After seven years of being on the move, Arlo Barman wants nothing more than a place to call home. But unbeknownst to him, Arlo is a caladrius healer, so staying in one place has never been an option. The compulsion to separate himself from those he's healed is all-consuming and leaves him little choice but to pack up yet again. Nash Silver is the only werewolf in his small coastal town. Living undetected in a human world is imperative for his kind, and he and his small circle of friends -- a vampire and a psychic -- have done so for decades. But Nash's anonymous existence is jeopardized when a man with an enticing scent moves into town. From the moment Nash lays eyes on the stranger, nothing is more important than being close to him. Not even guarding his secret. Arlo isn't interested in a relationship or even a date, his past has taught him nothing good comes from it, but the rather pushy local popping up everywhere he goes has his heart somersaulting. If he's heart is somersaulting or not doesn't matter, because when Nash gets injured, Arlo is the only one who can save him. Having used his powers, Arlo has to leave Nash and the cozy town he wanted to make his home, but can Nash survive being separated from his mate?

Black Bird

“You think I can only give and not take?” Arlo’s voice shook. “You think healing is the only thing I’ve got?”


Nash scanned the field, tried to see between the trees they’d just left. He hadn’t thought much about Arlo’s ability at all.


“Nash, goddammit, let me go.” He tore at his arm, desperation creeping into his pale eyes


“I’m not calming down until you let me go.”


Nash held still. Letting go?He didn’t want to let go. “Babe, listen—”


“Babe? Babe! Are you out of your mind?” Arlo stepped as far away as Nash’s hold allowed him to.


Nash bit his lips not to say anything to make things worse. “No, if you calm down and let me explain, you’ll understand.”


Arlo threw his free hand in the air. At first, Nash assumed he was gonna hit him, but it was just a gesture of frustration.


“Let you explain? We haven’t done anything but talk for the last hour, and you haven’t explained a thing! You’re only acting weirder and weirder.”


Chapter 32