Failure. Trash. Loser. Unlovable.

You name it, I probably heard it. I heard it so much, I believed it. Why wouldn’t I? No one besides my best friends ever stuck around, and they were as messed up as me.

Then Dakota came along. He was everything I wasn’t. Smart. Educated. He had a big family who loved and cared about him. He should have run the other way when he saw me, but he didn’t.

Brick by brick, Dakota destroyed the walls that had been around my heart. As much as I tried to protect myself, Dakota made it impossible, weaving his way into my soul until he was a part of me, and I couldn’t breathe without him. He showed me that I deserved good things. That I was worthy of love.

Just when I thought I could finally be happy, someone tried to come in and destroy all that Dakota and I had been building. He thought he could come in and claim the one person who made me feel whole? The one person that I could allow myself to love and love me in return?

I don’t think so.

Dakota Kelly was forever mine and God help anyone who tried to touch him.

I never expected to find love again. In a million years, did I imagine to find it with two men.

Luke:

Having a bi-awakening in my 50s was a shock. Joel came out of nowhere and rocked my foundation. As a widower too, he understood me in a way no one else ever has. Being with Joel wasnt only my first time with a man, hes also polyamorous, and kinky. I thought meeting his other boyfriend would make it easier for me. But, never in a million years did I expect his boyfriend to be Cameron, my son's best friend.

Cameron:

After moving to New York and becoming a make-up artist, it took a lot to surprise me. Those Broadway types are wild! Joels other man, my best friends sexy, and very straight dad, Luke, was the curveball I never imagined. Joel cared about him a lot. Why wouldnt he? Hes one of the best men Ive ever met! Plus, did I mention sexy? Being my best friends dad wasnt an issue because it wasnt like we were dating. I just needed Luke to see it that way to stop him from hurting Joel.

Joel:

After losing my soul mate, my late husband, I never thought Id find love again. Luke and Cameron bulldozed their way into my life, and I found myself falling head over heels for them both. Once we got over the shock of who Cameron was to Luke, it became obvious just how good we were together. All three of us together, not just me with each of them. On paper, we had to look strange, but with all the recent talk of fated mates and all the other changes in the world, I had to wonder, could Cameron and Luke be mine?

For as long as I can remember, it's been Riley and me against the world.

I knew Riley was mine to take care of and protect from the minute my dad introduced me to him and his mom as my new family.

For a while everything was perfect. And then that all changed.

Protecting Riley became more important than ever. I was the only thing between him and the wrath of Dad. I was the only person keeping a roof over his head and food in his belly.

I was the most important person in the world to him. And he was mine.

Nothing would ever change that.

We're grown now, but still, I'd do anything for Riley. I'd gladly get my hands dirty to keep his clean. There wasn't a line I wouldn't cross for him. Even lines so forbidden I had no idea how he'd react if he ever found out. But it didn't matter because it was Riley and me against everyone.

Forever.

Always.

Lyndon:

It wasn't good to stand out in my world. Ever since the existence of parahumans was discovered a few years back, humans made it their mission to make our lives as difficult as possible. That is why I prefer my little cabin in the middle of the woods. There were plenty of plants to work my Earth magic, and I was far enough away from society, and my meddling coven, to stay under the radar.

Then one day, a portal opens up in the middle of my vegetable patch and out walks Darcy. Darcy couldn't blend in, even if he wanted to, his reptilian appearance making it impossible. He's loud, he's curious about everything, and he doesn't belong in my world. All I need to do is figure out a way to reopen the portal and get him back to his world. The only problem? Darcy is my soul mate.

Darcy:

I guess this is what I get from walking through a random portal in the middle of the woods. My curiosity got the better of me, though, and now I was stuck in a strange new world with a grumpy witch. Lyndon wants no part of me and is desperate to have me gone, but I can't seem to walk away from him. My soul screamed to his the moment those purple eyes met mine in his destroyed garden. I miss my home and my friends, but I know I won't be able to let Lyndon go. Now I just have to convince him that sometimes it's okay to be different, and it's not always better to be alone.