Chapter One

"I don't want a mate, need a mate or have a mate. Nothing you say is going to change that."

Alpha Aidan of the Fervidus territories has been longing for a challenge for longer than he can remember.

When subversive Lorelei shatters his heart and devastates the traditions he holds dear, a singular word resonates in the testy Alpha's mind. Mate.

But his witty little rogue isn't the accepting kind. Or the settling kind. Or the kind, open and sweet kind. Definitely not the sociable kind.

Will he keep up, or will she sweep him under the carpet with yesterday's woes?

Only time, patience and an iron will may tell.

"I'm a patient man."