Years ago, empath Elijah Long made a bad decision, and he is still paying for it. He’s kept hidden from his abusive werewolf ex for years, but when he wakes in a dark room, cuffed to a wall, he knows he’s out of luck. Elora, his psychic sister, will come for him, he just has to endure long enough to give her a chance to find him. Captain Kol Jaecar of Rockshade’s Paranormal Investigations Department detests slow times at work, so when Elora wants time off to search for her brother, Kol treats it as if it’s a real case and starts an investigation. What he assumed was a brother not picking up when his sister called turns out to be something else. Elijah experiences people’s emotions so strongly, it prohibits him from living a normal life. Spending time in the city is out of the question, yet it’s where Elora takes him once she finds him. Elijah does his best to keep his distance, especially from the growling man Elora brought to his rescue. Elijah will never make the mistake of getting close to a shifter again. The moment Kol smells Elijah, he knows he’s his mate, but how to get close to someone who doesn’t want to be near you? The man who abused Elijah is still on the loose, and Kol calls in the entire team to hunt him down. But how are they to keep Elijah safe when he can’t be around people? And how will Kol stay sane if he can’t touch his mate?

Mind Scrambler

His kidnapper didn’t show any signs of noticing the danger approaching, but Eli curled into a ball. He didn’t think it was Varg, his emotional pattern didn’t match, but if it was, Eli didn’t want to be the first thing he saw when he came through the door.


Everything stood still, and then little by little, the shark moved away.


Eli blew out a breath of relief, but he shouldn’t have. The shark turned. It came toward them at a rapid pace, aiming straight for the door.


He shouted half a second before the door was kicked open. His kidnapper jumped to his feet and reached for his gun, but he wasn’t fast enough.


Blood sprayed around them as Jaecar dug his claws into the man’s throat and ripped out his larynx.


Chapter 24