Saturday, February 27, 2016
The first book in the Shifters of North Point series...
Ten years ago, a serum was invented to suppress the supernatural abilities of the wolf shifters of North Point. After being injected with the serum, Alex Black moved to the city and away from North Point’s wolf sanctuary, a place he’d called home all of his life. Alex lived a good life in the city as a detective and kept himself in good favor of the mayor. However, when a case of disappearing people brings him face to face with his former lover, Braden, Alex is forced to confront his past and those in it.
Braden Kohler never forgot what it felt like when his lover, Alex, told him he’d been injected with the serum to make him human. The hurt and betrayal burned deeper than he could have ever imagined. Moreover, the way the humans treated the wolf shifters hurt him more. When the shifters declared war on the humans, Braden accepted a role as a soldier in the rebel army.
Now he doesn't want to admit that he needs Alex's help, but his former lover is the only one who can get them what they want. Once they reunite, sparks fly and the desire to rekindle their romance becomes imminent. Can passion between two shifters override the need for vengeance? Or will these two find themselves in more trouble than they can dream of?
Exclusive Excerpt:
“So you did come.”
Alex turned his head and watched as his
former lover came out of the shadows. Even though years separated them, he was
still one hot fucking bastard. Alex’s breath caught in his chest as he took him
in. His skin gleamed a dark bronze. He’d let his hair grow out and had tied it
back at the crown of his head. The sides of his head were shaven, and he had a
warrior look to him and the attire to match. A loose-fitting white shirt hung
over the hard muscles of his chest and abdomen while brown leather-looking
pants clung to the muscular thighs and disappeared into the tops of his black
knee-high boots. He looked delicious.
“You’ve lost your touch, but I guess
living in the city does that to you. I could hear you get out of your car and
every footstep you made in the forest.”
Alex’s cock stirred in his pants as
Braden’s lips tilted slightly in a friendly smile. “I thought we were meeting
at the lake.”
“This is the lake.” Braden motioned to
the black hole that Alex hadn’t seen before. “This is what’s become of it
anyway. A once beautiful place now slowing turning to ruins.”
Alex frowned. “That’s terrible.”
“Yeah. I know.”
There was something unspoken lingering
between them. Braden had the most vivid blue eyes Alex had ever seen, and there
was a deep hurt there. He didn’t know if it was from where they’d left things
between them or from the dire conditions he’d been living in. Either way, guilt
poured through Alex, harsher than a tidal wave to shore. He wasn’t responsible
for any of it. That he knew rationally, but at the same time, he regretted not
helping Braden more. Helping his kind more.
“You said you needed to talk to me?” Alex
looked away, hoping to hide the guilt and the regret he felt from his lover.
Former lover.
“Yeah.” He took a few steps closer. “There
is a group of rogue wolves planning to attack the city this full moon.”
Alex frowned. “Why?”
Braden swallowed hard. “The army has used
the serum to control the wolves in the city while keeping us here and treating
us like caged rats. We’re tired of it. We were here first, before the humans.
This is our land, and we’re taking it back.”
Alex turned to stare at him. “We?”
Braden’s gaze didn’t waver. “Yes. We. I
was appointed general of the rebel alliance.”
Was he fucking joking? Alex shook his
head. “Are you insane? They’ll kill you. They will shoot you dead if you even
try to cross through the fucking gate.”
“It’s better than living like this.”
Braden shook his head furiously. “We’re running out of food. Some of the guards
taunt us that they can take away everything we’ve got and watch us turn on each
other like rabid dogs. It wouldn’t shock me if that was the plan anyway.”
“So you attack the city. Then what?”
“We’re not just attacking the city. We’re
attacking those responsible.”
Alex snorted. “The mayor? Really? You
think you’re just going to walk into the mayor’s office or home and he’s going
to let you? That man is heavily guarded at all times. They would shoot you for
even blinking at the man wrong.”
Braden didn’t say anything. Alex knew a
lot had happened. But this? Waging war on the mayor? The government? The army? Braden
had to be fucking insane. The more Alex thought about it, the more pissed off
he grew. Why would Braden want to lead a suicide mission? He was smarter than
that.
“It’s a suicide mission.” Alex propped
his hand on his hip. “You can’t honestly think that you’ll get away with it.”
He shook his head. “Why are you telling me this anyway?”
“Aren’t you friends with the mayor?”
Alex’s eyes widened. “Oh, no. No. No. No.”
“You’re going to smuggle me into the
city. I know the mayor meets with you. You’re going to get me a meeting with
him. By the time the full moon arises, the other wolves can join me in the
city.”
He was fucking insane. Completely fucking
insane. Alex didn’t have weekly meetings with the mayor. The mayor simply
requested to see him. Because he liked him. Because he thought Alex liked him
back, which he did not. Alex did only what he had to stay alive. Nothing more,
nothing less.
“You don’t know shit.” Alex tried moving
back toward the way he’d come, and Braden took a step closer.
“Hey, I don’t blame you for taking a
lover. It’s not like we’re fucking anymore anyway.”
Alex gave a humorless laugh. “Wow. Thanks
for the permission. Fuck off, Braden. We’re through. I’m done with this. Get
some other asshat to carry out this ridiculous plan. Maybe if you blow the
guard, he’ll give you a boost over the fence.”
Before Alex could blink, Braden knocked
him to his back, the air whooshing from Alex’s lungs. He’d pinned him with the
heavy weight of his body, pressing him into the ground as he leaned over him,
piercing him with his deep blue eyes. Alex tried to reach for his gun, but
Braden kneed his stomach.
“Don’t fucking try it.” His hand was on
Alex’s throat, his nails biting into his skin enough to cause pain but not cut
him. “You turned your back on us the moment you accepted that goddamn serum.
You can either help us now to take back what is ours, or you can die. I’m not
playing these fucking games with you anymore.”
Alex blinked a few times. “You’ll never
get what we lost. They’re too fucking powerful.”
Braden squeezed Alex’s throat. “Then at
least I can have the cushy lifestyle you’re living.”
“Or end up dead. You could win, and good
for you, but chances are that you won’t. Then what is all this for?”
Braden let him go and pulled away,
staring down at him. So maybe this was about them, too. Braden lived in hell
while Alex lived in heaven. Alex sat up and rubbed his throat. The warmth from
Braden’s body had dissipated into the cooler air, and Alex missed it
immediately. He didn’t try to hide the erection pressing against his pants, nor
did he look at Braden while he thought about what the hell he was going to do.
“I’m sorry,” Alex finally said. “I didn’t
seek out the serum. They caught me. I was given a choice of this or death.
Maybe I should have chosen the bullet instead.”
“No.”
Braden’s tone was enough to make Alex
look up at him. That unspoken thing between them grew stronger the longer they
stared at each other. He couldn’t say what he wanted to say, though the words
seemed so moot now.
Braden held out his hand, and Alex took
it. He dusted himself off and blew out a breath. Could he really let a werewolf
into the city to kill the mayor? Should he? God, he didn’t know the answer. He
didn’t know if they could even get past the army at the gate.
“Wolves are a threat to me now, too. I
can’t defend myself like you. If you take over the city, then I’m going to get
caught in the trap.”
“I will protect you.”
“You can’t, Braden. You can’t protect me
from yourself. You know that.”
“I didn’t attack you the first time.”
Braden glanced over at him. “I could have ripped your throat out.”
“Why didn’t you?”
Braden blew out a breath. “Because I loved you.”
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