Mated to the Alpha CEO
"No one said you were."
Mira arrived the next day.
She was small for a wolf—barely five feet—with dark curly hair and eyes the color of honey. She moved like she expected to be attacked at any moment. When she saw AJ, she tensed.
"You must be Alistair Jr.," she said.
"AJ. Just AJ."
"Right." She looked around. "This place is... bigger than I expected."
"It's home. Come on. I'll show you around."
He led her through the pack house, the training grounds, the forest trails. She asked few questions and offered even less about herself. But AJ noticed the way her eyes softened when she saw the pups playing, the way her shoulders relaxed when they passed the river.