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

Instinct began to bark orders in Lyle’s ear. Not danger. Pain! Fear. Forward—go quickly!


Lyle dropped the key. It was still clinking merrily against the entrance tiles as he sprinted through the foyer and into the lower level. The townhouse was in darkness, the drapery still dragging and gusting from the open windows, and the scent of urine was strong enough that Lyle had to shake his head.


The voice was so quiet that Lyle didn’t think a normal human would have heard it. It was weak. It was exhausted. It was…“Mrs. Connor!”


He tore up the stairs to the main level, gripping the banister with suddenly slick palms and taking the steps two at a time. The area still smelled of food and coffee, but the sharp odor of urine grew exponentially. “Mrs. Connor?” Lyle hollered. “Mary? Are—”


Newborn kittens could not have sounded as pathetically vulnerable as Mrs. Connor did.


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