Gabriel Martin has hope. Three of the Alphas on the council have found mates in the past few years. Returning to New York from Atlanta, he comes across a human who has been raped in an alleyway. The human is his mate, Kane Brady.<br><br>Kane has been teaching at the local high school and refuses to rubber stamp the education of their star basketball players -- almost paying the price with his life. He’s unusual as he’s a human Omega but he can’t be intimate with Gabriel because of his horrific experience.<br><br>It’s up to the Alphas and their Mates to help Kane recover and accept all that it is to be with Gabriel.

Marking Kane

“Go to see Dr. Coté. He’ll help. So will Sean. He has a knack for getting everyone exactly what they need.”


“I think you’re all having pipe dreams. Gabriel feels sorry for me and responsible because he found me. That’s all it is.”


“You’ll see, when he’s ready, he’ll tell you. Just don’t run away now that you’re here. It would break his heart.”


“You know there is something funny and I don’t know who else to tell.”


“It’s Gabriel. Whenever he’s around I see a golden string, well it started out as a thread as thin as a hair, but it’s now the size of sturdy cotton sewing thread.” Kane heard the whir of the elevator. “That must be Gabriel. I didn’t realize it was that late.”


Sean muttered, “Saved by the bell. Oops, that’s our cue to leave. When you can sit again, you have to come over to our houses. We rotate lunch on either on Wednesdays or Fridays depending on everyone’s schedule.” Sean looked up to see Gabriel standing by the sofa.


Chapter 24