Welcome Lisa Oliver back to my blog. She's here this morning to share a bit from Tell Me the Truth, Stockton Wolves Book 5.
Special Agent Niclas Draig was on a mission...well, he was
supposed to be. But when sent to Stockton with his partner Jack, to investigate
what looked like the work of a serial killer, he walked into the Captain's
office and found himself looking at his mate. A mate, who's delicious scent was
tinged with deceit as the man looked him in the eye and lied to his face.
Captain Anthony Reynolds was getting tired of the way
paranormals played fast and loose with the law and his life. Eighteen months
from retirement, the last thing he expected when the FBI came in was to have
such a physical reaction to one of the agents. When the same agent blasts him
two weeks later for lying, Tony knew his life was going to change. He'd been
around paranormals enough to know exactly what the word mate meant. But that
didn't mean he had to accept it.
An unguarded moment, a flash of teeth and both men's lives
change. Their mating causes problems from every angle and...an unexpected
bonus. An abduction, a bomb and Nico's interfering family - will Nico and Tony
ever get their HEA?
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EXCERPT
Tony hesitated as he got out of his car. The sight of
Special Agent Schubert running down the driveway like the hounds of hell were
after him was bad enough. The roaring coming from inside the house was another
thing entirely. It was an unearthly sound – pure rage and frustration, loud
enough to send a shiver down his spine. No wonder Jack was running; Tony was
inclined to follow suit.
A mate will never hurt you. Melissa, Grant, Shane, Dimitri,
they all said the same thing. Even Alexi lived by the same code, and he
couldn’t run on four legs. At least, Tony didn’t think he could but then what
he knew about vampires wouldn’t cover a pinhead. Should I? Shouldn’t I? Fuck
this. I’m a damn police captain and I’ve dealt with paranormals before.
Determined to show no fear, Tony strode towards the open door.
“Hello?” He called out sharply, not seeing anyone in the
opulent hallway. Either his mate had deep pockets or was squatting in a
high-end vacant house. The roaring seemed to come from the living room and
squaring his shoulders, Tony stepped inside, his shoes loud on the marble
floor. Peering around the closest door, he was faced with another huge room.
But it wasn’t the plush velvet curtains, another chandelier or even the plastic
on the furniture that caught Tony’s attention. It was Nico, shirtless, his neck
muscles straining as he cursed the ceiling in a guttural language Tony didn’t
understand.
Every muscle on Nico’s torso was deeply defined; his face
red, his black curls glistening with sweat as they kissed the top of broad
shoulders. This was a man deeply tormented; a beautiful man fighting a shift
into something decidedly not human. Jet black scales covered Nico’s arms and
chest, receding one minute and reappearing the next. Tony had never known his
other shifter friends to have so much trouble with their animal half; with the
exception of Sin and he’d only heard about that second hand. But this, watching
Nico…The man needs help.
“Special Agent Draig!” Tony stepped into the room, his heart
threatening to break his ribcage. “Nico, calm down; deep breaths.” Huh, who am
I kidding? I’m the one who can’t breathe. An indescribable power surged around
the room; something that crackled the air and sucked the life right out of it.
Despite his fears, Tony moved forward. Never let it be said the mating pull
didn’t work both ways; Tony could feel his own inner battle raging – get the
fuck out of the room or help the man some power decided he should be bound to
for life.
“Nico.” Tony touched Nico’s back, his fingertips burning.
“Tell me what’s wrong. Maybe I can help.”
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