Todd and Nick Ruger are on the run after narrowly escaping the war in New Colorado, where they were implicated in the assassination of Chancellor Shaffer. Todd is gravely ill and Nick has serious injuries, but that's the least of their problems. They're alone with dwindling supplies and facing the harsh winter bearing down on them far north in Yellowknife Protectorate. Just when it seems they're trapped between the proverbial rock and hard place, they are offered refuge with a doctor in the isolated town of Elk's Ridge. As they heal, they're offered a fresh start in Elk's Ridge. But just as they begin to rebuild their lives, tragedy strikes. Victor Raleigh, the new Vice-Chancellor of New Colorado, knows all about Nick's psychic abilities, and he'll settle for nothing less than total control over Nick. He's aligned himself with a vicious creature, a type of psychic vampire capable of wielding control over individuals such as Nick. When Nick is betrayed and captured, Todd sees no alternative but to head back into the war zone to rescue him. Will Nick be the same man Todd loves after Raleigh's pet psychic vampire is through with him? Can Nick accept the fact Todd can love him after what Raleigh forces him to do, or will his guilt consume and destroy him?

Chained Hearts

“She’s right, you know, about the children,” Nick said after they were back in their sleigh, heading down the street. “I can’t have any.”


“What do you mean you can’t have children? Nowyou tell me?” Todd had to bite his lip to keep from laughing hysterically at the look on Nick’s face. “All this time, trying and trying and you can’t?”


Todd cuffed the back of his mate’s head. “It’s you and me, that’s it, and that’s all I want. You’re a guy, and guys don’t get pregnant. I know you can’t have children. I’ve known that since before I knew you existed. I may not be studying medicine, but I do know a thing or two about biology. I love you. All I wantis you.” He pulled the sleigh into a parking area beside their destination and slid a hand down the back of Nick’s neck, pulling him in and brushing a soft kiss over his lips. “And I intend to have you.”


“Can we eat first?” Nick grinned and slipped a hand between Todd’s thighs snickering when Todd quirked an eyebrow.


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