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hands were there pushing him down. “No, don’t move. You’ll only injure yourself further.”

    He stiffened as the sheriff came into view. How could he have been so stupid? That explained why Bullet had disliked the sheriff immediately. Seth bared his teeth at the other man, who stepped back slightly, lifting his hands in a supplicating gesture. “I won’t hurt you, pup. I swear it.”

    Pup? The man called him pup? Seth moved again, only to let out a fiercely pained whine as the leg he’d broken objected. The sheriff immediately returned to his side, pressing him down. “Please don’t move,” the man practically pleaded with him.

    Seth knew he wasn’t going anywhere anytime soon, so he relented and settled back on the soft mattress beneath him. The bone would mend quickly, quicker than a human’s. He snarled warningly at the sheriff, whose hands were still on him. The dark-haired Cheyenne pulled his hands away and resumed his seat beside the bed. “I know you can’t speak,” he said quietly, “and I’m going to take the time I have until you’re healed to convince you that I mean you no harm. My name is Kasey, Kasey Whitedove. I’m also a shifter, a werewolf.”

    He knew that much! After the previous evening’s events, he’d kind of figured it out. “You’re also… my true mate,” Kasey said, with such reverence Seth twitched in discomfort.

    He didn’t believe true mates existed. He’d learned as much in his past. His ears flattened to his head, and he snapped at Kasey, warning him off. The man’s face fell in disappointment, and Seth’s heart twinged in his chest. He didn’t understand the guilt running through him for hurting the sheriff. Why should he care? He ruthlessly shoved the feeling deep down. Kasey just wanted to use him like all the rest. They weren’t mates. Seth’s mind demanded he never forget the lessons he’d learned all too well.

    “I don’t understand why you can’t feel it, pup, but it’s there. So tangible and real,” Kasey insisted. “Some of us search forever to find our mates and never find them. I will show you we are meant to be.”

    Seth turned his muzzle away from Kasey, deciding to ignore the bigger male. He already knew Kasey hated him. Once he’d shifted back to human form, Kasey would change his mind, and he wouldn’t want to be mated to him. Seth wasn’t Cheyenne. For some reason, the realization pained him more than his broken leg. A fine tremble worked its way through his body. His eyes burned alarmingly, and he blinked quickly. What the hell was this? It felt as though his heart would shrivel inside his chest. Eyes widening in terror, he lifted his head and searched his body, desperate to know if the sheriff had already marked him as his. But the only marks he felt were the ones from his fall. If the son of a bitch had marked him, he’d kill him.

    “I didn’t mark you,” Kasey said stiffly. “Besides, it wouldn’t work unless we mated at the time I made the mark.”

    Sheer relief caused Seth to slump down to the bed again. He’d been born as a werewolf, and until a few years ago, he’d never known other wolves existed, but he’d learned quickly and harshly about the world of werewolves. His parents had known his secret, shared his secret, and protected him from the world. But they’d taught him to be careful and never to reveal his true nature to anyone. If he had the chance, he must leave here without letting Kasey know his real identity.

    “I wish I could talk to you,” the man said agitatedly, interrupting his thoughts. “There is so much I wish to know. Were you born this way? Are you one of the Created? What do you look like in your human form? How long have you been on your own? Why are you so frightened of me?” He broke off for a moment, studying the toes of his boots before looking up and capturing Seth’s gaze. “I could never hurt you, pup. You are a part of me.”

    Seth whined and lifted his paw up to press