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Logan got to his feet, stretching his lithe frame out. “Sounds fun! I could do with some new eye candy seeing as none of you fuckers do anything for me.”

My fingers dug into the arms of the chair as my wolf bared his teeth at Logan.He’s baiting us.

Logan winked. “After I save him, maybe he’ll be up for some fun. God knows I’m hotter than you.”

I was on him before he finished the final word. My arms wrapped around his waist as I tackled him. We went crashing over an armchair and landed hard on the floor. I put my forearm over Logan’s throat and bared my teeth at him. My body was vibrating with the need to shift. It’d be easier to teach him a lesson in that form, but right now, I needed my human tongue. “Touch him and I’ll peel the fur from your bones.”

Despite the pressure I was putting on his windpipe, Logan wheezed out a laugh. “No one important, my arse. You like the man, Finn. Just admit it.”

I growled before releasing him and getting to my feet. “Fine. He’s attractive. He’s smart, funny, creative, and would look like fucking heaven on his knees for me. Ye happy now?”

“Happy and a little aroused.” Logan stood and dusted himself off. “What? Picturing two guys together does it for me, especially if they then decide to bring me in too. The more the merrier.”

I pinched the bridge of my nose. “Logan, how on earth did you get from me hooking up with a human to ye having a threesome?”

“Talent,” he said grandly, heading for the door. “Easy when you’re as fabulous as me. And don’t describe it as hooking up, not when you want it to be more.”

He stalked out of the door before I could respond. Fucker thrived on getting the last word.

“Well, I don’t have an issue with ye doing a protection detail,” Calan said. “Not that ye needed our permission for that.”

“True, but I didn’t want you questioning why I suddenly wasn’t around as much.”

Evan frowned. “Do you think it’ll take you long to figure out if he’s safe or not?”

“No.” My hands started to vibrate with the need to shift. Just the fact that we were discussing this had my wolf wanting to be at his side as soon as possible. “But I’m not rushing this.”

Evan’s smile was kind. “Wasn’t suggesting ye should. Just wanted to know if you needed us to pick up any slack in the meantime.”

“Thanks, Evan. I don’t think there’s anything—” I stopped abruptly as I realised there was something. Something very important that I’d neglected to bring up. “Actually, there is. Could ye do some digging for me? There’s ahuman who works at the florist for Chester. Name’s Reid. He knows what we are.”

Both Evan and Calan went tense. “As in?”

“As in he knows we’re shifters,” I answered Evan. “He’s not mated, and not carrying any other supe scents.”

“How can ye be sure?” Evan asked.

“He told me,” I said bluntly. “Said he’d keep it a secret, but…”

“But it’s suspicious, and we don’t know if he can be trusted.” Evan finished for me. “I got you. I’ll go see what I can find out.”

He was almost to the door before I called out to him. “Evan, behave. No sleeping with the human until we know he’s not a threat.”

Evan waggled his brows at Calan. “Excellent. That means he’s hot and not straight. Off I go.”

I groaned as he vanished. “What are the odds of him listening to me?”

“Slim to none,” Calan drawled. “Ye might’ve had a chance before forbidding it. Now? It’s guaranteed to happen.”

“Well, so long as it doesn’t bring any trouble to our doorstep, I can’t really complain.”

“Hmm.” Calan was studying me thoughtfully. “Did you say Chester is a florist?”

I froze. Had I? “Um, yeah.”

The smile Calan gave me was too understanding. “I’m glad ye went there, Finn. Even if this thing with Chester comes to nothing, I’m glad you’re moving on.”

I thought of the beautiful memorial Chester had created and smiled sadly. “Me too.”

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