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out a long sigh. “They are bear shifters.”
    The words reached him then understanding dawned. He sucked in a breath. “What kind?”
    “Grizzly.”
    “Shit.” Jamie sat back. The grizzly shifter was the most aggressive of all the bear society. “Are they through their first transformation?”
    “Yes, and the family swears they are no danger to anyone.”
    “Why didn’t they contact the Coalition?” he asked, thinking he already knew the answer.
    “Are you kidding? With all the shit going on, they’re worried about the boys getting arrested or worse. They don’t really trust authority anyway, and now their paranoia is at an all-time high.”
    “Yeah, our division met with some of them as we opened the Coalition, but they would barely listen to us. Since we’re founded by the government, we’re considered enemies.”
    “How big is this group?” Zak questioned.
    “Maybe thirty families,” Jamie replied, glancing over at Aubrey for her thoughts.
    “Closer to forty now. Their numbers have grown in the last year,” she told them.
    “And now two of their boys are missing,” Cody added. “If they are that fanatic it could cause a lot of problems.”
    “Who came to you?” Jamie inquired.
    “The sister of the second boy. She was worried after the first boy’s disappearance. They were told not to tell anyone, but after it was her brother who disappeared, she couldn’t be silenced anymore.”
    “Brave girl,” Zak stated.
    “Yeah, she attends the university and knows more about the boys than the parents do. Sadly, she also doesn’t believe they would run. Both were seniors in high school. Smart and popular. Happy. Sophia said if her brother had had any issues, he would have gone to her.”
    “I’ll see if I can find any matching cases in the morning,” Jamie suggested.
    Immediately, Aubrey perked up. “That would be great.”
    The conversation changed to lighter areas, but Jamie couldn’t quit thinking about the case. He had been a little older than they were when he’d been kicked out.
    It was hard to make it at that age. Without any kind of street sense, they could be seriously injured, if not killed. The fact that they were also grizzly shifters was a cause for concern.
    Like the natural grizzly bear, the shifters were the most aggressive and dangerous of all species. It was why his team had tried to contact the group. He’d never known other bear shifter units like that and had been curious. But he and his unit hadn’t been welcomed.
    When talk went from the last movie Cody and Aubrey had seen to Cody’s search for a new house, Jamie chugged the remainder of his beer and stood.
    “I’m going to get out of here,” he told the others. “There are still a few things that I want to do. I go back to work tomorrow.”
    He received a hug from Aubrey, a handshake from Cody, and a back slap was gifted to him from Zak. As he left the table and passed by a small group of women, he noticed the silence that fell. Glancing over, he raised an eyebrow as the women openly ogled him.
    “Hey there, sexy,” one slurred at him.
    “Ladies.” He nodded politely but didn’t stop. A few years ago, he would have pulled up a chair and seen how many he could get to go home with him. But he’d long ago grown out of that kind of behavior.
    It was cooler out in the parking lot. He stopped beside his bike and simply breathed. While he loved his friends, he was lonely. Ever since Cody had found Aubrey, the loneliness had been growing stronger in Jamie.
    Jamie wanted what they had. An equal partnership with someone who would love him. Not another one-night stand full of hot sex. Was it too much to ask to find a woman who wanted to curl up on the couch and watch the classics?
    Sure, he came off as brash and loud, but he wanted someone who would look deeper than merely the surface.
    As Brandy had during his first visit to the library.
    She never made fun of him for his reading choices or questioned the fact that he