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own.”
    “Fine. You’re under arrest for trespassing.”
    “ What? ”
    So stunned was she at that turn of events that she didn’t even move as he grabbed her wrists and cuffed them behind her back. She just stared at him, dumbfounded, until he tried to push her into the back of the car.
    Oh, hell nah. Filling her lungs, she let out a shriek at the same time that she kicked backwards, striking him in the shin.
    He cursed above her and clapped a hand over her mouth, so she just bit his finger. He didn’t let her go, just threw her head first into the back of his cop car and slammed the door hard enough to rattle the windows.
    Okay. Happy feelings gone. Ever was pissed.
     

 
     
     

     
     
     
     

CHAPTER FOUR
     
     
     
    Aidan was pissed.
    The cursing and screaming human behind him kicked the metal cage between them again right behind his head, threatening him again with legal action.
    All Aidan could think about was No no no, there had to be some mistake.
    How in the hell could his mate be human?
    Okay, just think. It wasn’t like there wasn’t a precedent. Roughly ten percent of the population of Arcadia had begun their lives as human, all of whom had been turned voluntarily. Even then, however, none of them had ever felt found their mate in the human world, let alone felt the mating bond with a human.
    It didn’t work that way.
    His first thought was to go to his father, but the Brahm wouldn’t appreciate the way he’d handled the decision. Hell, now that he’d circled the block a few times, even Aidan couldn’t believe his actions. Cuffing his mate and throwing her in the back of a car?
    Smooth, bro.
    “I am going to fucking sue you for every penny you have,” Ever screeched from behind him. Another booted foot kicked the grate. “Every. Last. Penny , you asshole!”
    Which, in a human court, would definitely be the case. Except this was Arcadia, and as far away from human courts as one could get. Folks here liked that, made concessions to keep it that way. Which of course he’d just ruined.
    Shit. Shit, shit, shit.
    Apologies weren’t going to be enough in this situation. Hell, the woman in the back, if she learned the truth, would probably take that information straight to the media out of spite. That meant she’d have to be dealt with, permanently.
    And she was his mate. Which he’d never allow.
    Shit, hell, God, fuck, damn…
    Blowing out an exasperated breath, he pulled into a parking spot outside a nearby park, and turned off the car. That seemed to shut her up for a second, but when he turned around to look at her she glared at him with distrust.
    Okay. So he deserved that and more.
    “How long has your sister been missing?”
    She continued to glare at him, her lips thin with anger. It was bad, of course, that his brain only thought she looked adorable when angry.
    Why hadn’t anyone warned him that finding your mate was this freaking confusing?
    “Look, I want to help.”
    She kicked the screen again. “Then let me the fuck out of here!”
    “You’ll just get yourself hurt,” he said, and her eyes narrowed. Great, now she probably thought he was a condescending fuck too. Chalk it up to the rest of his list of mistakes. “I want to help you, but you need to tell me what’s wrong.”
    “What the hell kind of town is this anyway,” she vented, gritting her teeth and looking around the car. “And what the hell kind of person locks someone up for asking a goddamn question.”
    “You’re right, okay? I screwed up.”
    That finally seemed to get her attention, although the glare didn’t lessen one bit. In this close of quarters, her scent permeated the air, filling his senses with her. When her lip curled in an expression that would make a tiger proud, he felt his dick jump.
    Not now, very bad timing.
    Of course, his cock didn’t seem to care in the slightest.
    “I want to speak to your boss,” she growled, sounding every bit like a shifter woman. Immediately the chubby became