Infinity Unleashed by Sedona Venez Page A

fighting their way to the top—taking no prisoners along the way.
    Now years later, after creating a billion-dollar elite security firm specializing in deadly missions of rescuing ultra-rich Others and humans kidnapped by rogues, they had a lifestyle that most people would kill for. But even with all that, they still wanted the one thing Maxim, the New York wolf king, dangled before them like a bone in front of a dog: the Wolf Covenant granting them official pack status.
    It was their dream and the dream of the misfit Others they now called family. But he knew now, even without the bullshit official title, they were a pack to be reckoned with. This is what Torch refused to accept, that not having official pack status wouldn’t change what they were—a pack. His mother told him months ago, a truth now confirmed by the reality of recent events… the whirlwind arrival of Infinity into his life. She was his, despite their opposing bloodline, and somehow, they would make it work—they had to.
    Boulder glanced at Torch with unease. He felt Torch’s hurt and loneliness, but there wasn’t a damn thing he could do about it. Torch had to face his demons on his own. Only he could get past the hurt of losing the one thing that every wolf-shifter dreamed of finding… their true-mate. A hurt Torch lived with like a bitter pill since the day she disappeared without a trace.
    But that was years ago, and instead of dealing with it, Torch buried his feelings in a shell of hard bitterness while sleeping his way through a ton of women. Boulder was far from a saint, but after a lifetime of trophy women, both shifter and human, he realized he needed more. He just didn't think he had a chance in hell of finding that elusive connection that would complete him. A connection wolf-shifters lusted after with dogged obsession. Now he was among the very few who had found their true-mate, and there was no way in hell that anyone, including Torch, was going to stand in his way of claiming her.
    Anxiously, his wolf clawed his insides. He needed to take action, to tear apart the country to find that fucking tiger-shifter who took his mate. Instead, he was driving to the Channing and Vigari headquarters, otherwise known as C&V, and waiting until Kara got word from the Other Council that a meeting with them was granted. His fingers clenched the steering wheel from the thought of those pompous members thinking they had the power to determine his fate.
    “How long do you expect this thing between you two to last?” Torch asked.
    Caught off guard, Boulder kept his eyes on the road. “As long as any true-mating—for life,” he responded calmly.
    “And when she finds out what you truly are?” Torch goaded.
    Boulder's heart raced at the possibility of Infinity walking away from him. He would never recover, and neither would she.
    Torch continued. “Do you think she'll ever trust you?”
    Boulder quickly analyzed the hard facts. Torch did have a point. He was the last of the pureblood Druids and only son of Azura Thorburn. And Azura had been adamant that he was born to take the throne from Glen. “Who I am won’t fucking matter because I don’t plan on leading the High Council.”
    Torch looked at Boulder carefully. “There's a reason you can't feel her. She belongs to Glen and the High Council. You can’t claim what’s already owned. You won't win this, Boulder.”
    No one had faith in her but him. “Trust me on this. She's stronger than they think.”
    Torch growled with frustration. “Fuck! This whole mating thing has made you damn delusional. You know its full moon tonight,” he stated emotionlessly.
    “And?” Boulder snapped.
    “It’s only going to get worse. You’re wolf will demand a mating with her .” Boulder gripped the steering wheel, fighting the urge to rip Torch's head off for reminding him of the obvious—the arrival of the full moon. A time the wolf-shifters looked forward to shifting and hunting with their pack. For