Can men who each bridge two worlds make a life together?<br><br>Blaze Canis is doing what he loves best. As a shooting range instructor just outside Yellowstone National Park, the former Navy SEAL sniper is still handling firearms. When Shoshoni native Logan Rider walks into his class one morning, the attraction each man feels for the other is sudden, almost mystical. Since Blaze’s teammates never knew he was gay, let alone a werewolf, he’s confident in hiding his wolf nature from Logan, too.<br><br>But will keeping his secret work, or will it blow up in Blaze’s face as his relationship with the American native deepens?

Awakening the Alpha

“Hi, Tony.” He turned to his student. “Tony Smith owns Markell’s. Tony, I’d like you to meet Logan Rider. Tony is our RM today. Our range manager.”


Logan nodded in acknowledgment, and Tony extended his hand.


People walked to their stations and laid their open weapons and ammo on the tables provided.


“Station six is reserved for me. If I don’t have clients, I let Tony know it’s open. Right now, the range is considered ‘cold’ because our guns are unloaded, locked, and on the table.”


“Right. This is a very dangerous place, so safety regs have to be enforced. I’ve seen people kicked out because they were careless or didn’t take the rules seriously. When the RM announces ‘hot,’ we’ll load our weapons and begin firing. When we hear the call for ‘cold,’ all firing ceases and every weapon will be unloaded, locked, and on the tables again.


Chapter 17