Seth, the first to find Titos, the most powerful and the alpha of their group, is a rather id driven force of nature. And then with the next fated mate, and the next, and the next, until all he can think about is how often he wants and needs to touch his Keepers, to hold them, to be near them, and how perfect they are. He’s innocent and kind, and while he’s virginal and shy, once he realizes that sex with Seth is a thing that can happen, he’s all for it.

Titos feels like more an archetype than a person. That’s just the cherry on top of the cake. They’re not forced to love him or to have sex with him. Their animal selves shall be released, their magic and strength increased, and they will give their lives to protect him.

Seth, Adom, Mazki, and Kail are, or are going to be, Titos’ Keepers. Not that they don’t already want him dead. As the names of the edoli indicate, Trackers have the ability to track and Hunters hunt. If other Kings and Queens knew, they’d have him killed on sight. Instead, he drinks souls, which makes him a boogyman to the edoli. Kings and Queens bond to their Keepers, Hunters, and Trackers by the exchange of blood … only Titos can’t do that, because he can’t drink blood. In this world the paranormals, called edoli, are an interesting combination of shifter and vampire, but only some of them have ‘beasts inside them’ that allow them to take the animal shape, and even then only when they’re bound to a more powerful King or Queen. But Seth isn’t the only Keeper who is drawn to Seth. Seth wants to belong to Titos, and is willing to do whatever it takes to win his heart and keep him safe. Seth tells Titos that he’s wanted, that he’s precious and worthy of protection, that he’s loved. Instead, he’s staring up into the bluest eyes he’s ever seen, fighting hard to believe the words the stranger - Seth - is telling him. If it wasn’t for the impressively large stranger who intercedes, rescuing him from the Hunters, Titos would be dead. His own cousin is one of the Hunters now chasing him through the woods. His own aunt, the woman who has raised him all his life, is willing to present his head to her Queen in order to gain favor. With a human father and an inhuman mother, Titos is something - and someone - no one wants around.

Audiobook Buy Links: Amazon/Audible | iBooksįor the past few years, Titos has been living on the run, always dancing one step ahead of the Trackers and Hunters who have been sent to kill him, and doing his best to keep humans from discovering what he is.

More Than Blood by Brea Alepoú