The Protector - 2nd Ed.

Guardsmen are always matched in a bonded pair. The Protector can shift into a weredog, and the human partner is their Handler. They are incredibly rare and highly valued, but people also fear them for their mystical abilities. No Protector in living memory has outlived their Handler...until Alex Taylor.

Now a widower, Alex lives a lonely half-life and faces day after day of grief with no hope for happiness in the future. When he unexpectedly bonds with the young and vibrant Handler Marcus St...