Future Alpha Cleo Sharpe believes that she has it all: an amazing future, a devoted pack, and a handsome fiancé.  She is horrified to learn that her mate is the pack loner, not the man whose ring she wears. Zander Underwood is a man on a mission: he is determined to find his parents’ murder, even if it means breaking his own heart and abandoning his mate. As Cleo learns more about the dark forces that haunt the wolf packs, she will be forced to choose between the life she has al-ways imagined and the enticing pull of man as intoxicating as he is mysterious.  

The Alpha's Reluctant Mate is created by Katrina Guerin, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

The Alpha's Reluctant Mate

                                                                             Zander POV


Cleo took a sip of her soda and looked at me. “What are your biggest hopes and dreams?”


Was she really asking me this? I was caught off guard with the weight of her serious question. 


I took another bite of my burger to stall on my answer. Honestly, I didn’t know if I wanted Cleo to know me on that level. Normally, I didn’t let many people in.


I swallowed and said, “I’d say my biggest hope would be to become someone that others look up to. I want people to say 'Zander is what I aspire to be like'. No one’s ever wanted to be like me, and I think that’d be cool.” I paused and continued, “My top dream is to become an Alpha of a pack one day. I know I could lead others if I was given a chance.”


I let her absorb everything I said. Cleo had a look of surprise on her. She took a bite of her fish sandwich and  looked at me. 


Chapter 18: Dreams, Hopes, and Secrets