Alpha Marc Thierry was used to the North Woods of Minnesota, so his elevation to third on the loup garou council necessitated a move to a Gramacy section of New York City. On Monday nights, his housekeeper is off and Marc doesn’t like casseroles. He orders Chinese and gets a musical voice on the line that calls to him. To his delight and surprise, the guy on the phone delivers his food and is his destined mate. Unfortunately for Marc, Colin Callahan thinks the only reason Marc could want him is biological -- he has to like his mate. Colin has a scarred face and thinks no-one could love him as he is. Can Marc convince him otherwise?

Scarred Mate

“I have no temper unless someone I love is threatened. I’m the head of my family, but I persuade rather than command, and that has always worked well for me. But with you, it’s different. I find myself impatient with you. I need you to see how much I love you. I can’t be fully open with you until you know I’m telling you the truth.”


A lone tear slipped down Marc’s cheek. Colin glanced up and, seeing the tear, caught it with his finger. “No one has ever cried over me. My mother cried over my scar, but never over me. You gave me a tear.” Colin’s gaze locked onto Marc’s face with wonder.


“I believe you,” Colin said. “You do love me. I don’t know how or why but I’m not going to question you. I think I love you too and have since I walked in here with four bags of Chinese food, and you asked me to stay for dinner.”


Chapter 22