Three years ago, Lyle made a mistake that cost him his freedom, and almost his life. Now, sick to death of watching his father love the man that Lyle wanted, Lyle accepts an offer to leave Wolf, WY, behind and see what life in Washington, DC,. can do for him instead.<br><br>When Lyle comes across a seductive, attractive stranger with a fascinating yet terrifying view of humanity, he's more than intrigued. It doesn't take Lyle long to realize that Arius isn't just playing games, though, and when Lyle runs across a secret in Arius' lair he has no choice but to flee, even knowing his actions will enrage Arius.<br><br>On the run, with only a psychic's second sight and his own instinct to help him, Lyle has nowhere to go but home. The only question is, will they have him when he shows up.

Wolf, en Garde

The quiet space got impossibly quieter; even the snow picked up the atmosphere and hushed beneath his steps. For reasons he couldn’t explain, his heart sped up. He had to drop his jaw to allow for the increased need for oxygen. A new scent began to creep in his direction—spice and dust, blood and hormones. Something oddly human, but without a single iota of the fear that he normally picked up on when getting close to a person.


That thought woke his anxiety, but it also fueled his already insistent interest. So he stepped closer, then closer, and again, closer still. While instinct urged him to turn and run, back to the pups or back to the man and the wolf, the greater drive of curiosity pulled him forward—as though tethered and dragged, collared and slowly strangling—and he realized he wasn’t moving of his own will at all; his legs didn’t bend, and his paws didn’t lift.


Chapter 4