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

“Yep. I love happy endings. A few weeks ago, I was a cynic. Now I’m a sap. Go ahead, call him.”


Julien, it’s me. I know.Richard waited a minute then heard some noise.


“Yeah, I think it is.” Richard paced the carpet.


“Don’t you dare hang up on me,” Julio squeaked.


Richard got huffy. “I promised I wouldn’t.”


“Make him show you his wolf and make him get the rest of them out of bed. Why should you let them sleep in? I didn’t.”


“I hear the elevator door.” A note of panic crept into Richard’s voice. “What do I do?”


“Let him take the lead and don’t you dare hang up.”


Julien stood at the door of his room shaking. “May I come in?”


Richard nodded and sat down on the down-stuffed, loose-pillowed loveseat.


Julien sat next to him. “Mon ange, how did you figure it out?”


Richard chuckled. “With Colin’s book and a little push from my friend.”


“You’re not angry?” Julien asked tentatively.


Chapter 27