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

Jaecar grinned. “I was right here.”


Jaecar took a step back into the forest, melting in despite being in human form. His black clothes and hair became one with the shadows. Fascinating. He moved toward him again and Eli held out the phone. “Elora wants a word.”


He turned to walk back into the house and was surprised when Jaecar followed him. He’d assumed he’d want some privacy.


The emotional shift was instant. Jaecar went from horny and playful to the blank shark-mode he’d sensed back at the motel. “Thank you for telling me, Elora. We need to…We can’t meet up.” Jaecar looked straight into Eli’s eyes. “I can’t leave Elijah, and I’m not taking him into the city again.” Jaecar pinched the bridge of his nose. “Can you all be by your computers in an hour? We can do a video conference.” Elora must have said something since Jaecar nodded. “Great. I’ll talk to Elijah, you contact Ric.”


Chapter 35