Richard Kerrigan is on the verge of losing hope. Fired from his job for blowing the whistle on a defect that would harm service members if used as designed, he is now blacklisted in the Chicago area. A local Serbian mobster wants Richard and won’t take no for an answer.<br><br>Garou Industries, the loup garou privately owned company, has been searching for Richard to offer him a position in the company as they value having someone with his integrity on staff. Richard relocates to Manhattan to begin his new job and stays with Julien Bellaire, his mentor, who is also Richard’s Mate.<br><br>Before they can settle in, the Serbian mobster turns up dead and a corrupt cop who secretly works for the Serbians comes to New York with trumped up charges to pin the murder on Julio. With over eighty witnesses to Julio being on an airplane at the time of the murder, the cop abandons trying to frame Julio and instead plots to murder Richard. The loup garou request assistance from the Italian mob to protect Richard which comes with some interesting consequences.

Wolf Whistle

Sean solved the problem for him. He told Julio’s and Donal’s stories without sensation in a matter-of-fact voice. By the end of Sean’s recitation, Richard was crying and had grabbed Julio’s and Donal’s hands. “My God, I’ll never complain about what happened to me again.” He got up and gave Julio a hug. Julien came back to see if he was okay.


Sean explained, “We told him about Julio and Donal.”


Julien pursed his lips. “Theirs’ are two of the more horrific stories we’ve heard about lost teens who fell through the cracks. Alexei took care of Apuso and Donal’s grasping family. Etienne is in the process of having the group home staffers fired. Peter, the man who took advantage of Julio, is in jail, and Bales is institionalized. We take care of our own.” He gave Richard a hug, kissed his hair, and returned to the bar. Julien poured himself a double shot of whiskey.


After his friend had calmed down, Julio marked this moment. Julien had made the first real connection with his Mate.


Chapter 12