Chapter 53: Mate's Touch

He never answered her question.

Luckily, Chet sent a couple of other cars out to gather everyone up and bring them back to the department. Rance wasn’t looking forward to walking all the way back, although he could have thought of several things to do with Lainie in the woods. If they weren’t surrounded by all of Lainie’s friends, that is.

Once they were dressed, everyone made the round of introductions, all glad to see Rance and the “glow” on Lainie’s cheeks. The one thing about a mating call, everyone around knew when someone was feeling that pull. The scent the animals emitted was unmistakable and to those exuding it, impossible to ignore. Everyone seemed to be great people to Rance, and he thought moving there would be perfect. A great change to his hectic city life.