i 743ae055a1ebb037

Grammy would love Dev. How could she not? Dev was just… Laine sighed. His mate was a wonderful man.
    When Dev had told him that he’d invited Cole and Caroline, Laine had gotten a huge case of butterflies.
    He was terrified of not making a good impression on Dev’s friends. Dev didn’t have any family, Cole and Caroline were it, and it was important to Laine that they approved of him. He shook his head, chuckling to himself. He shouldn’t have worried. Heck, they had come to town specifically to meet him. They’d been anxious to meet Dev’s mate.
    Dev had told them all at dinner how Caroline had always been setting him up on blind dates. From what Dev said, Caroline couldn’t stand Dev being unattached. She had been convinced that because Dev was gay he wouldn’t have a mate like all other werewolves, so she’d gone on a mission to find him one.
    According to Dev, the last blind date she’d set him up on, she hadn’t even confirmed that the man was gay beforehand. She’d just invited the man to dinner telling him she wanted to introduce him to a “friend”.
    Turned out that the man wasn’t gay. Boy, what Laine wouldn’t have given to see that. Dev and Cole sure got a kick out of the retelling of the story.
    Page 32
    Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
    Laine opened the men’s room door, bumping a man on his way out. “Excuse me.”
    The man kept walking.
    Laine shrugged and went to the urinal. He did his business and zipped back up. He turned to go to the sink and ran smack dab into someone.
    “Hello, Laine.”
    Fuck, fuck, fuck. Shit and damn. Laine peered up into Victor’s eyes and glared. “Get out of my way, asshole.”
    Victor cupped Laine’s chin and made a tsking sound. “Now, Lainey, is that any way to speak to your Alpha?”
    Laine slapped at his hand and stepped back. “Don’t touch me. You had your lackeys destroy my shop today. Wait till I tell Dev you’re here.” Laine was seething. No way was he going to stop Dev from busting this asshole up this time. The fucker had some nerve. Laine tried to step around Victor, but his arm was grabbed and he was jerked around and pulled up against Victor’s chest. “Let go!”
    Victor chuckled. “No, I don’t think I will.”
    Laine struggled, flailing and jerking, to no avail. Victor was a lot bigger and stronger than him. Damn.
    The larger man backed him up against the wall, chuckling, giving Laine even less room to maneuver. “I do like the way you struggle, Laine. You may be a wimp, but you’re no coward.”
    “Fuck you.”
    “I tell you what, Laine. You let me fuck you and I’ll take it easy on your loved ones. Speaking of which, where is your boyfriend?” Victor’s mouth crashed down on his.
    Laine wrenched his head to the side and used all his strength to escape the Alpha’s arms.
    Victor just laughed at him, holding on tight. “You know, if you’d have just kept your mouth shut—”
    “Fuck you. If you weren’t such an ass to everyone, I would have kept my mouth shut.”
    Again, Victor tried to kiss him.
    The door creaked open and a gasp sounded as Laine managed to bite Victor’s lip, drawing blood.
    Victor howled and let go with one hand, raising it up, making a fist. “You little shit.”
    “I don’t think so, asshole,” a deep voice growled.
    Victor was yanked away as his fist descended, missing Laine by several inches.
    Laine blinked, watching Cole pummel the man’s face. He sighed in relief. He hated to admit it, but he’d been getting a little concerned.
    Page 33
    Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
    Finally, after several blows, Victor bolted towards the door. When he got there he turned to glare at Laine and pointed his finger. “You will regret this, Laine.” He took off out the bathroom door.
    Laine sagged against the wall, taking a deep breath.
    “You okay, Lainey?” Cole came over to him.
    He nodded. “Thanks, Cole.”
    Cole frowned. “The Alpha?”
    Again Laine nodded. “Yeah, he—”
    The bathroom door flew open and hit the wall with a loud bang. “Lainey!” Dev came running in, looking around. His gaze fell on Cole, then Laine. He rushed forward, pulling Laine into his arms, practically crushing him. “I saw Victor running out, I thought… Are you okay?”
    “Yeah, thanks to Cole.” He hugged Dev then leaned back. “I’m all right, really.”
    Dev glanced at Cole without loosening his grip on