Could two men move forward from the horrors of their past? Finding and losing his mate had to be one of the worst events to happen to Viridian Dubois. Living half a life without his mate taunted Vir every day, especially when those around him were finding theirs, but it was his life now. They’d met under strenuous circumstances and Vir had had no choice but to leave, devastated at the loss of the one man who would complete him. When he finds out his mate is alive and well, Vir sets out to meet him, needing to see for himself that his mate was truly alive. Ishmael Patel had almost fallen apart with loss of Vir, thinking he’d been left behind, unloved and unwanted. When Vir arrives unannounced, all his hopes and fears rush to the surface. Could Vir love him the way he was now, or would he walk away?