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cautioned himself, knowing it was a wasted thought the moment it slipped into his head. He'd left her two hours ago and he was still horny. Shit!
       A shadow loomed in the doorway to the bathroom, leaning negligently against the doorframe as he sniffed the air. "Been hunting, bro? I smell fresh blood."
       Hunting? He wished… Preferably catching today's woman of choice and bringing her home to play with. Maybe he'd even want to keep her.
       "I cut myself shaving, you idiot," he snarled, watching the shadow step further into the room. Once in the light, he was startlingly similar in looks to Nate, but considerably larger.
       Sebastian Moore grinned and ruffled his little brother's hair. "I know that, you goose. I was teasing."
       Nate snorted, and went back to rinsing the shaving cream from the sink.
       "Seriously though, are you going on the prowl tonight? We're all going for a run."
       'All' meant his brother, as well as his cousins Rafe and Rob. They'd grown up together, and it had been years since the old gang of four had regularly run wild in the forest. Not since they'd been pups, really.
       "You're two nights early, aren't you?" he growled, still unreasonably annoyed about the tiny cut.
       Sebastian smiled back placidly. "You know how crowded it gets in the forest at full moon. We thought we'd have an extra night out—just us."
       It was tempting—and it might even help him to forget about Gina Longmire for a few hours. His family were the alphas of the area, and the only ones who could change whenever they wanted. On fullmoon nights when all the betas changed, there were a lot more werewolves about. Sebastian was pack leader, so he had to be seen to be involved in the local werewolf community. Nate usually preferred to stay home and watch TV.
       He wiped his towel roughly over the basin and tossed it in the clothes hamper in the corner. "Yeah, I'll come with you."
       "Good. " Sebastian winked. "Looks like you could use a bit of distraction."
       "Grrr." Nate mock-growled at his mountain of a brother, thinking for a second before grinning evilly back.
       He flung himself straight at him, shape shifting in mid air. Sebastian was sent careening backwards into the hall, but by the time he landed on the hard timber floor, he'd also changed. The two wolves wrestled their way down the hall, a tumbling mass of snapping, growling fur. They didn't stop until Sebastian finally used his greater weight to hold Nate down, his neck clamped securely between Sebastian's jaws.
       Panting and laughing, Nate changed back, wiping away the slobber that clung to his skin. A second later, Sebastian did the same thing, buffeting him cheerfully on the shoulder as he stood up.
       "Needed that, did you?" he asked, then pointed down the hall. Stray hairs were scattered its entire length. "There's a reason we try to stay human indoors, you know."
       Nate grinned. "Yeah, yeah, I know." He added sotto voce, "But isn't that why we replaced the carpet with timber? Easier to get the fur out…"
       He was rewarded with a cuff about the ear. Sebastian was playing the role of big brother to the
    hilt tonight. "Just clean it."
       "Should I eat dinner before we go out?" Nate asked innocently.
       "Nah, just yesterday I heard the ranger saying he's got a problem with hares at the moment." Sebastian grinned broadly, his eyes bright with good humour. "I think we can help him out with that."
       Good. A run was always much more fun when they got in a hunt at the same time. Unconsciously, he licked his lips. There was something extra nice about fresh meat eaten al fresco, plus he'd get the satisfaction of following the trail.. He loved to see the scents in three dimensions, and to hear the details of the forest around him. Just little things, but things he often didn't get time to appreciate when he was in human form.
       Besides, surely it would take his mind off Gina.

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