Thomas Durling escaped his small-town upbringing for over ten years, until a single phone call drew him back. Told his mother has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s, he returns to the small northern Michigan town he once called home to find a mute stranger taking care of her in his stead.<br><br>On the surface, Andre seems harmless enough, but Thomas has enough problems trying to deal with his mother’s illness. He doesn’t need a gorgeous young man to distract him, especially in a town that drove him away once already with its homophobia.<br><br>But Andre has nowhere else to go. A wolf without a pack, he’s been on the run since witnessing his father’s murder, always looking over his shoulder, never looking ahead. Taking care of Thomas’s mother has given him a welcome sanctuary, as well as a place he can call home for a couple months. He wants to stay, but more importantly, he wants to help, even if Thomas isn’t ready to accept that they could actually be friends ...

Moon-Touched

He laughed, in spite of his residual terror. “We’re going to have a long talk when you change back.”


Andre thumped his tail once and settled back down. The peace in his face was unmistakable.14


Thomas waved at Pastor as he pulled away. He was the last to leave in a long line of strangers traipsing through the house. As much as he would’ve loved forgetting the entire incident happened, he’d known that was delusional. He called the cops as soon as Andre had shifted back to his human form. Pastor had come right on their heels. Nothing happened in Mellowbush that he didn’t know about.


He wasn’t sure they bought the story a stray dog had intervened on the family fracas gone awry, but with the bite marks in Perry’s throat, they had to rule out anyone in the house killing him. Besides, Thomas and Andre both had injuries from the knife Perry had brandished. They were the real victims here.


Chapter 47