[The Sheriff & the Shifter 01] • The Sheriff and the Shifter

Sheriff Ray Prescott was looking forward to a quiet drink at the end of his shift, but then he spotted Tom London, caught on the side of the road in the rain when his car broke down. Twenty-year-old Tom isn't just an orphan. He's the last survivor of a family of shapeshifters who used to be a big help to the sheriff in keeping order in their small town. Now it's young Tom who needs some help, and the sheriff is more than happy to give him a ride -- and some TLC once they're in private.

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"Did you want to call me something else?"

Tom bit down on his lower lip again, and Ray brushed his thumb gently over the pulse point at the back of his jaw, waiting to see what he would ask for.

"Daddy?" Tom whispered, in a tiny voice. "Please?"

Ray smiled, and then had to curl down to kiss Tom's forehead, and then his softly opened mouth when he tilted up for a real kiss.

"Of course, baby," Ray murmured. "As long as that means that you know you're safe with me, and that I'll take good care of you. You know that, don't you?"