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“IUD,” Royce said. “Danielle has no idea how long it’s been there.”

“Probably since one of the early kidnappings, I would assume,” Mackenzie said.

Royce nodded. “Are there bar codes or serial numbers on those types of things?”

Danielle faced him. “I would assume so. We’ll find out after this full moon cycle. I can have it to Kalkin by Monday.”

“The sooner the better,” Hayden said. “I’m going to nail her ass.”

Mackenzie chuckled. “There she is.”

“If you need any help,” Jefferson said. “I have a person. He’s dependable, and I trust him.”

Kalkin nodded. “He’s one of our sources, too. Should be here in a bit.”

“Who is it?” Hayden asked.

“His name is Adrian Kirkpatrick.”

Royce gasped. “The kid from Boston.”

“What?” Mackenzie leaned in.

“I know him,” Royce said. “We all do. He helped lead us to Holly.”

“I’ll be damned,” Mackenzie mumbled.

Aurora came up beside Mackenzie. “Sounds like we should be celebrating?”

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“So, you guys just walked in the door on your father and his mate?” Rapier laughed. “Fuck, this family.”

Charisma scowled. “It wasn’t like I was prepared for it.”

“To her defense, I wasn’t sure if it was possible to, you know,” Jefferson stumbled. His cheeks were beet-red and Jochi appeared contrite by his side. “Knot my mate.”

“And you,” Rapier turned his attention to Mackenzie. “You, old fart. You went and ended up getting a mate since I kicked your ass off the site.”

Mackenzie flipped him off. “I could still take your feline ass any day of the week.”

“Pervert,” Rapier said, placing his hand to his chest. “My ass only belongs to my loving kitten. Right?”

“Yes, Daddy,” Jasmine answered.

Rapier growled. “Bad kitten, getting me all kinds of hard while in front of our friends and family.”

Kalkin snorted. “Stop being a modest fucker—”

“Language,” Keeley chided.

Mackenzie glanced at Aurora who was grinning like a fool. He relaxed. Everyone was in rare form. He hoped they didn’t scare her off, but watching her, he could see she was enjoying herself. “Aren’t we all a little old for the language talk?”

Keeley waggled her finger at him. “Mackenzie Raferty, there are still babies in this family.”

“We know, you’re carrying one right now,” Mackenzie quipped.

Keeley’s mouth fell open. “Kalkin Raferty, you asshole! W—”

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