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today is eggs benedict. If you’ve a hankerin’ for some ice cream, I can run to the shop down on the corner.”
    Jake felt confused. He looked to Conner “Do you smell that? It’s the best thing I’ve ever smelled in my life.” Oh my God, am I really getting aroused from ice cream? He was popping wood right in front of the hostess booth at the cafe. He tried to hide it by angling his hips to the door. He hadn’t had a spontaneous boner since his early twenties and never because of food.
    Betty gave a shy smile and blushed, obviously noting the bulge in his jeans.
    Well, shit.
    Conner, however, looked at him as if he’d won a prize. The grin on Conner’s face made him look younger and happy, not like a wolf coming off a failed trip to find his mate. He looked like a surfer boy with a lean six foot frame, shaggy blond hair and a playful, happy personality. Unless he sensed a threat to the Pack.
    “Do you want to take that scent and bathe in it then wrap it around your body and never let it go? Does it fill you up like nothing ever has? Make you feel happy, safe and at home?”
    Yeah, Jake felt all of those things, but with an extreme that was almost scary. He needed that scent like he needed his wolf. Shit!
    “You dolt. You’ve just picked up the scent of your elusive mate. Congrats, boss man; she’s come to you.”
    My mate. My future. She’s come to me .
    He couldn’t believe it. He just stood there in shock, staring at Conner. He had dreamed of this moment for, well, all of his life.
    “I know how you feel, but if you don’t want to lose her scent you better get tracking. I’ve got your back. You gonna do this as you are?” Conner looked around. “Or are you gonna change?”
    Trying to hurry, Jake questioned Betty. “Was there anyone new in today?” Silently, he thought, who smelled like dessert.
    “Yes, there was a woman and child, a boy. The boy smelled happy, but the mother smelled scared and kept looking for someone to jump out at her, eyes always scanning. They were here about a week ago as well. Just moved to town a couple weeks ago.”
    “My mate has a child. Was there a man with them? Maybe the child’s father? Was there even a scent of a man on her?” Why did he feel like he was on a ride? Up, down, up, down. He had little control over his emotions and everyone in the café was looking at him.
    “No scent of a male that I could tell. Only mother and child. Last week when they came in there was no male either,” Betty said calmly but her eyes were wide.
    “Hold us a table, Betty, we’ll be back. And we’ll be hungry,” Conner said. Looking at Jake, he prompted, “Well, what are we waiting for? The longer we wait, the more her scent will fade on the wind. Get along, little doggie.”
    Jake growled, then said, “You did not just call me a doggie,” in his most Alpha I-could-kill-you-with-my-little-finger voice.
    “Uh, sorry, boss. Let’s go.”
     
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    Shana was in a hurry. Trevor started school tomorrow and they had to check out the school one last time. She wasn’t sure how she felt about her precious baby starting kindergarten. She would be alone, again. Trevor filled a void that she didn’t know she even had. He had kept her sane when she felt like she could fall apart at any moment.
    This new town was perfect. Small, united and it felt secure; as secure as she could feel. Trevor had jumped for joy when he saw their new house. The school was gated, which was a major factor in them moving to this particular town. You drop your child off at the gate and, during school hours, the gates were locked and the only entrance was through the office, which was always staffed. Perfect!
    Trevor was such a happy kid. However, he had an unusual gift. Every once in a while he would gaze far away like he was watching an invisible TV. During those times, he would have visions. Just like her granny.
    She was afraid that he wasn’t ready for school, or she was afraid she wasn’t