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He’s been in a few times. Becca seemed to like him. Always chatted with him. It looked friendly enough and Becca never complained about him.”
    “Any idea who he was?” Leo asked.
    “No, sorry.” Darren shook his head. “I don’t know him or his name. Human, I think. Average height and build. Short blonde hair. Wore glasses. Tended to keep to himself.”
    “He here tonight?” Ethan asked, scanning the bar. He couldn’t help but look at Dana talking quietly with her friends. They seemed a little subdued. Was something wrong?
    “No, I haven’t seen him recently,” Darren said. “I can call you if he comes back in.”
    “That’d be great,” Leo said, fishing in his pocket for a card. “Was he here until closing?”
    “I think he left before then but he was here most of the night,” Darren said. “It was pretty quiet towards the end of that night. I’d told Becca she could leave early and she called a taxi. Then she was gone.”
    “There were still people here at that point?” Leo asked.
    “A few. Not many,” Darren said. He shrugged. “A few stragglers I was encouraging to leave.”
    “Do you have their names?” Ethan asked. If they left at the same time, perhaps they saw or heard something outside. Or perhaps one of them was their man.
    Darren thought about it. “David Campbell, John Adams, and Ben Andrews, as usual. Sandra and Hazel Matthews too. A handful of others I don’t know.”
    “We’ll speak to them,” Leo said, noting down the names. “Thanks for your help, Darren.”
    “No problem. I just hope you get the bastard.” Darren’s expression was grim. “I liked Becca and no one deserves what happened to her.”
    “Hey,” Ethan added. “Did Becca ever talk to you about her secret admirer?”
    Darren’s face blanched. “That’s what this is about? The Shifter Stalker? He’s the one who killed Becca?”
    Leo nodded. “Looks that way, yeah. She never mentioned her admirer?”
    “No,” Darren looked thoughtful. “She did mention that she thought she’d discovered that someone liked her. I didn’t ask for details. I’m her boss and it was girl talk, so I’m not really the person she’d talk to. All I know is that she was excited about it. I guessed that she was talking about her customer. Now I think about it, she did seem a little flirtier than usual with him. It was nothing too over the top though.”
    “We’ll need to see if we can find this guy. It could be innocent but we’ll look into it,” Leo stated. “Now then, business is done. I’ll have a pint please, mate.”
    Darren looked at Ethan.
    “Same, thanks,” Ethan looked back towards Dana’s table and caught her watching him. She ducked her head and returned to her conversation.
    Leo nudged him. “Go get your woman.”
    Ethan scowled at him. “I’m not claiming her. This is not a good time to have a mate.” He'd just have to explain that to her. She'd understand, right?
    Leo snorted. “When is a good time? When you’re too old to do anything with her? If I had a mate, I wouldn’t be sitting here with you. No offence. Not everyone is lucky enough to find their mate. You have. Don’t throw it away. Go talk to the woman.”
    Ethan grunted but took his drink and walked to Dana’s table, determined to let her down gently and get on with his life. As he approached, he caught her scent, calling to him and exciting his wolf. She smiled up at him and he found himself pulling a chair close to hers and sitting down.

Chapter 10
     
     
    Bitch! He had seen her with that man. The one that looked like a shifter. After a while, you learned to recognise them from the way they moved. The man was dangerous looking, everything about him screamed 'predator' but he wasn't the only predator in town.
    Watching them together, it was obvious that she wanted the shifter. Standing at the bar, if they'd been any closer to each other they'd have been arrested for lewd acts. They'd clearly been flirting and he'd seen the blush