And up until now, her life was one big disappointment after another. Jewel was the laughing stock of her school simply because Gem was her mother. Her mother, Gem, a fortune teller, had warned her that something was coming, that her life was about to change dramatically, but like everyone else, Jewel had dismissed her as a crazy person. But when a beautiful but deadly woman showed up in her home and ripped her from her realm, she knew her life would never be the same.

Jewel Stone was wholly unaware of the ancient bloodlines of Gypsy Healers, mates to Canis lupis and protectors of the packs-much less that she carried that blood herself. Through battle and bloodshed he was able to save her from the evil that held her captive, but now he would need her to save him from himself. Though the man didn’t recognize her, the wolf did. His past was as dark as his name and after three centuries of running from it, the memories were finally catching up to him.īut all of those resignations evaporated when he saw her broken and bloodied body lying on that altar. He was convinced that his sins where enough to keep the Great Luna from giving him such a blessing. Perhaps already slipping into madness, he had resigned himself to the fact that he would walk the earth without the other half of his soul. Dalton Black, a Canis lupis full of guilt and anger, never expected to find his true mate.

Blood Rites by Quinn Loftis