บททั้งหมดของ FATED TO THE ALPHA MATED FOR ETERNITY : บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

He pulled the truck into a spot right outside the diner and killed the engine. As he climbed out, Rowan froze for a second, dragging a hand through his tangled hair like that might somehow mask what his nose had already picked up.Brian inhaled sharply beside him. "She's close," he said, voice low and excited.Rowan shot him a glare. Another annoying side effect of pack life is that his men could sense his mate before he even admitted it to himself.They were relentless about it, too. That's why at least one of them always tagged along on town runs, convinced he'd dodge her if he spotted her first. As if he'd ever do that. It just hadn't happened. Until maybe now.This scent hit him like a punch of warm sugar, cinnamon, something baked fresh and irresistible. His mouth actually watered, and lower down, his body reacted hard and fast. Instant want, raw and undeniable, for a woman he'd never even laid eyes on.For all he knew, it was just the diner's famous rolls. "Knock it off," he mut

“Where are we headed?” Reese asked as they stepped out into the cool night air.“Home,” Rowan replied, though that was the last place he planned to go right now. He wasn’t about to hang around the diner parking lot looking like some creep. His pack was buzzing with impatience, pushing him hard to claim his mate, and it was getting to the point where they might screw everything up. For all of them. They had to keep in mind that Elara was human, not one of their kind. She needed to be handled with care, slow and steady, if he had any shot at making her his.In his forty years, he’d picked up plenty about how humans did things. Courting a woman was this whole big production date that dragged on, getting engaged, buying fancy rings and jewelry, jumping through all sorts of endless hoops. Sometimes it took years before they finally tied the knot and sealed the deal in bed.For wolves, it was simple. The mating call hit, and that was it. Strangers one minute, bonded for life the next. No bu

Up close, he was even bigger than she remembered tall, broad shoulders, arms filling out that plaid jacket like it was painted on. His voice was low and rough, the kind that settled deep in her chest and made her warm all over.“Protect me from what?” she asked quietly. Part of her wanted him to say he’d protect her from everything in the world, her doubts, all of it.“You were scared. Not the little spill earlier. Real fear.”Her eyes narrowed. “How could you possibly know that? Did one of the girls tell you?”He hesitated, catching his bottom lip between his teeth for a second while he looked down at her. It was enough to make her forget what they were even talking about. “Yeah,” he said finally. “They mentioned it.”“What exactly did they say?”“Doesn’t matter.” His hand lifted like he wanted to touch her hair, but she pulled back on instinct. “Hey, easy. I’m not gonna hurt you, Elara.”The way he said her name slowly, like he was tasting it sent a shiver down her spine that had no

Joe extended his hand, and Rowan had to fight the urge to bare his teeth. Instead, he clasped it firmly hard enough that a human’s bones would’ve crunched. Joe didn’t so much as flinch. “I thought you weren’t working today,” Rowan said, keeping his tone even. He distinctly remembered the bear saying something about seeing her Monday. Joe shrugged, that smug little smile still in place. “Saw her standing out here all alone. Figured she could use the company.” “I’m here now.” “No hurry,” Joe said smoothly. “How about I grab you two some coffee before you head out?” Rowan shook his head. “We’re good.” He reached for Elara’s hand, lacing their fingers together. “Ready?” “Yeah,” she said, sounding a touch uncertain. “If you are.” “I am.” He wasn’t wasting another second listening to this asshole. Joe was absolutely doing this on purpose marking territory, pushing buttons. Rowan had to stay sharp. “Bye, Joe,” Elara called over her shoulder as they walked away. “See you Monday.” Onc

The itch under Rowan’s skin was getting worse. It wasn’t just the full moon though he could feel the lunar pull thrumming in his marrow it was her. Elara’s scent was still hooked into his senses, a sweet, floral ghost that made the first date feel like a dream he was afraid to wake up from. He’d spent the last few hours oscillating between pride that he hadn’t scared her off and a nagging hunger to hear her voice again.He paced the length of the living room, his movements heavy and restless."You look like a caged animal, Rowan. Sit the hell down," Reese muttered from the kitchen island.Rowan didn't sit. He stopped by the window, checking the angle of the sun."I did okay last night. I didn't growl. I didn't stare too long. I was a goddamn Boy Scout.""You were a wolf pretending to be a person," Brian piped up from the sofa, not looking up from his phone. "We could smell the desperation on you from the porch when you got back. How far did you get? Did you even get a second base or w