Mikael Jarvela may only be a half shifter, but that doesn’t mean he can’t be alpha of the eastern Finland farm-turned-sanctuary his father founded. Six wolves, a red fox, a black jaguar, and a lynx all think of him as the head of the family. But Mikael doesn’t have anyone to call his own until he comes across an injured Siberian tiger in the woods.<br><br>From the moment the newcomer recovers and Mikael and Maxim meet face to human face, the attraction between them is undeniable. They strike up a tentative relationship, but they’re both proud men, and their egos keep getting in the way.<br><br>Just when it looks like their romance is doomed, an outside threat to the farm family -- to Mikael -- forces Maxim to choose between the life of solitude he knows and the love and companionship that could be his if he stays.

Chuffed

Once the dinner plates were cleared and the evening light was fading a little,Sean lit the torches,and suddenly Zoya was carrying out a huge cake with strawberries on top.Everyone began to sing,and Mikael ducked his head,still unaccustomed and slightly uncomfortable with being the center of attention.


When the singing stopped,Mikael blew the one candle that was stuck in the middle of a mass of strawberries,and everyone hooted at him.


“How old are you now,Uncle Mikael?”June asked.


“He’s like ancient,”Anton smirked.


“I’m thirty-eight,”Mikael told the little girl,and then stuck his tongue out at the fox.


“Oh,I’m nine,”June said,and then there was a round of the kids asking every adult how old they were.


Chapter 14