A stick in the arm had Stray shaking off the past. His eyes felt so heavy and his body even more so.
“Lie back.” Mika helped him to lie down and once his head touched a pillow, his eyes closed. “Tell me what happened before you pass out and I start digging here.”
Something wet touched his shoulder and he wanted to hiss at the burn but couldn’t. Forcing his eyes to open he tried to look at Mika. “Found—found mate.”
Mika stopped pouring whatever the hell it was on his arm and bent down lower to Stray’s face. “What?”
Talking was becoming harder to do. Closing his eyes, taking a deep breath, Stray tried again. “Mate.”
“Did you find yours?” Mika asked, and Stray nodded. Mika’s cool hand touched Stray’s forehead. “Good. Maybe now you’ll stop being such a dick. But don’t worry cuz, I’ll fix you up.”
He started to move away and with the last amount of energy and strength Stray had left, he grabbed Mika’s arm, stopping him. “Th—” Licking his lips and trying again he spoke once more. “Thank you.”
Mika came back down close to his face so Stray could see him clearly. “No matter what has happened to you or me we are family, Stray. I’ve got your back just as I know you will have mine if or when the time comes. We all need to stick together if we want to stay alive. No more of this alone shit. I’ve got your back and I’ll help you find her again.” Stray nodded again and his hand dropped from Mika’s arm. Once more, his cool hand touched Stay’s forehead. “Close your eyes. Let the medicine do its job. You won’t feel a damn thing. I promise.”
With one last nod, Stray gave up the fight to stay awake and let his body go. He drifted away but right before the darkness took him he heard Mika bring over the surgical kit. He’d get the copper out and once he healed that bastard who shot him would know what real pain was all about. Pain that only a shifter pissed off could bring.
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Love at First Sight
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Outerplanetary Sensations
Solar Seductions
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Stefan’s Mark
Claiming Skylar
Dedrick’s Taming
The Prowling
Cole’s Awakening
The New Breed
Seducing Sasha
Draeger Legacy
Darian’s Surrender
Full Moon Bites
Reluctant Heat
Unbounded Fury
Forbidden Tales Series
Tales of the Forbidden, Book 1, Forbidden Temptation
Tales of the Forbidden, Book 2, Forbidden Rapture
Tales of the Forbidden, Book 3, Forbidden Innocence
Tales of the Forbidden, Book 4, Forbidden Lust
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Forbidden Temptation
Tales of the Forbidden #1
by Jaden Sinclair
Devon Noved isn't the kind of man to turn a blind eye to a beautiful woman or to turn away from a challenge. Growing up in Treece, he knows every girl and every family. That is, he thought he did.
Kera Zoe was taken from school and placed in the Compound until she turns twenty-one. With the title of a runaway over her head, she's guarded closely until the celebration. She doesn't want a husband and fights within everything she has when Devon proclaims her as his wife.
Now a temptation is before her, one that is very forbidden. Can Kera keep fighting what is growing between them, or will she give into her heart and love the man before her?
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S.E.T.H.
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Designed to be a weapon, trained and programmed to follow instructions without question, SETH was not meant to develop willpower, emotions, and desire. Falling in love with a human is unacceptable, and faced with the threat of termination, he is forced to choose—kill or follow his heart.
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Interplanetary Passions
Planetary #1
by Jaden Sinclair
Jovan Maki, a Pluto man and popular winemaker, has spent most all of his life making a name for himself on both Pluto and on Earth. He’s also given up on ever finding the one woman that can bring him to life once more. Losing himself in work has been the only thing to help with the loneliness, but even that is starting to slowly take a toll on him. Persuaded by his best friend to take some time off and enjoy the city wasn’t something he wanted to do, but in the end was the best thing for him. His body returns to life, bringing him to his knees with desire so powerful he almost fears it. Making the call for the test is easy, coming to terms with his needs, not so much.
Nichelle Fender has always wanted to go to Pluto, but her father has forbidden it. He’s done everything he can to make sure she never sets foot on the planet. But if she wants to get away from his control and go to school she has to go to Pluto at least once. Now married to Jovan, she struggles to deal with this sudden attraction she has for him, and deal with the fear of what her father might do once he gets the news. Jovan is everything she could ever want in a partner and so much more, but is he strong enough to face up to a deal with her father, one that could destroy everything.
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