Rise of the Serpents — Jools Louise

[Siren Menage Amour ManLove: Alternative, Menage a Trois, Paranormal, Shapeshifter, Action-Adventure, Supernatural, Contemporary, Drama, MMM, HEA] Blast, a wolverine shifter, finds himself in a mating nightmare. His first mate is a deadly serpent shifter assassin, Xian Lu, who has been tasked with taking Blast's second mate, Surano, back to an evil rare shifter collector, Mr. Osaki. Blast has his work cut out preventing Xian Lu from completing his mission, discovering the assassin is sweet, frightened to be touched, and terrified of loving anyone. Surano is an innocent, sassy red panda shifter who's been imprisoned for half his life, escaping his stepfather, Peppy Picariello, who sold him years ago. Mr. Osaki wants his prize back. Blast and his friends in Sage have a tough time fending off Osaki's hunters, since the collector is distrustful that his former pet, Xian Lu, is up to the mission. Xian Lu has protected Surano for years, a promise made to Surano's mother, and is conflicted. Can he defy Mr. Osaki? He's terrified of the repercussions if he fails his mission...but equally scared that his fears may prevent him living the life he yearns for with his mates.