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

Then he pushed too hard and almost lost Zander completely. The protestations had been lip service, though. Zander hadn&rsquo;t smelled of fear. His arousal never abated. Rowan offered the room key because he had finally figured one aspect of Zander out. The man needed to be in control, or at least, to feel like he was. It wasn&rsquo;t in Rowan&rsquo;s nature to concede like that, but being temporary had made it simple to play along. Zander could think whatever he wanted. As soon as they got to the room, their roles would reverse again.


Rowan deliberately kept his pace slow to give Will and Alec enough time to position themselves. At the hotel, he held the door open for Zander, which earned him a flushed smile of gratitude. He might&rsquo;ve felt guilty about leading Zander on if he wasn&rsquo;t convinced he was the one who&rsquo;d sent the assassin to the estate.


Chapter 88