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He was falling for what seemed like forever then his hands...no paws touched the cool desert ground and his eye level changed to that of at least four feet off the ground. Jochi appeared in front of him. The smell of his mate drove Jefferson insane. He wanted him there and now, be damned with everything else.

“Not in front of the kids, asshole,” Kalkin said, stepping in front of Jefferson. “Put your dick away.”

Jefferson glanced between his front legs and whined. How did a shifter put their dick away? Jochi, instead of helping him, giggled. Kalkin sighed and shook his head. “You have to relax, Winters. I know this is different for you. It’ll take some getting used to. For now, we’ll run it out of you.”

Jochi joined him a few moments later. His snow leopard stroked his side, rubbing his scent into Jefferson’s fur then tangled his tail around Jefferson’s front legs. He yipped at his mate. As he gathered more of his control. Jefferson couldn't believe how different everything appeared as a wolf. His eyesight was clearer than what it'd been even minutes before. His sense of smell was also off the charts and having his mate beside him, left his mouth-watering to taste him. Jochi bumped his head to Jefferson's then took off at a good clip out the back gate.

Jefferson gave chase as he let out a howl of excitement.

Finally, he was free.

Chapter Nine

Five days later...

All that worrying for nothing.

Both Charisma and Penelope were a hundred percent human. Danielle and Kalkin both agreed, somewhere in Jefferson’s lineage there’d been a shifter, but since no one had mated to another wolf—in his case—the genetic coding was watered down, causing the wolf became dormant.

With Penelope mating a coyote, the chances of her and Saber having a child who could shift into a wolf and a coyote doubled. For now, Danielle promised to monitor little Lynx to see how his genetic coding would mature and mutate as he aged. When they had more children, she’d watch over them as well. Charisma, on the other hand, would have children who were a hundred percent wolf like their father. While Mikey would always be their tiger-wolf.

Also, the procedure to help Hayden had gone exceptionally well. The girl was up and around the next day as if nothing happened. A lightness had also filled the girl, something even Jefferson missed. He hoped she and Nico would begin adding to their family. They deserved all the happiness in the world after what she’d been through. Added bonus, the judge allowed the IUD to introduced in court. It’d all been a blur of activity, but in the end, Holly gave one spectacular confession, and now, she awaited her sentencing hearing after firing her lawyer.

As Jefferson rolled over in bed, he stared at his slumbering mate. Jochi... The man had changed Jefferson’s life for the better. Taking the bet sneaky snow leopard offered him at the time had been a little crazy, okay a lot crazy. He’d gone into it thinking he could shove the man away and turn his back. Boy, had he been wrong. But, at the time, he’d been content knowing his daughters were safe, cared for and loved. Jefferson didn’t need anyone, so, he was being honest with Charisma when he’d said he crawled into Susanne’s coffin when she passed. She’d been his everything—or so he thought.

He pushed a silky strand of Jochi’s jet-black hair out of his face. Getting used to this type of relationship hadn’t been easy for him. There were quite a few worries he had. Mostly what he thought others might say when he introduced Jochi to his colleagues to his mate. However, as he settled into his new normal, he didn’t care.

Jefferson’s life was his own.

It’d also been why it was easier to walk away.

He had everything he needed at home.

“Bèndàn,” Jochi whispered. “Why are you awake so early?”

Jefferson smiled. “It’s the first day of the rest of my life. I thought I would lay here a little longer and watch you sleep.”

“Creepy,” Jochi teased.

Jefferson gave a breathy laugh. “I guess it is.” He pressed his lips to Jochi’s forehead. “I was just thinking about the last year and how you changed my life.”

A slight blush tinged his mate’s cheeks. “I was frightened to death you would reject me.”

“The brief thought did float through my mind. Then, you wrapped those sinful lips of yours around my dick, and I knew I was lost to you.”

Jochi pushed the covers back then slid down into the bed until he hovered over Jefferson’s groin. “Like this?” He placed a kiss to the tip of Jefferson’s cock, and he groaned.

“Suc—"

A sharp cry of hunger interrupted them, and Jefferson cursed under his breath. Since they’d brought their son home, Déshì had thrived with them. He put on two pounds and was beginning to be sociable. However, when the boy wanted to eat, he let everyone know his displeasure of having to wait.

Jochi pressed a kiss to Jefferson’s lips. “To be continued.”

He palmed his mate’s ass and squeezed. “You bet your sweet ass.”

“I love it when you go all wolfish on me,” Jochi teased.

Jefferson growled. “Good to know.” The demanding cry of their son grew louder. “Go on, I’ll grab a shower and start making breakfast. We have a video call meeting with Emersyn at eight and then we have to prep for the news conference.”

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