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 What were you doing? I asked as I looked over my shoulder, glancing up at him.
 I found your pearl. He pulled it out of his pocket and held it up for me.  You were so upset
that you lost it that I knew I d search the whole island if I had to.
 It seemed we all had the same idea though, Niall chuckled as he bumped Ciro s shoulder.
 We ended up all meeting over there. So we decided once Ciro found it you deserved more than
one.
 I don t understand. I glanced between my three men as my eyebrows scrunched together.
Niall opened his hand and there was the most beautiful pearl bracelet of all different shapes and sizes
and colors.  It s amazing.
 Just like our mate. Thank you for my mother s locket, he praised as he put it on me.
 Taye said you were devastated you left it behind. I hugged him and felt two other bodies
wrap around us.  I love you guys.
 And we love you, Taye pointed out, his voice cracking.  I can t believe you brought my
brothers here. How did you pull this off?
 I wanted to get your stuff and Ciro gave me the idea when he said he asked Lord Ellys about
going in with cloaked vampires to get me out of your pack. Carson said there s a spell on the island
that cloaks it. I thought there had to be a way to do that to people like Lord Ellys can do and like cars.
I asked Edric and he called Helen and we talked to Baptisa and Quilan once she said there was.
 So then Wesley talked to Lord Ellys who was very excited about the possibility of having a
way to do such a thing without him. He supplied the choppers for the test run to get your guys stuff, I
remembered Ciro and Ollie had a mom still alive and I called her and she said she could visit so
Lord Ellys agreed to pick her up on the way. But then after talking to Taye about his brothers and
wanting to bring them here, we changed the plan yesterday.
I was panting at the end of my ramble, nervous about how they d react.
 You re the best mate ever, Taye gushed as he peppered my face with kisses. Ciro was next as
Niall got the other side of my face. I giggled and playfully pushed them away.
 There s a mom here, guys, I drawled.
 I m not looking, Mrs. Wilson assured us.
 Can I kiss him for getting me out of that stuffy apartment I hated that I had to hide in among the
human world? a soft voice asked. I turned and saw a small man, shorter than me even, who looked a
lot like Taye.
 No, but you can hug him, Bodin, Taye chuckled.  Gideon, meet my brother Bodin. This is my
other brother Euclid. We all hugged our new in-laws, Ciro and Ollie s mother setting the standard of
greeting I guess.
 You didn t tell Ciro he s getting a chopper that Wesley s buying him, Ollie teased.  And he
does know how to fly them. I do too but apparently I m not awesome enough to get one.
 My mates can t fly one, so if you d stop hurting my friends, I d buy one and let you be in
charge of it, Baptista snapped before storming off.
 What did I do? Ollie asked as his face dropped.
 Someone heard you ask if I could be your mate, joking around, and got upset, I answered
quietly.
 Yeah right, Ollie snickered bitterly.  If it s who I think you re implying, he made it very clear
he doesn t want me.
 Right, like your brother made it clear to me, I drawled.  I followed him around for months
trying to get him to notice me and pay me any attention. I thought he didn t even like me.
 Oh shit, Ollie groaned before taking off down the beach.
 I swear I raised idiots, Mrs. Wilson grumbled, shaking her head.  Okay, you continue
thanking your mate for his kind gesture. Who is showing me to this mansion? I d love an island
cocktail.
 It would be my pleasure, dear woman, Quilan offered with a bow. He extended his arm and
gestured everyone to follow him. We laughed and I officially adored Ciro and Ollie s mother.
 You re not mad then? I asked Ciro.
 No, not even a bit. Just a lot of loops and bumps in the road lately. I might not always adjust as
I should sometimes. Forgive me?
 Yeah, I sighed as I snuggled against him.  You went for my pearl.
 That s why? he hedged.  Because you wanted the pearl?
 No, because you knew it was important to me and that mattered to you because you love me. I
wanted the pearl because of what it represented and it brought me to Taye and we worked things out,
which led us all into each other s arms. In my eyes, it was the domino that finally fell first.
 Babe, if it hadn t been that pearl, something else would have, because a love like we all share,
nothing can stop, Taye promised as he rubbed my back.
I smiled up at him and Niall before winking at Ciro.  I know. It s a reminder of that too. Pearls
in the wild are rare and yet you found it as we found each other. And like love they can be broken or
can last forever depending on how they re taken care of.
 Then we re just going to have to take care of each other and our mating, Niall coaxed as he
cupped my cheek.
 Abso-fucking-lutely, I agreed. And did I ever.
The End
About the Author
Joyee dreams of one day living on enough land to have a few horses, and find a couple of cowboys or
pool boys of her own. A lover of men, Joyee is all about them in any form in her books; vampire,
werewolf, shape-shifter, military& It s all good! She loves to get lost in fantasy that only books can
bring. Her wide interest in reading is reflected in her writings, whether short stories, romance, or
mystical. Currently Joyee lives with her dog, Marius, named after a vampire from Anne Rice s
Interview with the Vampire series.
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