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he’ll regret it,” Kelan growled.
    “Why don’t you ask him about it?”
    “Did you not hear what I just said? He doesn’t want me. He never wants to see me again.”
    “He told you that?”
    Kelan thought back to the previous evening’s conversation. He remembered Jake asking him to leave a lot, but he didn’t think Jake had said he never wanted to see him again.
    “No, he didn’t.”
    “Well, there you go, then. Even humans feel the pull of the mating bond, Kelan . He’ll probably want to see you again just as much as you want to see him.”
    “You think so?”
    “I’m sure of it.”
    Kelan felt emboldened by his brother’s words. He got up and grabbed his jacket.
    “You mind if I come back and help you with this later?”
    “Of course not. Go to your mate—you’ll never forgive yourself if you don’t try.”
    “Thanks, bro.”
     
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    Jake let himself into his apartment. He was disappointed at first that Kelan wasn’t there waiting for him when he got home. He shook his head, trying to banish the thought. He couldn’t think about Kelan any more. He’d thrown him out last night, and if the man had any sense, he wouldn’t come back for more of the same treatment.
    He poured himself a drink and sat down heavily, the word still running through his mind. Mate . He knew enough about wolves to know if Kelan truly believed that, there was no way he would let Jake go that easily.
    Hope began to swell in his chest. Maybe this time would be different. Maybe Kelan wouldn’t leave him like everyone else in his life did. No. He couldn’t think like that. He wouldn’t let himself. He would only end up getting hurt again, and this time he was sure it would be worse than before. He had only known Kelan for a short time, but he could see how easy it would be to fall in love with the man. He didn’t think he’d be able to live through Kelan leaving him, too.
    Matt’s betrayal all those years ago had hurt like hell. It had taken Jake a long time to get over the pain of losing his first and only love. Could he open his heart to another person? Jake wasn’t so sure.
    There was only one solution. He needed to get laid. He was sure some hot young thing at Liberties would help take his mind off the wolf. He finished his drink and strode to the bathroom to get ready.
    Twenty minutes later, Jake started the short walk to the bar. His heart sank with each step he took. This had seemed like a good idea at first, but now he wasn’t so sure. He wasn’t in the mood to pick someone up. It felt like a betrayal of Kelan . Jake scoffed at the ridiculous thought. He barely even knew the man. But the thought of being intimate with someone else right now, instead of starting a fire in his belly, left him feeling chilled to the bone.
     
    Kelan was across the street from Jake’s apartment when he spotted Jake walking away from the building. He frowned. He’d told Jake the previous evening that he’d be back tonight. Didn’t Jake believe him? Or was the man purposely avoiding him? He was about to turn around and go back to Cody’s, but the thought caused an ache in his chest. He needed to be with his mate.
    Kelan followed Jake down the street. He was close enough to pick up Jake’s scent on the wind and it was all he could do to keep from running to the man and carrying him home like some sort of caveman. Jake’s scent called to him. It was sweetest thing he had ever known. But as he got closer, he could sense the emotions pouring out of Jake, and they nearly brought him to his knees.
    Jake was miserable.
    The confusion and sadness rolling around inside him made Kelan want to throw his arms around Jake and promise him that everything would be all right. But would it? Kelan wasn’t even sure of that himself. All he knew was that Jake was suffering and he felt powerless to do anything about it.
    A little while later, Jake stopped walking. He stood in the street unmoving before taking a seat on the steps of a