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

They kissed until his lips felt bruised. He had no intentions of letting Darren get out of bed that day, and perhaps the next if he could get away with it. Darren wouldn’t protest, most likely. They had gone without each other for far too long. If Aden had his way, they would never go this long again.


He finally stopped to trail kisses down Darren’s smooth chest, licking around one nipple and then the other before continuing downward. “Tell me what you want, gorgeous,” he said at his stomach. He grasped the long, hard length nuzzling against his cheek, and turned his head to run his tongue along it as well.


“This. What you’re doing.” Darren reached down, his fingers trailing over Aden’s face, catching in the strands of his hair. “I want to feel your mouth. And I want to taste you, too.”


He didn’t bother with niceties. Dropping his jaw, Aden sucked the hot shaft past his lips, into his mouth, and down his throat.


Chapter 53