Enforcer Ewan “Cal” Calder hasn’t shifted into his Scottish wildcat form in two years. He should’ve gone crazy by now, because that’s how these things are supposed to work. The governing body of all shifters, the Council, has sent him and his adopted teenage son Kit to a sanctuary in Finland. It’s a last-ditch effort to wean Cal off the morphine he’s been using to keep his cat at bay. If he doesn’t shift soon, there’s no way he’s going to retain his sanity.<br><br>Two years ago, Council security officer Derek Lamont was tentatively dating and getting to know Cal, but then he lost an eye in a tragic accident. While he was recuperating in the hospital, Cal and Kit vanished from the house they’d all shared. Derek has been searching for them ever since, traveling the world and grasping at straws because of the undeniable truth: Derek knows Cal is his mate, even though humans aren’t supposed to be able to feel the mate bond.<br><br>When Derek finds Cal and Kit at a small farm in the middle of nowhere, Finland, he feels relief. But their problems are far from over. From Cal’s guilt over the accident, to stray hunting dogs, to figuring out how to deal with the Council, things keep piling up.

Off and On Again

He listened to a Finnish conversation and then Joonatan ended the call.“I’ll drive you.I was finishing up for the day anyway.”


The drive wasn’t that long,but it felt as if it took ages.The roads went from asphalt to dirt and then narrower dirt,and Derek found he loved it.What he didn’t care for was the barely concealed hostility from Joonatan.The man was protective of Mikael and his farm,but there was no way for Derek to ask him if he knew what his friends were without sounding insane if Joonatan didn’t know about shifters at all.


Suddenly,the car emerged from the forest-lined road into a large yard with several buildings


“Thank you so much.I know you didn’t have to do this,but…thanks.”Derek hoped his expression conveyed the feeling of genuine gratitude he felt.He got out of the car and grabbed his backpack from the back seat.


Joonatan turned his car and drove off again.


Chapter 6