite a lot but now I mostly push papers. It’s boring.”

“What about the secret labs underground?” Stryker asked. “Or the experiments?”

“What the fuck are you talking about?” Aaron demanded.

“You know.” Stryker waved his hands around. “Evil government programs. Hellbent on taking over the world!”

Gavin shook his head. Stryker couldn’t be serious.

“The only secret we have anything to do with is preventing humans from ever learning of our existence again. To avoid the hunt or anything else like that happening ever again.”

“Boring!” Stryker responded. “You need to be deep into some kind of conspiracy that Gavin and I are going to have to break you from the council’s hold.”

“And yet if Leo would just turn in the paperwork, he would be free,” Aaron said. “No need to rescue him from anything other than his fear of being bored.”

“That’s why you haven’t retired?” Gavin questioned.

Leo nodded. He shared a glance with Aaron before clearing his throat. Aaron sighed.

“You might as well tell them,” Aaron said.

Stryker straightened. “Is it juicy? Do you need our help?”

Leo smirked. “Sorry to disappoint you. However, there is a reason I purchased the RV.”

“And never used it,” Stryker muttered.

“About six months ago, Aaron started to have dreams,” Leo said.

“Dreams?” Stryker repeated. He flopped back against Gavin’s chest.

Gavin placed his palm over Stryker’s stomach. Just above the waistband of his pants. His little mate wanted to thwart an evil plan so bad.

“Yes, dreams,” Aaron said. “I’m an oracle.”

“Fuck me!” Stryker exclaimed.

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