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

The paved road gave way for a gravelly one, the trees creating walls around them, and after a few minutes on the road Elijah blew out a breath of relief.


The warmth spreading in his chest had his muscles unclenching. Finally, he’d done something right. He should’ve taken Elijah home right from the start. “We’ll get through this.” He let go of the steering wheel to reach over and touch him, but stopped himself.


Elijah didn’t like touch. He’d always assumed Elora’s dislike of touch was because of her ability, but if Elijah was the same way, was it their abilities making them avoid physical contact? Was it a psychic thing? He couldn’t have a mate who refused to sate his need for closeness.


Kol needed to touch him, ached to touch him, but it could wait. He had the patience of a…panther. He sighed. They were screwed. But he’d teach Elijah to never fear his caresses, never.


Chapter 27