Argenti agent Darren Sumner spent fifteen years hunting werewolves, but one night of betrayal sent him from his family of assassins into the arms of werewolf Aden Richter. Neither can deny their passion nor their hunger for the other, but as Darren tries to find his place in this new world, he wonders whether desire can be enough.<br><br>Rumors of an upcoming power struggle between the packs in Washington, DC, bring the question of Darren's role to the forefront. Is he Aden's partner and a leader of the pack? Or is he nothing more than Aden's boytoy, placed outside his family? Darren struggles to prove himself as the tensions between the packs mount and Aden's ex-lover puts a plan of vengeance into action.

On the Ragged Edge of the World

Aden clamped his arm around Darren’s waist before he could escape again. Darren protested the direct contact against his injuries, but this time, Aden didn’t care. He needed this as much as he needed to breathe. His assault on Darren’s mouth was unrelenting, voracious, though he kept the swipes of his tongue as slow as they had ever been. He didn’t necessarily want to speed this up, but damned if he was going to lose Darren’s heat now that he had it.


Aden rolled Darren to his back, trapping him against the bed. Though Darren wasn’t free to explore with his mouth, his hands never stopped moving. Up and down Aden’s back, along his ass, and over his chest again. Their mouths finally broke apart as they both gasped for breath, and the color was high in Darren’s cheeks.


“So…what, exactly, does it mean? Being a mate?”


Chapter 52