Alpha (Reluctant Mates Book 1)

The early morning sun woke Sawyer and he groaned loudly, still suffering from the previous night’s antics. At 29 he was starting to think he was getting too old to spend Friday nights in bars but his Beta always convinced him otherwise. He vaguely remembered a number of tequila shots, a lot of naked girls and…“Morning baby,” a voice purred from above him.He forced open one eye to find a pair of baby blues gazing at him.“Tanya?” he opened the other eye and his gaze flitted over her tanned, naked body straddling him. “What are you doing in my bed?”“I’m your wake up call, Alpha,” she breathed, running her hands over his chest.“I don’t recall asking for one.”He closed his eyes again. Tanya, like many of the she-wolves in the pack, h

By the time Sawyer made it down to the kitchen for breakfast, most of the pack had already finished and were heading out.He was greeted by a number of submissive nods and a fist bump from Blaine.“What kept you?” Blaine asked through a mouthful of toast as Sawyer helped himself to the black coffee that had been left out in his favourite mug.“Swallow your food, you animal.”“Pretty sure I heard Tanya when I knocked.”Sawyer grinned, “What can I say? I’m irresistible.” He sipped the bitter liquid and grimaced – someone must’ve accidentally mistook salt for sugar.“Sure you are,” Blaine rolled his eyes. “By the way, she made the coffee.”So not accident then.Sawyer raised his eyeb

Grace switched on the shower and shivered as cold water gushed over her body. She grabbed some shower gel and quickly lathered it up, intent on scrubbing away the sweat and blood over her body. The water ran red and brown as she sluiced away the evidence of early morning training. It had been a gruelling three hours, not all the fights were as easy as the first, especially as she tired, but she was determined to prove her worth and that meant kicking as many wolf asses as possible on the daily.She was a formidable wolf. And she knew most of the pack respected her skills, even if she was a woman. But she couldn’t shrug off the fears of the past and she had no intention of showing any weakness. It wasn’t in her nature. She frowned as the water swirling at her feet became even ruddier. She realised there were several deep gashes on her left thigh from her final fight and winced as the water hit the torn skin. She would need to shi

“He’s not the Alpha. I am.”Grace maintained eye contact with Sawyer and struggled to keep her feelings in check. She had been so engrossed in her conversation with her Beta that she hadn’t even noticed there were wolves from another packing walking into her house. Some fucking Alpha she was. She had been so focused on Jerry’s report of rogue sightings and on sorting out scouting parties that her awareness had been diminished.And if that hadn’t been bad enough she was gut punched when she his scent encircled her.Mate!Her wolf had howled, long and hard. It had taken strength Grace didn’t know she had to keep that inside. She hadn’t been this close to him for twelve years and it was incredibly difficult to ignore the mate pull. She’d had a long time to practice and she was able to maintain a level of cal

His mouth dropped open.“That’s not possible! I would remember you!” he insisted. He tried searching his memory and tried to place Grace somewhere in his mind, but he was blank.Shaking her head, Grace clasped her hands together and took a deep breath, “No you wouldn’t. You were 17, you hadn’t had your first shift, I was just another wolf.” She smiled sadly at the memory. “But I caught your scent from a mile away.”*             *             *Grace couldn’t believe how incredible it felt to run in her wolf form. She was large for a she-wolf, her paws almost the size of dinner plates and she knew she looked f