Four years of honorably serving his country has
left Simon, Cade’s younger brother, damaged and trapped in wolf form.
Little did he know the only person with the ability to heal him
completely would be found at home. Literally. Now that he’s found her,
he is desperate to claim her.

Rose is a beautiful, voluptuous
woman with limited experience with men. Although she’s confident, she
still has reservations. Never having a family of her own, her fear of
abandonment has her fleeing romantic relationships, and doubting
herself.

Travis is insane. A deadly loose cannon that a secret
organization hired to destroy the Le Beau family by denying them their
mates. Permanently.

Simon’s dream will be lost forever unless he is able to maintain human form.
Rose needs unconditional love and a mate to create the family she’s always wanted.
Travis’s all-consuming drive is to take Rose for himself.
Will
Simon ever be whole again, able to claim his mate, giving Rose the love
and family she so desperately craves? Or will Travis destroy them both?

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She looked at him over her
shoulder. His blue eyes seared her with heat. The intensity of his stare made
her shiver. Lifting one hand, he laid his
fingers against the blush of her cheek. Then he wrapped his arms around her from behind. He buried his
nose in her hair and let his wolf rumble in satisfaction. “I’m ready to show
you off at Julia’s whenever you are.”

“Let
me check my face and hair. It’ll only take a minute.” She returned a few
minutes later looking amazing.

Her
hair was pulled back in a fashionable messy bun. A single strand was left loose
to fall down the side of her face to the tip of her breast. He longed to follow
that strand to its destination, scrape his teeth against her nipple and inhale
her precious scent.

She
was without a doubt the most beautiful creature he’d ever seen in his life. Rose
placed her arms around his neck, and he relished how her warmth seeped into his
body.

“I
may have to change my mind, you look too good, and I’ll be forced to kill some
idiot who tries to dance with you.”

She
rolled her eyes at him and grabbed her purse. “Come on, Romeo, I’m ready for a
boat ride and a turn around the dance floor.”

Simon
held her hand as she got into the boat then jumped in and revved the motor.
“I’ll go slow so I don’t mess up your gorgeous hair.” He winked.

She
blew him a kiss and fluffed her hair dramatically.

Even
going slow it only took twenty minutes to reach the pier serving the bar. He
already heard the music and boisterous patrons. He cut the motor and helped her
exit safely; boats weren’t designed for high heels.

Rose
looked up and down the line of boat slips and shoreline. “Where’s her sign?”

“She
doesn’t have one. We’d rather random humans didn’t wonder in. Mates are more
than welcome, but the occasional human to happen upon the bar isn’t very well
received.”

He
led her to an open table. “I’ll get us drinks, would you like wine or a whiskey
Coke?”

“A
whiskey Coke sounds great.” Her eyes were bright with excitement as she checked
out the crowd.

He
squeezed into an open spot at the bar and waved over his cousin. “Julia! How
are you, cher?”

“Oh,
mon dieu! Simon, it’s so good to see you. I heard you found your mate.”

“I
did.” He gestured to their table. “Rose is seated right there, stop over if you
get a break.”

“Oh,
elle est de toute beauté. You’re a lucky man, cuz.”

“Don’t
I know it.” He grinned. “Can I get a Whiskey Coke and a beer?”

“Oui.”

He
turned his back to the bar to check on Rose. Simon’s breath caught as she
unconsciously moistened her lip with the tip of her pink tongue. That mouth was
made for sin, with its plush lower lip. He imagined her mouth doing wicked
things to a certain part of his anatomy. Blood thrummed in his veins.  Simon turned to inconspicuously adjust
himself, his faded jeans were suddenly way too tight. Her intoxicating scent of
coffee and cinnamon rolls licked at his groin even from across the room. He
wanted to rub himself all over her, saturating her with his scent whenever they
were in public. His wolf wouldn’t be satisfied until they were mated.

Gazing
at her across the room his blood surged, he imagined her naked on his bed, her
thighs parted in invitation. He lowered his head and tasted her passion. Loving
her long into the night, her excited cries entwining with his hoarse groans as
they made the bed shudder and shake. He shook his head. He really needed to get
control of his randy thoughts. This was date night and he would show her a good
time away from his bed for once. Down boy,
he snarled at his wolf. When he glanced at her again she was snickering and
shaking her head at him. He must be imagining loudly.

“Here
you go, no charge, and congratulations, Simon.” Julia rapped her knuckles on
the bar top before she turned her attention to making another customer’s drink.
She was very busy, so he left her to it. He’d barely taken his seat when the
band took the stage for another set. He stood and held his hand out to Rose.
“May I have this dance?”

“Why,
yes, you may,” she said playing along.

Simon
held her close enough to see the sparkles in her blue eyes. He loved the way
her gaze lit up when she was happy. But his wolf itched to see her eyes dazed
with passion as he made love to her, and then sated and sleepy afterwards. For
now holding her on the dance floor would do. Rose’s intoxicating fragrance
surrounded him, teasing his senses. He was in heaven.

He
cupped her cheek with a large, warm palm. “I’m so happy you moved into our
house, Rose. Having you in my arms makes me the luckiest man in the world.” The
moment she agreed to move to his house he’d called it their home. His glowing blue eyes regarded her with a tenderness
that made her breath hitch.

She
tightened her arms around his neck, urging his face closer to hers. “I didn’t
want to go back to Anna’s, to an empty bed anymore,” she told him. “If you
really plan to have me as your mate, it only made sense.”

“Just
say the word and I’m yours completely. Forever.” He smiled, then dipped his
head, kissed her deeply and nuzzled her.

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