MY MATE, THE ALPHA

All I wanted was a normal life. A normal job. A normal, quiet love. Then I met Leo, and "normal" went out the window. He was a storm contained in a perfectly tailored suit. He knew my mood before I spoke. He moved with a silent grace that stole my breath. He made me feel seen, safe, and fiercely desired in a way that defied logic. But the cracks in his perfect human facade were showing. The animal-like tension in his shoulders. The way he scented the air when he was worried. The raw, feral panic in his eyes when I was hurt. When his past finally roared into our present, he didn't offer me excuses. He offered me a truth straight out of a legend. "My name isn't Leo Throne. And I'm not... entirely human. My family calls what we have a mate bond. My soul calls you mine." The question isn't if I believe him. It's if I'm brave enough to love the man, when his whole world wants to claim the beast.