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

&ldquo;Is there a way to know if the person who tripped the ward has magic or not?&rdquo; Alec asked.


&ldquo;It was definitely magic that tripped it.&rdquo;


&ldquo;Why would another mage attack Graham?&rdquo;


&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not necessarily a mage,&rdquo; Will said. &ldquo;Someone without powers could carry an enchanted item that could trigger the ward.&rdquo;


&ldquo;They&rsquo;d still have to know a mage.&rdquo;


&ldquo;They could&rsquo;ve stolen something to get them through.&rdquo;


Will crouched at the edge of the stained snow. Holding his hand a few inches over the surface, he murmured something unintelligible as he passed over it. Alec held his breath, waiting for something to happen, but nothing did.


&ldquo;What&rsquo;re you trying to do?&rdquo; Alec asked.


Chapter 56