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

“What’s scaring you?” Nash kept on nuzzling his neck as if having a man standing naked before him was perfectly natural.


“Yes, you are.” Nash trailed a hand down his torso and cupped his cock, not grabbing, not pumping, simply holding. “I’m not gonna hurt you.” The heat of him made Arlo shiver.


Nash pulled away and looked at him. “I would hear if anyone did. I would smell them before they entered the house. And I would never let anyone enter your house unless you wanted them to.”


He nodded, that was good, he guessed. Nash’s midnight blue swirled around as he caught his lips in another kiss. It didn’t try to push its way into Arlo, but…“Maybe this is a bad idea.”


Nash froze. “Kissing is a bad idea?”


They were doing more than kissing. Arlo blew out a breath. “When…erm…when I’m not in control…if I’m distracted, I can’t keep my shields up.”


Chapter 41