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

Instead, the moment Logan stepped inside, he was the one who leaned in and pressed his full lips over Blaze’s mouth. The kiss ended too soon. Logan walked past him into the living room.


Blaze would have gripped him to prolong the kiss, but his hands were messy with fish scales and entrails. He recovered, figuring such a light touch was best for now. Loving could wait until after dinner, when the night folded dark and soft around them under a canopy of stars.


Logan handed him a copy of the gift he’d given out at the potlatch.


“This is incredible, Logan. Just how famous are you, Mr. Logan Swift Rider?”


Logan shrugged his wide shoulders. “Famous enough. I’m glad you like it since I think it’s one of my best. Really, it’s not a big deal. Now, what can I do to help? The wine’s been chilled. Want me to open it to let it breathe?”


Chapter 26