Review: An enjoyable tale, but with some reservations
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 12, 2010
Werewolf Thomas is on a cross-country trip to get some time for himself. He comes across a small young man being accosted by bullies in an alley, and steps in to save him. That's how he meets Micah. Micah is his mate, the person fate has destined for him, and Thomas naturally feels an irresistible attraction to him. Thomas makes love to him, claims him by biting him (cementing the mating bond), and convinces Micah to come back to his ranch with him. He figures he'll explain the whole "werewolf" thing later.On the road back though, they're accosted by gay bashers. When you're human, you really don't want to threaten a werewolf's mate, and Thomas soon as them beaten silly. When a neighboring pack is called in to do cleanup and discredit the bashers, the sheriff, Caleb, turns out to be a werewolf, an Alpha of his own pack, and *also* recognizes Micah as his mate. It turns out Micah is a tri-omega, a rare Omega werewolf that has *two* mates. Caleb doesn't want to share, Thomas doesn't either but realizes he must, and the three head back to Caleb's pack to try to form a trinity together.My problem with the story is that Caleb is a total jerk. He has little to no empathy for Micah. When Micah gets frustrated and overwhelmed with emotion from the negative feelings pack members give him, he leaves the house against Caleb's orders, and Caleb makes it clear to him that if he ever disobeys him again, he'll take it as a personal challenge. A challenge to a werewolf is a fight to the death. So in essence, Caleb is telling Micah that he's to stay and obey him... or die. Hardly loving and worthy of having mate. I felt Thomas should have been appalled at that behavior. Even though they're both mated to Micah, he should have been quick to jump and let Caleb know that he would never allow Caleb to threaten him. Thomas is a mate too and will fight to the death to protect his mate. He should have made Caleb realize that Micah was basically uprooted from his entire life and is now being treated as a prisoner, of course it's going to take some adjustment time. And even if they're werewolves with their own, they also live in modern society and are not foreign to the concept of individual's rights. Eventually, everything works out, but the bad taste left in my mouth from such boorish and threatening behavior from Caleb marred an otherwise totally enjoyable story.Still, if you've read the other Wolf Creek Pack and Tri-Omega series, it's worth it to read this one too. It does have some very romantic and sexy qualities, and there's many good moments.