"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

Sitting straight up in bed, my entire body went on alert as Wynd woke to the sound of Rayne shouting in my head: "Tyler! I love you! Help!"


Wynd howled in my mind with a fury which snapped my muscles tight on my bones. I felt my body ready itself to shift and forced my breathing to slow, my heart to steady, and my mind to move faster.


'Our mate needs us. Don't shift! Being a wolf won't get us to her any faster.'


I was so grateful my wolf was awake, my whole body was trembling with excess energy. I slipped out of bed and made my way to the closet where I found athletic wear. It would be easier to shed if I did have to shift in a hurry. I'd gotten my feet shoved into sneakers when a strange female appeared at my elbow from nowhere.


"Sorry in advance for this. No time to explain. Rachel needs you."


Chapter 92