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then dipped a chunk into savory sauce. “But you probably don’t want to know. I didn’t know you were named after a great-great-great-grandfather. Was the name passed down through the men in your family?”
    “That’s a lot of greats,” Alaric said with a chuckle.
    “I’m not really sure how many to put in there.” Kohl gave him an inquisitive look.
    Alaric’s voice dipped to a more serious tone. “I never talk about my ancestors. My parents died long ago in a tragic accident. The people who raised me were distant relatives.” Alaric paused to take a drink. “How do you feel about all that family history of mine? Scary shit, huh?”
    Kohl shrugged. “Not really. I was amazed and fascinated more than scared.”
    Alaric cocked one brow and stopped eating. “Really?”
    “Is there something you’re not telling me? Did you know what was in that chest?”
    “Maybe.” Alaric resumed attacking his steak hungrily. “Not something I’d go around talking about though. I’m sure you understand why.”
    “So you knew about the shifters and the vampires?” Kohl laid his fork down, staring with expectant eyes.
    Alaric’s head bobbed from side to side in a consenting nod as he chewed. “Do you believe all that stuff you read?”
    “It’s a lot to digest, but yeah, I do. I have the amulet, the exact one pictured in that old photograph.”
    “I know.” Alaric stared with serious eyes. “When I heard the vultures were swooping in to pick the site clean, I hoped that you’d be the one who found it.”
    Kohl simply stared back, utterly baffled. “You lost me.”
    Just as it appeared that Alaric was going to launch into a story, his cell phone rang. He answered and nodded while saying, “Uh-huh. Hm. Really? Damn. All right. Nope. I’ll be right there. Don’t let anybody touch a thing.” He ended the call and stuffed his phone in a back pocket. “Sorry, buddy, there’s a leak at the site. I gotta go. Put this in the fridge for me?” Alaric gave a nod toward his plate.
    “Yeah, sure. I hope you’re going to pick up where we left off later on.”
    Alaric grabbed his keys off the counter and cast him a devilish grin. “Yeah, I’ll tell you all about the family ghosts.”
    Kohl let out a short laugh while watching his friend hightail it out of there. A leak at the drilling site was an imminent threat to everyone in the area. He understood the nature of the man’s job.
    After clearing the dishes and sliding the leftovers into the refrigerator, Kohl headed to the couch for much needed rest. He was simply too tired to think at the moment or even go back into the lab. Reruns of sitcoms played on the TV. His mind drifted as he fought sleep. He really wanted to be awake when Alaric returned to hear what the man knew about his past. The dots felt like they were beginning to connect around the amulet.
     
    Standing on the bank of a raging river naked, Kohl basked in the feeling of freedom coursing through him. A gust of wind whipped his hair around his face. Though it was not what most might consider long, the strands were long enough to sting his cheeks. Tilting his head back, he raised his arms. In this place where time did not exist, Kohl let his inhibitions fall away. His thoughts went to Talon, wishing the beautiful man were with him now, enjoying this moment. Right here, right now, there was no need to conform, no call to impress, just the pure desire burning in his soul for a man he’d never met.
    “I am your chosen mate,” Talon’s soft voice said from behind.
    Kohl spun around to face the man of his dreams. “Did I will you to me with my thoughts?”
    Talon gave a shake of his head, tossing that gorgeous collar length hair back and forth. “You possess the Bloodstone. I am bound to whoever owns the amulet left behind by the Shasta Eagle.”
    “Alaric’s ancestor…he was the Shasta Eagle?”
    “I do not know Alaric. I only know the first shifter was created to restore nature’s balance. Vampires