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

The waiting became something that put them all on the edge.Every day,from early morning to the moment they fell asleep were spent with tension grinding them down,little by little.


They went through the motions each day,but every time Cal checked his email and there was nothing there or one of them jumped at a text or call,it all got worse and worse.


Several days after Anna’s call,they’d been summoned to Mikael’s house for a late lunch.Cal thought it was Kit’s doing.Dallas had been experimenting with something fancy,potentially for Christmas,and there was plenty to go around.


It was some sort of a bone marrow dish with extra steak and all sorts of other things,and it was delicious.


“I may have binged MasterChef Australiaagain,”Dallas confessed,flushing a little when he got the praise from everyone around the table.


“Well you can use us as guinea pigs anytime,honey,”Noah said and kissed his mate’s cheek


Chapter 25