Alphas aren't made to submit. Raised in a conservative clan, Asher Grant has done everything he could to be a good alpha. A good son. But denying his needs has made him weak, and he's lost touch with his bear. No longer able to shift, his clan rejects him instead of helping. Desperate, there's only one place Asher can turn. Trey Carver leads his pack with a firm but gentle hand. Under his guidance, his wolves have flourished. Asher knows he won't be welcome among the wolves, but Trey has something he needs. Asking for it isn't easy. Accepting it when it's offered is even harder. As Trey teaches Asher the beauty of dominance and submission, Asher begins to heal. Accepting his true self has a power all its own. When Trey makes the ultimate offer, Asher feels honor bound to deny it. Can a wolf convince a bear that they are meant to be?

Accepting Submission

They both started shouting, Nora through tears and not making much sense. Charlie was so angry he could barely get out more than growls, but I managed to piece together some of his words. It sounded like Nora hung up before Charlie got a chance to talk to his dad. Then Nora was wailing, and Charlie was shouting over her to be heard.


“Enough.” I didn’t raise my voice but the power pushed out of me. All three of the wolves went stock-still. I hadn’t done it on purpose, but I needed them to stop. Shouting over each other wasn’t productive, and Duncan had enough going on with his husband gone.


“You’re an alpha?” Charlie squinted at me. “You don’t look like an alpha. You don’t actlike one.”


“Charlie,” Duncan snapped, his eyes going wolf. “Apologize for your rudeness.”


“Sorry,” he muttered, sounding like he only partially meant it.


Chapter 16