My rating: 0 of 5 stars
Alistair is a battle-scarred veteran rebuilding his life after heartbreak and trauma. With his ex-wife gone and his kids taken, he finds purpose again through a temp agency and his brother Isaac’s support. He’s not looking for emotional entanglements—until a simple favour for Isaac introduces him to Elijah, a man whose quiet pain mirrors his own. Elijah has always wanted to help, but his telepathic powers make others uneasy. Isolation feels safer—until a plumbing disaster forces him into close quarters with Isaac’s gruff, guarded brother. Alistair’s protective instincts awaken something Elijah thought he’d buried: hope, desire, and the possibility of being truly seen.
I loved this story with the military trauma that Alistair had endured, as well as the loneliness and restrictions that Elijah was enduring. Alistair’s instinct to protect meets Elijah’s deep need to be accepted. But both are terrified of what that intimacy demands. I loved that their emotional defences clashed—Alistair’s stoicism versus Elijah’s vulnerability—but also complement each other. Alistair offers safety; Elijah offers emotional truth. The story becomes a slow unravelling of armour: Alistair learns that strength includes softness, and Elijah discovers that being seen doesn’t always mean being feared. This was an MM story with mature content.
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