Alpha

ALICIA

The three of us strode toward Alpha’s two-story cabin with the white fence. I had no desire to have his job but up until Clarissa and Dante mated me, I’d envied Alpha’s family dynamics and his zest for life. He had a mate and a son and he’d reshaped the den into a place where people were allowed to be themselves. As well as making it a hive of creative energy.

On the way to Aspen’s, Clarissa mentioned snow leopards were solitary beasts, both in the wild and shifters. I hooked my arm in Dante’s and we did a little jig because prides and dens had rules, and when two kinds of shifters mated, there were often complications.

Clarissa stood with arms folded as we danced in one direction and then the other. “This is different. No one has ever been excited that I’m a loner. Glad I’ve made your day.”

“Awww. I’m sorry.” I caught Dante’s eye and we grabbed Clarissa in what we called a bear hug, and I related the story of Alpha’s friend Kit who lived in the den.

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