Without You

by Elizabeth Muse

Overview

Carter Blair is the glue. They've known that for a while. And he holds a lot of titles. Best Friend. Honorary brother. Unanimously elected pack mom. But that last one he'd wave off and say he ran unopposed, so it doesn't count. Humble, kind, and a bunch of other 'good person' adjectives.

Yeah, he's the glue. And it makes sense. But it's not exactly a shock when he falls in bed with the Alpha and everything just feels... right.

But happiness never lasts long for them. Especially Carter. Definitely not Oliver. And when he's dragged into the woods by a coven hellbent on their destruction, he dies, leaving them all behind to pick up the thousand tiny shards. Because those woods so close to their town are dark and dangerous and deep and all that poetic stuff.

It seems like a hill too large, too monumental for any of them to climb. Because losing him means more than falling apart. Losing Carter Blair, the glue, means having no one to talk to, no one to push them forward, no one to remind them what they're fighting for every single day.

Losing him means the end of their family, their pack.

Losing him means their Alpha, Oliver McCall, cannot find it in himself to function. But his mate is gone and they all get it. And yet, if the Alpha can't move on, they're all doomed. Oliver and his pack are the last line, the only line, of defense for the literal beacon of mystical forces that threatens everything they hold dear.

So, Daniel Markham, their supernatural ambassador and guide, keeps fighting. He keeps pushing. He stands up, packs his bag to the brim, and he makes the long trek out to that wretched, demon-infested forest with the one shining soul still in it, determined to help guide him back to the land of the living.

Because the world, their world, needs its glue.

For all tropes, tags, and TWs, please see yourself to the author's website before purchasing this novella.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781957666037
Publisher:	ABO Publishing
Publication date:	02/26/2022
Pages:	74
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.15(d)

About the Author

Full disclosure. Elizabeth Muse isn't her real name. It's a pseudonym, or pen name, she chose because she's a middle school special education teacher currently residing in a fairly conservative state and tends to write messy creature feature romances (think vampires, werewolves, and all the things that go bump in the night) with smutty happily ever afters and the occasional queer protagonist.

She's a single mom to three children, ranging in age from eye-rolling teenager to adorable chubby-cheeked second grader, and two demon kitties. Each are gloriously atypical and always keep her on her toes. She is a voracious reader, workaholic, and is easily susceptible to becoming consumed by the newest binge-worthy show being gushed about on TikTok.

Elizabeth is also a trope aficionado, a Mary Sue stan, a beanie baby hoarder, and forever praying for a Joey Lawrence renaissance. She specializes in grumpy villains falling for sunshine cinnamon rolls too good for this world, bad boys (and girls!) reformed by the power of love, fake relationships, and second chances.

In her ridiculously limited free time, Elizabeth enjoys playing board games, experimenting in the kitchen, and trying desperately to cuddle the aforementioned demon kitties. You can stalk her on pretty much every social media channel available, linked below.

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