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side of the building. “You filthy snake,” he growled. “How dare you take what belongs to me?”

The door to Finn’s right flew open, catching the man off guard. It allowed Finn the opportunity to shove the man back, causing him to stumble.

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“Rhett, what the hell are you doing?” Logan rushed over to Finn, grabbing his face and staring longingly into his eyes. “Are you okay, Finn?”

“Yeah, honey, I’m fine.” He darted his eyes to where Rhett stood, glaring daggers at him. “So this is the ex?”

“Get your fucking hands off him, you rotten snake.” Rhett lunged forward but stopped when Logan shifted to stand in front of Finn.

Logan crossed his arms over his sturdy chest. “Really? We’ve resorted to name-calling,” Logan said with a pinch of annoyance in his tone. “Hell, Rhett, that isn’t even a good insult.”

Finn had to bite his tongue to hold back his snicker. If his mate only knew it wasn’t an insult but actual truth. He was a snake. A prairie rattlesnake to be exact.

“This isn’t over with,” Rhett ground out between clenched teeth.

“Not by a long shot, dog.” Finn couldn’t help adding the insult.

Wolf shifters hated when others referred to them as dogs. They thought themselves above that species.

Finn and Logan stood as an angry Rhett turned and walked away.

When he was out of sight Logan spun on his heel to face him.

“I’m sorry about that. He came in earlier. I assumed he went home, but he must have been lurking around outside somewhere.”

Logan worried his lower lip so hard a small drop of blood beaded up on the inflamed flesh.

“Honey, it’s not your fault.” Finn wrapped Logan in his arms and pulled him close. Now that he knew Rhett was a wolf shifter, he had no doubt in his mind about the danger Logan was in. Because as it would appear, the crazy wolf thought he had some claim to Finn’s mate.

“Are you ready to go?” Finn asked. He wanted to get Logan back to the warrior compound as soon as he could. They had things to discuss. He had to have the talk with his mate so he knew the seriousness of the situation. Rhett was a wolf shifter with the potential to be very dangerous. Finn had to talk with the alpha of the

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Carrington pack to see if this Rhett fellow was one of his pack members or not.

“Yes but I wanted to introduce you to my friend, Leo. The one I told you about the other night.” Logan grabbed his hand and guided him into the coffee shop. “Hey, Leo!” his mate shouted.

Finn turned around when he heard footsteps coming toward them.

A man of medium build with sandy-blond hair came around the corner. He was pleasant on the eyes and wore a huge smile.

“Hi, you must be Finn.” Finn accepted the hand Leo held out to him. “Logan has told me so much about you.”

“Likewise.” Finn didn’t want to be rude, but he didn’t feel comfortable out in the open with Rhett on the loose. He wasn’t certain what side the man fought for, good or evil. So it was better to be cautious when it came to his mate’s safety. “Leo, I hate to be rude, but we really need to go.”

Leo waved a hand at him. “Not rude at all. I, myself got a date to get ready for. You two go and have fun.”

“Thanks.” Finn gave the man a friendly smile as he turned to his mate. “You ready, hon?”

Ten minutes later, after shutting off coffeepots and loading the dishwasher, Finn led Logan to his truck. They had stayed to help Leo close up. It was the right thing to do. Part of him, the warrior half, wanted to make sure Leo got home all right before they took their leave.

His mate was unusually quiet on the drive. Finn prayed Logan wasn’t having second thoughts.

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Chapter Six

The white noise that always preceded the voices that echoed in his head started to begin. A static rustling rumbled through Logan’s mind, drowning out his own thoughts. It was like being in a deserted area, flipping the dial on the radio until a station came in. Highly annoying.

He shifted uncomfortably in his