title: Waiting for the Man
author:  Arjun Basu 
description: <P><B>Arjun Basu</B> is a writer and editor. In 2008, he published <I>Squishy</I>, a collection of short stories that was shortlisted for the ReLit Prize. His stories have been published in many literary journals, including <I>Matrix</I> and <I>Joyland</I>. Arjun lives in Montreal, Quebec.<BR></P>
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  Strengthening Their Bonds
  
  Miracle 13
  
  Devastated that his mate didn’t believe he was enough, Arjun Rowe decided it
  was time to leave Tevin and let his mate find whatever it was he was still
  looking for. It devastated him, but Arjun would do anything to make his mate
  happy, even if that meant letting him go.
  
  Tevin Acker was heartbroken that he’d driven Arjun away. He hadn’t meant to,
  but there had always been something lacking in their mating. What? Tevin
  wasn’t sure, but he had been driven to discover what it might be. Never once
  had he considered he might lose his mate as he searches for that missing link.
  
  Baz Krusen had always hoped to meet his mate, but he hadn’t imagined meeting
  him when he was leading a group of shifters from human hunters. Nor had he
  once thought that he would end up with two mates. When he discovered one of
  those mates had run away, he was determined to find him and fix the bonds of
  their mating.
  
  With humans