“Nothing. I think he was surprised. Do you think it has to do with Zane’s gift from the Fates?”
“Could be. Oracle will be there tomorrow. Listen, Logan, I want you to sit in on her meeting with Zane.”
“Did you tell Oracle that?”
“Yes, but she said it’s up to Zane.”
“Makes sense. I’ll be glad to do it, unless Zane refuses.”
“Thanks, I appreciate it.”
“Ahh, one other thing. After dinner, David misunderstood something I did to Kieran and became upset. So, he disappeared again but this time he took Zane with him. Now, don’t worry, Kieran straightenedeverything out with David, but let me tell you, it shocked the shit outta me to discover Zane could also go ‘poof’.”
“Fuck!”
“I haven’t had a chance to bring it up with Zane yet, but maybe tomorrow Oracle will explain how David can do that.”
“Yeah. By the way, Slate and Dakota won’t be returning tomorrow. I’m giving them another week’s vacation.”
“Because of Zane finding his mate, huh?”
Jackson chuckled. “That and the fact Zane thinks David is in trouble. I figure it won’t hurt to have some extra support until you guys get home.”
“Do you know something I don’t?”
“Not at all, but you have to admit it’s freaky how David can just vanish, plus no one knows who he is or where he came from.”
“True, but I get the impression he’s a lost soul.”
“I’ll be interested to hear his story. Change of subject. Do you have a problem if Steel uses one of DE’s construction crews to demo and then rough in the two nurseries and bath in the suite I’ve allocated for the twins and Colton’s pup? The goal is to finish that part before you come home so the design part can start right away.”
“Cody’s getting antsy?”
“No…more like sex starved.”
Laughing, Logan said, “No, go ahead. Oh, gotta go, my mate just came in. Talk tomorrow. Bye.” Logan ended the call, then smiled at Kieran. “Hi babe, everyone okay?”
“Oui,” Kieran said, straddling Logan’s lap. “Here I am…eager, hard and needy…just as ordered.”
“Good. I like an obedient mate!” Logan growled, grabbing Kieran’s ass as he rose, letting his mate wrap his legs around him, before giving him a swat on his behind.
“Macushla,” Kieran cried, “have I been naughty?”
“Who ate most of my dessert?” Logan growled, striding to the bedroom, while squeezing the perfect pink ass eager for his hand.
“Me! Are you going to punish me?” Kieran grinned, his eyes sparkling with delight as another one of his sexual desires was about to come true. “Macushla, I love you so much!” Kieran crooned in Logan’s ear before licking his mate’s claiming scar.
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Staring at the picture on his phone that Jackson had forwarded to him Maximus could hardly believe his eyes; after all the years he and Mystia had searched for David, he’d suddenly fallen into their hands. Maximus then read Jackson’s email with the additional information Logan had filled in about David. Smiling grimly, he quickly forwarded everything to Mystia, knowing she’d appear momentarily.
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Slowly walking through their suite, David was rendered speechless at the luxurious furnishings. He was fascinated with the fabrics and had to touch each one, memorizing their texture and feel. It was a far cry from what he grew up with—bare windows and crudely made wooden furniture that’d give him splinters—and heremembered his joy when Morgan showed him the bedroom for rent above the pub and how he thought it was the most beautiful place he’d ever seen.
Butthatbedroom couldn’t come near the bedroom he was now standing in with its thick plush carpet into which he wanted to bury his toes, a bed so big, he was sure at least ten shifters could sleep in, and the soft pure white sheets that made him sigh when he first touched them—so very different from what he’d slept on most of his life.
Finally, Zane, who’d been following him, took his hand and led him into the bathroom and for the first time in his life, David knew what nirvana looked like. Gleaming marble on the floor, a large walk-in shower so big he couldn’t touch the sides if he stood in the middle of it and a gleaming white tub, big enough for him and Zane—and probably several others—to bathe in.
