Alpha's Caress — Lynn Hagen

I should have kept my big mouth shut. That's all Sari Thorne can think as he's escorted to a hotel in protective custody after witnessing a murder. Before he can testify, though, someone is sent to eliminate Sari. He flees and finds safety with a handsome man who changes his life in ways he never could have dreamed. Alpha Maxwell Consenza is at the hotel for a meeting when he notices a man being escorted inside by three guards, a man who bears the unmistakable mark of a Chekota Breeder. Max doesn't think twice about helping Sari escape. He takes the man to his home in the Yosemite forest, where he tries to convince Sari that it's his destiny to help carry on the race of gifted panther shifters. Sari thinks Max is insane. But when danger follows Sari to the forest, Max must keep Sari safe while helping him come to terms with his destiny, and what it means to be caressed by an alpha.