For his twenty-fifth birthday, Alec Savage gets the gift of a lifetime -- the chance to meet his father for the very first time. What he finds upon his arrival in Washington, DC, however, is not what he expects. A smashed window. An empty house. A scrawled note with his name and a phone number on it. Panicked, he dials the number and talks to an uncle he never knew he had, one who insists Alec is in danger if he stays in the house. That’s when everything starts to get weird.<br><br>Within minutes, he’s teleported all the way to nowhere Montana, in the company of the most gorgeous guy he’s ever seen, hearing about how he’s the latest mage in the Savage line. Alec doesn’t want to believe Rowan Bouchard, but it’s hard to argue with the reality of his new snowbound location or the confirmation from the uncle who greets him. He even thinks staying on the estate while they hunt for his dad won’t be so bad if he’s got Rowan as eye candy.<br><br>Except Rowan is more than that. He’s a shifter, the most beautiful black panther Alec could imagine. And according to his Uncle Martin, he’s now Alec’s familiar too ...

Savage Estate

He wasmagic. It was the lifeblood of every familiar and why being caught in the wake of powerful spells like the teleportation one sapped his strength so much. Like matching polarities on a magnet. It took effort to synchronize in order to work.


As Alec came around the bed, Rowan snatched up his discarded sweats. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m fine,&rdquo; he called out, scrambling into them without being seen. &ldquo;Hang on.&rdquo;


The footsteps stopped. &ldquo;You have nothing to be modest about, you know. You are the most fit guy I&rsquo;ve ever seen.&rdquo;


Modesty had nothing to do with it. He didn&rsquo;t want to muddy his thinking even more by risking another inappropriate reaction to Alec&rsquo;s attraction. Their relationship might not be as casual after napping together, but it was still very young and very uncertain.


Chapter 18