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

“I don’t know what you should do. We still need to find Varg, so perhaps you can keep on doing whatever it is you do.”


“Elora and Leo can help. We need to locate him.”


And he wanted to have another talk to Eli. 16


Eli was drumming his fingers on the desk. Being alone in Jaecar’s office wasn’t the relief it had been yesterday. He didn’t want to go out into the open area—too many people—but he was…bored. He’d never believe he’d be bored being on his own.


He stopped his drumming when the cloud of lust, want, and frustration was walking his way. Jaecar knocked on the door and came inside.


“You don’t have to knock on your own door.”


He shrugged. “You never know.” His smile had warmth spreading in Eli’s chest, which then was followed by panic. He didn’t want to react to Jaecar’s smiles.


Chapter 42