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 thought jumped into Lyle’s mind and he pushed it away. “You can be a real freaky bastard when you want to be, do you know that?”


Arius put his head back and laughed. “Yes,” he said, when only the echo of the laughter remained. “Yes, wolf, I do know that.” He cracked the door, looked at Lyle, and waited for Lyle’s nod that it was clear. They stepped out into the awful yellow light of the underpass and Arius took a deep breath. “Have you considered staying here in DC?”


Lyle huffed a laugh, taking his own deep breaths of cooler, clearer, air. “My father would never allow it.”


Chapter 30