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

“No,you didn’t.Not all things are to be done by half-tiger.Some things should be left for full tiger to do,”Maxim said,and he leaned in to kiss Mikael again.


It was gentler this time,and Mikael reached to pull Maxim closer,but the movement made a sharp pain flare across his body.The stitches on his arm and one side of his body protested.


“Ow…,”he said weakly,pulling away from the kiss.


“You rest.We’ll take care of everything for a few days.I’ll come back later to help you into the shower,okay?”Maxim leaned away from him.


“How about your foot?You’re limping!And did you get injured again?”


“It was just the bones from old injury.They didn’t like all the running,and he slammed me on the ground once.It’s not broken,Noah doesn’t think,but it’s very sore.I have a few stitches on my back,and this hurts”—he gestured to the Band-Aid across his cheek—“but otherwise I’m fine.I’ll go help Lark with garden.At least she’s talking to one of us.”Maxim grinned.


Chapter 22