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

“Very much,” Lyle replied. “But I am quite hungry. So…”


“And your friend?” Cabal said, ignoring Lyle’s prompt for him to leave. “He’s not with you?”


“He’s out walking,” Lyle lied. Why the lie felt right, he didn’t know. “It’s a beautiful night. And we’ve been in the car for a while. He thought a stretch before bed would be good.”


“Lovely.” Cabal drew the chair out from under the desk and sat. “Perhaps I’ll wait for him to return.”


Suspicion flared into full-out mistrust in Lyle’s guts. “For?”


Another close-lipped smile drew up the corners of Cabal’s lips. It did not reach his eyes. “Why, to see if he’s enjoying the stay, of course. To see if there’s anything we—I—can do to make his stay more pleasurable.”


Cabal’s expression darkened even as his smile grew. “You speak for him?”


Water dripped in the bathroom. It echoed in Lyle’s ears. It was, however, the only sound from the small room.


Chapter 68