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.He had hired the men needed to help out on the ranch.There should be no problems getting the work done—if everyone showed up.Most of the men he didn’t know, but the owner of the feedstore seemed to be a wealth of information.The man had known everyone who was in dire need of a job—which was odd.Clay had taken over the feedstore not too long ago from the last owner, yet he knew who needed a job.It was a sad thing that a man who hadn’t been here long knew more about the people of Brac Village than Bryce did.He didn’t really know the townspeople.Maybe with them working here, that would change.Maverick prided himself on taking care of this community and the Lakelands could do no less.“Get everything taken care of?” Pa asked as Bryce exited his truck.“Hired ten men.They’ll be here first thing in the morning.” Bryce knew he had to fill his pa in on everything, but he was anxious to go check on Ahm.As much as Bryce had wanted the man to suffer for his betrayal in keeping who they were to each other a secret, now that his mate was injured, he wanted to make sure the elf was comfortable.“He’s not in the house, Bryce.”Bryce stopped walking and slowly turned toward his pa.“Then where is he?”Oh, he so didn’t like that slow grin forming on his pa’s face.“He’s out mending fences with Gavin.”“He’s what?” Bryce felt his heart clench.“But he’s injured.You sent him to work with a messed-up leg?” He dropped the truck keysA Man’s Worth75on the ground he was so startled at what his pa did.He didn’t think the man cruel, but to send an injured man… “Why did you do that?”A scowl replaced the amused expression.“Is that what you think of me? Boy, I’ll slap the taste out of your mouth.For your information, Ahm came downstairs, telling everyone he was fine.He wanted to be put to work.” His pa placed his hands on his hips.“I tried to give him something easy to do, but I don’t think Ahm wanted to hold Hell Raiser’s head while we—”Bryce held up a hand.“You were going to make him go near Hell Raiser?”“He would have been safe,” his pa reassured Bryce.“But I think he’s a little on the squeamish side.I sent him to help Riley with Rags, but again, your mate is squeamish.”Squeamish was not a word Bryce would have associated with Ahm.The man was strong, beautiful, and had too much damn pride.But he couldn’t imagine Ahm backing away from any challenge.“I’m going to check on him.The men will be here in the morning.”“You already said that, son.”Bryce grabbed his keys from the ground and climbed back into his truck.Ahm working the ranch was something he just had to see.He wondered if his mate had tied back all the silky white hair, or if it was lying in a mess across his sweat-slicked body.He was getting hard just thinking about it.Driving the access road to the back pastures, Bryce tried his best to get rid of his hard-on, but when he parked his truck and saw Ahm hard at work, his compacted muscles straining as he helped Gavin secure the barbed wire, all hope of having a soft cock went out the window.Ahm was wearing a determined expression, sweat soaking the back of his shirt, his hair matted and clinging to his pale flesh.Bryce nearly jacked off in the truck at the sight.He was also concerned.Ahm didn’t know about mending fences.If the barbed wire snapped back, it could kill his mate or brother.76Lynn HagenBryce was pretty confident in Gavin’s skills, but Ahm was new to all of this.Easing from the truck, Bryce damn near swallowed his tongue when his mate pulled his shirt over his head to wipe at his face, exposing nicely shaped pecs and a flat abdomen with slight ridges.He was so pale that his brown nipples stood out in stark contrast to his white skin.“You need to rest?” Gavin asked as he straightened.The barbed wire was in place, but Bryce could see a few more places needing repair.“I’m good,” Ahm answered, but Bryce could see the slight wince on his mate’s face.Ahm was not good.He was in pain.That set his back teeth to grinding.What was the man trying to prove?Bryce cleared his throat.“Pa sent me up here to help.” It was a lie, but Bryce wasn’t about to watch Ahm work until his stitches were busted open.The fences needed to be mended because the cattle were going to be turned out for the summer, but that didn’t mean his mate had to suffer in order to get things done.Ahm slid his eyes toward Bryce in a covert manner, and Bryce pulled his shirt off, admittedly peacocking for the man.“Let’s get this done.”He could see the knowing snicker on Gavin’s face.His brother knew exactly what Bryce was doing.Ahm just kept stealing furtive glances, pretending to ignore Bryce.“Grab the wire and get it ready for the next fence,” Gavin said as he pointed to the spool on the ground.Bryce bent at the waist, letting his muscles flex as he grabbed the wire.“Can you finish up here?” Gavin asked.“I need to get some things done in town.”Ahm’s head snapped toward Gavin, his eyes narrowing.“Sure, go ahead.” Bryce waved him off.“We can handle things from here.” He just prayed they finished their work.Bryce had otherA Man’s Worth77plans in mind.He wasn’t going to mate Ahm just yet, but they could have so much fun doing other, equally pleasurable things together.As soon as Gavin pulled away, Ahm turned, his eyes raking over Bryce’s chest.“Okay, you’ve gotten me alone.Now what?”“Don’t know what you are talking about,” Bryce said as he began to walk down to the next section that needed to be repaired.“I just came out here to help.How was I supposed to know Gavin would ditch us?”They worked side by side for the next few hours, Bryce making sure he did most of the hard work.He didn’t want Ahm hurting himself any more than he had to.The stubborn man had refused to go sit down somewhere.Bryce finally stood, stretching his back when the sun began to set in the sky.“I think we got it all.” He was going to need to sit in a hot bath after the afternoon he just had.Whether Ahm knew it or not, Bryce had done most of the work.But Ahm hadn’t slacked off.He was covered in sweat and his white beater was filthy.The guy looked like he had rolled around on the ground in it.As tough as Ahm acted, Bryce knew for a fact the guy wasn’t used to manual labor.He was going to have to talk to his pa about finding something easy for Ahm to do—at least until he healed.“We worked right through supper,” Bryce said.“But there should be a plate set aside for each of us.”“Do you work like this every day?” Ahm asked as he helped Bryce load the tools and supplies into the truck.Bryce scoffed.“This was an easy day compared to most.”“I see why you’re as big as a bear.” Ahm slammed the tailgate closed.All Bryce could do was stand there and stare at his mate.Had Ahm just complimented him?Ahm gave Bryce a small smile, and Bryce knew he was not immune to it.He was a charming man when he wasn’t being a stubborn jackass
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