title: The Wisdom of Nicolas Cage
author: Verity Slade
description: "Well, Baby-O, it's not exactly mai-tais and Yahtzee out here but... let's do it!" -- Con Air<br /><br />"I never disrobe before gunplay." -- Drive Angry<br /><br />"I have an acronym for myself. Know what it is? B.A.D. B.A.D. ....Balls, Attitude, Direction. You should give yourself an acronym... 'cause it helps you visualize your goals." -- Kiss of Death
zlib_text: Out of the Cage: When an old bear shifter makes an unexpected discovery, he
  must rely on new friends to secure his future.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  When a Shifter Council hearing proves corruption in the council, Councilman
  Regales Colearian takes it as a personal affront. Deciding to take matters
  into his own hands, he handles all grievances himself. That includes going to
  Stone Ridge to meet the shifters impacted by the scientists the wolf pack has
  been fighting against. Once there, he runs across the last person he ever
  thought he’d meet—his mate, Armand _Theodore_ Conway—who happens to be a human
  male. Regales learns that Theo knows about paranormals, but has no interest in
  bonding with one. Theo is a Navy Seal and has seen so much depravity he feels
  tainted by it. Plus, Theo isn’t gay. While Regales has never considered
  himself gay either, at over four hundred years old, he’s been alone a long,
  _long_ time. He knows claiming Theo will turn his life upside down, but it’ll
  be worth it. Stepping out 