Manuela's Reviews > Cold Light of Day

I have so many questions and don't even know where to start.
Don't get me wrong, I have been in love with Wolf since he appeared in the picture and let Dex get away (view spoiler)[Yes, extending the torture instead of killing him quickly before Dex's change helped Dex get away was a big reason why we are still able to read abou Dex. (hide spoiler)]. Because he has been on the "really being bad" spectrum I expected some major character development from him. I am aware that he has been good in his childhood, so his ruthlessness is a result of training, betrayal and loss.
Putting his story arc in a short story is in itself disappointing, adding insta feelings for him to a person he hasn't seen in years is just not what I expected for and from him. He has been living in the shadows for so long, has been called different names by different people, so he seems to me to be a man of multiple layers. He struggles to keep the connection to his brother Hudson up. When he receives a phone call from the past that isn't his brother, his reaction is unexpected. (view spoiler)[When Wolf was an agent for TIN, his partner Tucker got killed in a mission gone wrong. They both had been very close and the betrayal that caused Tucker's death, who left behind two children, who had just lost their mother, and a brother, have played massively on Wolf's mind and caused him to go rogue. (hide spoiler)]
I have nothing against Sean, Benji's brother, but after sixteen years of silence between him and Wolf, I didn't get what made him ring a man he didn't really know. Between Sean and Wolf is a lot of questioning themselves going on, but despite that Wolf follows Sean's invitation to hang out over Christmas. (view spoiler)[Wolf hopes to enjoy some meaningless sex with Sean, but falls for Sean quicker than he can spell 'just for fun'. (hide spoiler)]He arrives at Benji's cabin, that Sean is keeping purely for sentimental reasons, and flirts with Sean, which quickly leads to more. (view spoiler)[ NEVER LEAVE BLANKETS AROUND WOLF UNLESS YOU WANT HIM TO HAVE THEM. (hide spoiler)]By that stage I like Sean a lot. Being Therian they have in common. He's a white tiger and bigger than Wolf, but sensible and soft in demeanour. He's the light to Wolf's darkness, the teacher opposite the killer, the conscience to the ruthlessness. But is opposites attracts enough for those two to become more? How dangerous it is to be close to Wolf follows like thunder comes after lightning. A group of rogue Therians attack them at the cabin. What follows is a fight for Wolf and a revelation to Sean, who learns about the dark side of his brother.
And then... the story will continue. Huh? In Tin book 3, so there will be another before that. I love you Charlie, but usually I avoid reading Teasers, and that's all what this short is.