Council Assassins

You don't always have to fight alone. Julian is on the run. He doesn't know who's after him, but he knows he'll have to do something about it. The fact that he's just met his mate makes everything more complicated, especially since Tali has known for much longer than he has and hasn't told him. Tali doesn't want to have to choose between Julian and the council assassins. One is his mate, the other his family. Since Julian's on the run, Tali knows he'll end up leaving, and Tali won't be able to go with him. But maybe Julian doesn't have to go. Maybe he can accept the assassins' help and work with them to find out who's hunting him and do something about it. It's either that or be killed, and Julian isn't about to allow that to happen.

Tony is hiding. He might have managed to escape from the people who were torturing him, but while his body has healed, his mind hasn't. The memories haunt him, and he can't trust anyone, not even his dearest friends. How can he trust his mate? Sam didn't expect to find his mate in the council assassins. He's always been wary of the profession, even though both his parents and his siblings have made it a family business. He can't entirely avoid them, though, just like he can't avoid his mate when he meets him. Tony has no idea how to deal with having Sam in his life when he can't even allow his mate to come close to him, but thankfully, Sam isn't easily pushed away. No matter how slow their progress is, he's not going anywhere. Will Tony be able to heal from the trauma when the people who hurt him are still out there and a threat to him and the people he considers his family? Or will he have to do something radical to make sure he and Sam have a future together?