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

“Don’t worry, I won’t let anyone get to you.”


“I’m not worried.” Eli shook his head and took a deep breath.


Jaecar raised an eyebrow. “I have a nose, dear. It might not be quite as fine-tuned as your empath skills, but I know fear when I scent it.”


Right, no bullshitting a shifter. “I’m not worrying, but I had forgotten that part of it all.” The tiredness was gone, and he had a hard time sitting still.


With a nod, Jaecar exited the car. Eli watched him walk across the lawn, scanning the forest. When he disappeared around the house, Eli held his breath and looked for movement. All he saw was a bird jumping from one branch to another in a birch tree.


When his car door opened, he yelped. There had been no time between Jaecar’s emotions reaching him and the door opening. It was scary how fast he could move.


Jaecar grinned at him. “You can come out now. I couldn’t scent anyone having been close to the house.”


Chapter 45