He caressed my head and wrapped a hand around my waist. When I drew away to let him catch his breath, his blue eyes stared into mine. He cupped my cheek and smiled. 
“Mo ghràdh," he said.
“What does that mean?” I asked softly. 
“My love,” he said. “It means ‘my love.’”
I blushed but he raised his head and kissed me again. I don’t know what I did to deserve a man like him, especially one who wasn’t fully human, but I wouldn’t take it for granted.
***
Emily, a hopeless loner and a bit of a geek, was a barista working for her family’s failing coffee shop. Almost hit by a careless driver on her way home from work, she was saved by a mysterious and handsome guy named Tristan, an Alpha who immediately feels the Pull toward her. But when Tristan’s rival shows up, he has to fight to protect her, despite the forbidden love that is growing between them.
Alpha’s Battle for Love is created by Chad Westbrook, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Alpha's Battle for Love

I threw my suitcase into my truck and shut the door. I had a meeting with the curator at a museum in Minnesota, who purchased an ancient Assyrian tablet from my business. She was paying a fine price for it, but I had to meet her in person to finalize the deal. Once that happened, I’d then have to travel back here to meet with my team in Antiquities, to ensure that the artifact was packaged and transported without trouble or delay. 


Working was the only thing I could do to get Emily off of my mind. Two weeks had passed, and I couldn’t stop thinking about her. I had not been myself since that night and no matter what I did, she was always on my mind. The harder I tried, the more she was there, and I started to get depressed. 


Chapter 25: Determined