Protected Series by L. Rose

DeaconFrom the outside, people see me as a businessman who lives with his two brothers and likes to keep to himself.However, the inside is something else. I share my soul with a beast of a bear, and all he knows and wants is to torture and kill.Until we scent him.Our Fated mate.RioMy life has never been my own. My ruthless father and mess of a mother control it... moreDeaconFrom the outside, people see me as a businessman who lives with his two brothers and likes to keep to himself.However, the inside is something else. I share my soul with a beast of a bear, and all he knows and wants is to torture and kill.Until we scent him.Our Fated mate.RioMy life has never been my own. My ruthless father and mess of a mother control it. All I want is to spend my days without looking over my shoulder and without the fear of getting so close to someone that my crime-boss father will use them against me.At twenty-two, I’m tired, unloved, and live a dull, empty existence.Until he walks into my world—all intense eyes and broody growls that don’t sound human.Now, there’s no going back. Not when my soul recognizes his. All that’s left to decide is how far am I willing to go to escape my toxic family so I can start anew with the man who makes me feel more in a matter of moments than I have in my whole life. Murder, violence, crime, hate slurs, sexual content, blood. less

NoxPeople see me as the asshole who deals with the hellish jobs. That’s because people fear me, which is how I like it.Unfortunately, I also have to put up with the tiger inside me. My beast should have protected me when I was younger, but instead, all he’s ever wanted are pats and attention.I’ve hated that tiger… until him.Our fated mate.KieranSingle life as a young college professor with anxiety is trying... moreNoxPeople see me as the asshole who deals with the hellish jobs. That’s because people fear me, which is how I like it.Unfortunately, I also have to put up with the tiger inside me. My beast should have protected me when I was younger, but instead, all he’s ever wanted are pats and attention.I’ve hated that tiger… until him.Our fated mate.KieranSingle life as a young college professor with anxiety is trying. Add in my poor coordination and I often wonder if there’s someone in the world who will ever accept me as I am.Even the men my parents try to set me up with don’t work out—that second date never does come.But after one heart-stopping, breathtaking glance from a stranger, I figure that none of the men before him are meant for me.Thankfully, after a mugging and meeting a loveable tiger, Nox is back in my life.Now all I have to do is keep him there.Content warning: kidnapping and stalking less