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

“We’re going to check on Elijah and Elora. I have my phone.” He pointed at his pocket and met Ric’s gaze. “Call as soon as you hear anything.”


Ric frowned and looked around the office. “Am I the only one here?” Kol nodded, well aware of Elora usually being the one they left behind and that Ric most likely wasn’t pleased with the shift.


With a snarl, Kol took in Frank’s words. The old leopard was angry, but he kept his calm. “It was right here, and now it’s gone. I can scent both Elijah and Elora, but there’s someone else too.”


Kol walked a few steps in various directions, breathing in deep and trying to sort out the scents. There was a third. He hadn’t arrived at the same time as Elijah and Elora, or he’d at least not walked the same path as they had. “Do you recognize the scent?”


Both Frank and Leo shook their heads, and Kol flashed teeth. He threw his jacket on the sandy ground, kicked off his shoes, pulled off his T-shirt, and unbuttoned his jeans.


Chapter 52