Julio Reyes has had a hard life. Orphaned at fourteen, he ran away from a group home to avoid rape but wound up being an independent prostitute in NYC. He has a life plan -- go to school, become a stylist and open his own salon.<br><br>Etienne Daurensbourg is 139 years old and fears he’ll never find his Mate until his friend Alexei introduces him to Julio. Julio is Etienne’s Mate, but before he has a chance to court Julio -- who is a human high beta and therefore stubborn and independent -- Julio gets knifed and is forced to let Etienne provide him with a home and help to recover.<br><br>Pack problems arise that may force Etienne into the pit. Will Julio be able to love Etienne despite the fact he is a loup garou?

Julio's Wolf

“There were dogs but in the beginning, before he got crazy, I used to feed them their table scraps and play with them. He told me not to do that because they were guard dogs. I snuck them stuff anyway until I couldn’t go out anymore.”


“Did they chase you when you tried to get away?” Etienne could still see his red eyes in the mirror across the room.


“They barked and half-heartedly chased me when I left, and one of them grabbed the cuff of my pants, and they ripped, but I called him by his name and he let me go. Despite the dogs and barbed wire, I still managed to climb his seven-foot chain-link fence and get away.” Julio shook more in Etienne’s arms.


“So why do you think you killed him?” Etienne pulled him closer.


“There was so much blood. He didn’t come after me. I didn’t check his pulse or anything, but he wasn’t moving when I left, and I managed to retrieve the key without him waking up.” Julio sobbed.


Chapter 39