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

“It’s what it was, right?” Elijah rubbed his chest. “You want to be there.”


Lying would be stupid. “I do, but you’re more important.”


Eli shook his head. “I can’t…handle the mate thing right now.”


Hurt sliced through Kol’s chest, and Elijah winced. Kol took a sip of coffee, trying to distract himself from the rejection. Elijah would grow used to him once he realized Kol would never hurt him.


Kol stared at him, hurt again when Elijah didn’t want to be around him. He’d sooner endure emotional overload from everyone in the department than be alone with Kol? “Okay.” 15


Eli wanted to throw up. Going into the city was the last thing he wanted, but being around Jaecar was too intense. He didn’t know how to deal with it, and he wanted to see Elora.


Chapter 39