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

“I want that. Which confuses me, honestly, because I’m not sure why my body thinks you hitting me would be hot.” I wrinkled my nose, and Trey chuckled, which allowed me to smile. “But just…not right now. My head is not there right now.”


Trey nodded like that made perfect sense. At least it did to one of us. Though my research into this kind of kink had been limited and furtive, I was trying to trust my instincts. I didn’t know that I couldtrust them, but I was going to try, and hope that between Trey’s expertise and my safewords, I’d find the way to do this.


“That’s fair and valid. Thank you for telling me, cub. It means a lot that you would trust me to honor you safewords.” He stood, then bent and kissed my forehead. I felt like I’d jumped over a huge hurdle, and the relief in me was palpable. Trey touched my face, fingers rubbing my beard, then stepped back. “I need to go for a run. You’ll be okay here for a bit?”


Chapter 18