HARBORED BY MY MATE
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She’s his, and he’ll do anything to keep her safe.
Knox
I made it through one deployment before I was injured and discharged.
Now I’m back in Night Grove Falls, trying to figure out what to do with my life.
The Midnight Haven has given me a purpose, but something is still missing.
Or someone.
When I run into Daisy while out on patrol, I know I’ve found my missing piece.
She’s running from the law, so I take her home where I can keep her safe.
I know I’m harboring a fugitive, but it won’t stop me from doing everything in my power to keep her safe. With me.
Now that I've found her, nothing and no one will take her from me.
Daisy
The charges against me are bogus.
My neighbor is a cop and has been obsessed with me for years.
I thought we were friends, but after dinner at his house one night, I stumbled across something startling.
He has hundreds of photos and videos of me.
He’s not my friend.
He’s my stalker.
I try to put some distance between us, but he’s always there, always watching.
And things only escalate when I try to file a restraining order.
Suddenly, I’m wanted for grand larceny—a crime I didn’t commit.
I know I won’t get a fair trial, so I run… straight into Knox.
I expect him to turn me in, but he surprises me.
He says that I’m his.
Which leaves me questioning if I’ve traded in one stalker for another, yet wondering why everything with Knox feels so very different.
ONE
Knox
I do my best to ignore my bear as I walk along the trail that borders our pack land from the cult’s land. It’s getting harder and harder, though, what with him pawing and groaning inside me.
I could run the path and patrol it so much faster, he whines.