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

Rubbing his head against Eli’s belly again, he looked up and licked his hand.


“Eww!” Elijah yanked away his hand. “I don’t want cat slime on me.”


Kol huffed again. Had he been sure of Eli’s reaction, he’d have licked his face, but he didn’t want to overdo it. This was the first time Elijah touched him.


“But you’re…” Elijah ran a hand over his neck, and Kol shivered at the touch, but nudged him with his head again. “Can’t I sit here?” Elijah gestured at the doorstep. “You should have a small patio here.” He gestured along the wall of the house. “A small one with a couple of chairs or a bench, so one could sit and watch the forest.”


If he wanted a patio, Kol would give him a patio, but he wanted Elijah inside the house in case someone was coming or watching them. He hadn’t secured the area yet.


Eli sat on the doorstep. “I’ll sit here.”


Chapter 30