All Chapters of The Maverick Pride Tales: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

“If we do this, we are starting something you may not want, Annalia,” Lance said, voice thick with his Tiger.The beast wanted to shred him for even giving her an out but fuck his animal. Annalia had a right to know exactly what she was getting into. His beast was possessive, ornery, and he wanted her more with each passing minute.Annalia smiled then. Her grin so real and wide, honest, and open, he felt his heart thump, thump, thump inside his chest.Lance pounced. There was no other word for it, really. He wrapped her in his arms, spinning her around and crushing his mouth over hers.Shivers of arousal zoomed up and down his spine at the slightest touch. But this, this was so much more than that. Lance was hot and hard, and so fucking ready for her, he fucking ached. His body trembled like a green cub as she pushed his sexy gray sweats out of the way. Her small hand closed around his hardened shaft, and he went cross-eyed at how good she felt around him.“Need to be in you,

Lance nodded at the Bear and climbed inside the vehicle. The Beta closed the driver’s door, and Lance gunned it down the highway. About ten minutes out, he got pulled over, and received a speeding ticket for his efforts. The seaside town of Maccon City was about an hour away and run by the Macconwood Pack, Wolf Shifters the lot of themThe cop insisted on a license check, which was simply more bad luck. His Tiger was growling even more now, so Lance did something he never thought he would do. He called the Macconwood Pack house, and they got in a call to Cat Maccon-Nighthawk of the Sheriff’s department.He explained to the officer that pulled him over that his wife had forgotten her asthma pump, but the cop was being a hard ass. It wasn’t until the Werewolf named Cat had put in a call that the officer had let him go with a handful of tickets and a warning to mind the law.Lance thanked him anyway, took the tickets, and even pledged to send a large donation to the Policemen’s Ball th

“This is family business,” Sandra said in that same bored, annoyed voice that always grated on Annalia’s nerves.“Well, good,” Anna said and put her hand in Lance’s, ridiculously glad when he squeezed tightly. “He’s my family too.”“What?” Glenn barked.“Oh no, you do not get to say that after knowing him for what? Half a day! Jesus Christ, you can’t go falling for the first guy to pay you a little attention, Annie!” Sandra screeched.“Sandra, don’t you want me to be happy? Mom and Dad always talked about love at first sight, and I found that too. Why can’t you just accept it?” Anna asked her sister, eyes big and round, begging her to understand.She looked so sad and earnest, Lance’s heart squeezed. His mate was so beautiful and kind-hearted, and her sister was just so damn cruel, determined to beat her down.Fuck that. Not on his watch. He stood right behind his Anna, a steady hand on her lower back. This was not his fight, and he needed to allow her to take point. But she shou

Before they’d showered—separately, to his great disappointment—Lance ordered enough Chinese food to feed an army. The delivery person had left it on the porch while they’d been dressing, but now, he was spreading the feast out on the dining table.He hoped like hell he’d managed to get something she liked. Nerves assailed him. He was not used to having to work hard for female attention, but Annalia was so much more than anything he was used to.He fidgeted with the wrapper on one of the seven egg rolls he’d ordered. Fuck it, he growled and ripped the paper. He did the same to all seven, putting them on a plate.Shit.Did that look messy? He was a fucking wreck here, and this was only dinner. How was he going to get through the rest of the evening if feeding her made him shake like a fucking cub?“Hi,” she said, coming into the room. Her voice soothed the tension that’d built inside of him.Lance faced his mate and his heart stuttered. She was all pink and warm from her show

“What if they don’t like me?”“How could anyone not like you?” Lance looked at his gorgeous mate as if she’d lost her freaking mind.“I don’t know, Lance, I am not exactly a people person.”“Baby, you are amazing, and you’re mine. They will love you.”He still couldn’t believe she’d said yes. Sure, he’d jumped the gun when he’d claimed her. Hadn’t at all explained what it meant to be his. After she’d gone through the Puspa, he thought for sure, she’d be pissed as hell.But Annalia surprised him at every turn. Beautiful and curvy goddess that she was. He’d spent the morning raining kisses along her soft skin. The spicy chocolate cherry taste of her forever imbedded on his tongue.He thanked the gods, and Uncle Uzzi, for bringing them together. Of course, there was still a lot they needed to learn about each other, but she was willing to try, and that meant everything to him. Lance was not going to fuck this up.“I called the company Sandra used to pack my things. Instead of retur