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and it ignited instantly. There couldn’t be any evidence or the hunters would track Devon, his brothers, and the pack down. There had to be nothing left.
    The next day Devon reported them missing, and a few days later the police found the car. The sheriff said it looked like his dad had fallen asleep behind the wheel and ran the car off the road. The tears that Devon shed that day were real, not rehearsed, because it didn’t matter how they died, just that they were dead and never coming back.
    Devon slammed his hand down hard on his desktop. He didn’t want to have to move again. Erik loved Nehalem. He had made friends and was living a normal life all things considering. The poor kid watched his parents get gunned down, and Devon wasn’t willing to take away the place Erik called home.
    Why are you getting so worked up? He might already be dead.
    That inner voiced piped up, reminding him that Devon didn’t even know if Erik was still alive. He hoped and prayed but didn’t have any solid evidence to the contrary.
    “Penny for your thoughts?”
    Devon saw Josef’s reflection in the window and turned to face his friend. “My thoughts are worth a hell of a lot more than a penny.”
    “Okay.” Josef sat in the chair in front of Devon’s desk. “How about you just tell me what has you all worked up.” When Devon opened his mouth to speak Josef held up his hand. “Besides the obvious.”
    “Isn’t that enough?” Devon asked.
    “Yes, but I thought it might have something to do with our little prisoner upstairs.” A knowing grin split across Josef’s face.
    Devon cursed low under his breath and shook his head. He should have known. “Do I smell that bad?”
    Josef started to laugh. “It’s not a bad smell and if it weren’t for the strong scent of your arousal I probably would never have noticed it.” Josef sobered and stared Devon in the eyes. “But what gave it away was that kid’s smell went from the bitter stench of fear to full-blown arousal once you got near him.” He shrugged his shoulders. “That’s how I figured it out.”
    Aiden was human, and Devon wondered if he could smell it, too, or if the kid just thought Devon smelt really good. A smile curled his upper lip. He’d love for Aiden to like his scent. Maybe it’d lure the innocent little human right into his clutches. The things he’d teach Aiden.
    “Yo, Dev.” Josef leant forward across the desk to wave a hand in front of Devon’s face.
    Devon blinked his eyes. “Huh?”
    “You want him don’t you?” Josef asked bluntly.
    He rubbed a hand across his jaw and tried to think of the best words to explain the situation but came up empty.
    “You don’t have to answer that. I know this isn’t the ideal circumstances for a mating, and I also know we need this kid to get Erik back but…”
    Devon held Josef’s stare as his words trailed off. But what? Nothing Devon did or wanted could change what had happened and what would happen. There was no future for him and Aiden.
    “But nothing, Josef.” Devon opened his laptop and pretended to look through his email. He needed a distraction. “He’s the son of a hunter and probably wants us all dead just like his daddy.”
    Devon wasn’t sure he believed the words coming out of his own mouth. Aiden looked so young and naïve to the world. He also seemed confused from the questions Viktor had been asking him when Devon walked into the room. Even with the blindfold covering Aiden’s eyes he looked genuinely stunned when he informed the man that his father had taken Erik.
    “Maybe but maybe not.”
    He was just about to respond to Josef when someone knocked on the door. “Come in.”
    “Hey, Devon,” Dominic said as he rushed into Devon’s office. He set his computer bag in the empty seat next to Josef and pulled out his laptop. As if just noticing Josef he said, “Josef. Sorry about that. Didn’t see you sitting there.”
    “No worries.” Josef shifted in his seat. “What did