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“I see you’re more of the brooding type, like my brother Darcy.”
So Sterling and Darcy were brothers. Raven’s lip lifted slightly at one corner.“I wouldn’t know. I haven’t met Darcy.”
Raven hitched one thumb into the waistband of his jeans, the other tucked behind his back. He glanced once more to the door in front of him and wondered what his mate looked like up close. Raven didn’t care what his father had said about men lying together. He was more curious to see what fate had given him. He wanted to inspect his mate up close.
His human mate.
Damn, that was a kick in the pants. But Raven was willing to give this a try. He would only get one mate in his life. Eternity was a very long time to live without his other half. At that moment, Raven realized that he didn’t care if his mate was vampire, human, male, female, or a hairy baboon. Well, he was glad Darcy wasn’t a hairy primate.
“Then you should meet him. From the way you’re acting, you two should get along fabulously.” When Raven remained quiet, Sterling rolled his eyes and knocked on the door.
Raven would be the judge of how he and Darcy got along. He wasn’t the easiest person to get along with. It was true that he was a moody, quiet kind of guy. Raven had been like that his entire life.
“What?” Darcy asked irritably as he opened the bedroom door and then his eyes shot from Sterling to Raven. His agitated look melted instantly, to be replaced by surprise. Raven felt like he’d been punched in the gut at how stunning his mate looked up close. They both just stood there staring at each other. Raven wasn’t sure what to say or think. His mate’s eyes were the color of copper. They were brilliantly intelligent, but sharp and assessing.
Raven could tell his mate wasn’t someone who trusted easily.
Darcy plunged a hand through his dark-brown hair, his tanned skin pinking the longer Raven studied the man. By the time Sterling spoke, Darcy had managed to make his hair stick up from raking his hands through the strands.
Raven had an urge to reach over and smooth the hair back out.
“This is Raven.” Sterling chucked a thumb at Raven as he grinned at Darcy.“He’s your across-the-hall‘neighbor’.” Sterling made air quotes on the last word and then looked at Raven.“And this is Darcy.”
Darcy’s hand fell away from the doorknob, but didn’t rise to shake Raven’s hand. The man looked slightly confused as his copper colored eyes glided across Raven’s face. He felt the draw of mates, and his fingers began to itch. The need to touch Darcy was becoming overwhelming.
And that scent! Gods, Raven was ready to sink his fangs into Darcy’s neck. It took sheer willpower to hold back. His damn fangs ached as his throat went instantly dry. Had he ever smelled blood any sweeter than Darcy’s?
Hell, no.
Here he thought he was going to have a problem with a human mate. Raven was ready to jump Darcy right here in the hallway and make the man submit to him. His cock jerked in his jeans, approving wholeheartedly of the idea as it thickened to an almost painful fullness.
“Nice to meet you,” Darcy said as his eyes shot to Sterling, and then back over at Raven, a shy smile tugging at his mate’s soft, kissable lips.“I’m Darcy.”
How cute was that smile?
“I said that already, dork,” Sterling reminded Darcy as he once again rolled his eyes. Raven had a feeling that was the man’s instant reaction to a lot of things. He could also tell that Sterling was the younger of the two. Darcy had a lot more etched lines on his face, like life had been too hard to him.
Raven almost smiled. Sterling and Darcy were acting like Remus and Daniel. He liked the easiness between these two men. It showed him that Darcy was a caring man, at least with his brother.
“Don’t you have someone else to harass?” Darcy asked Sterling.
“Nope. You have that honor.” Sterling’s smile widened as he leaned against the wall, glancing between Raven and