Chapter 5. BRAD’S BODY WAS RESTLESS and full of energy. He went looking for Stephen after lunch, unable to stay away from him for along length of time. Despite the fact that he knew that he would be leaving soon, and that this man was not going to be his mate, he was also curious about the man that Fate had picked out for him. He kept walking, following an odd sense of direction as he moved further out of town. He should have asked one of the other guys for directions, or even just where Stephen worked, but he hadn’t. Stubborn arse that he was. Ahead of him was a lovely homestead and as his gut tightened in recognition, his gaze settled on a gorgeous young man hammering away. His back glistened with sweat, his muscular arms getting bigger with a proper day’s work, not in the gyms so

