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

“You need to talk to her, boss,” Feren said the morning of Thanksgiving when she and I had our morning coffee together. Of course, she was talking about Emily and of course, she was right. But I was being stubborn as usual.


“What would I say to her?” I asked. “I’m sorry for what happened to your grandfather. I’m sorry you almost got assaulted by a sadistic shifter who is my sworn enemy. I’m sorry for dragging you into my mistakes and making your life a miserable hell?” 


In truth, I wanted to talk to Emily; to somehow mend whatever rift there was between us. And what’s more, I wanted to hold her… to kiss her. 


“That’s a good start,” Feren said, smiling and sipping her coffee. “Perhaps you could also invite her to our Thanksgiving feast as well. She’s been cooped up in my lodge for over two weeks because you refused to talk to her.” 


Chapter 33: Mending Fences