"Who are you?" I came awake with a jerk, disoriented and aching all over. 
A heavy male body lay beside me---we were both naked except for the sheet covering our bodies. 

I searched my memories of the night before, trying to figure out how I had gotten here while attempting to wrap the sheet around my body. I stopped when I realized I'd leave my bed partner totally nude.

I remembered myself saying over and over, "I'm your mate!"

I eased myself off the bed to look for clothes. I tried to be as quiet as I could so I didn't wake up the stranger. 

His scent was all over me, all over everything really. Rich and masculine, every time I breathed I felt as if I was being surrounded by the forest with hints of wood and a warm spice I couldn't name. I wanted to crawl back into bed beside him and never leave.

My wolf, Rayne, grumbled in my head, "We shouldn't leave! He is our mate!"

Rejected My Alpha Mate

Moonrise Entertainment - Tyler's Office (Executive Level)


I'd gone into the office to keep from brooding over Rachel's travels to Moonglow Pack. I trusted the Alpha Inspector to keep her safe though I still didn't know how I felt about Nathan Lewis being her designated bodyguard of choice.


Lonnah had been giving me a wide berth all morning after I'd inadvertently growled in response to her daily greeting. I had taken to getting my own drinks from the staff room if for no other reason than to have a few more feet to cross outside my office a few times a day.


Part of me hated I had become so belligerent my personal assistant recoiled every time she saw me while another part was glad to see I hadn't lost my edge without my wolf.


Under no circumstances could my father learn my wolf was sleeping. John Wright would oust me from my position in the pack, the company, and his family the minute he found out I was as crippled as my older brother William.


Chapter 81