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

Eli’s hand touched his back. “What’s wrong?” The whisper flew through the house, making him more certain there was nothing there.


Kol glanced at him, his dark eyes wide, and gone was the playful expression. “No, I didn’t. I’ve always been sure nothing will get past my shifter senses, but…We closed a case a little while ago where a wizard kidnapped Thad, and where we found him there were no scents. We’re sure he’d killed several people in the circle, but every trace was gone.”


“You thought someone was here?” A trickle of fear leaked into the air.


“No. I was thinking what ifsomeone was here, and I didn’t realize it. Maybe we should get a dog.”


“Well, I’ve always figured I don’t need any extra security, I have my senses, no one will get by me, but maybe I dog would be good.”


“If someone can kill humans, they can kill a dog.”


“True, but you’d notice a dead dog on your doorstep.”


Chapter 46