Patience ~ Paperback ~ Grace R. Duncan

"Forbes Mates: Book Two " Jamie Ryan was almost ready to accept he d never find his destined mate. They re uncommon to begin with, and same-sex versions are downright rare. Since his gay best friend found a destined mate, Jamie figured he was out of luck. Until end-of-semester stress forces him to go through the full-moon shift early. Stuck in wolf form, he runs into none other than his destined mate. Who s human. Chad Sutton has always had good instincts. They served him well as a detective and continued on when he went private. Those instincts tell him there s something about the dog that comes up to him while running away from animal control that isn t quite right. He works to put the pieces together, but is unsuccessful until his dog turns into a human before his eyes. Jamie has no idea what the mate bite of a shifter will do to a human. He s terrified to try and possibly kill his mate. They hunt for answers while working together on one of Chad's cases. It s easy to see they belong together, but Jamie fears the gods gave him someone he can t keep. "