Her Unwelcome Mate

Ran shook her head. "You act really well,' she grumbled brusquely. 'Too well.' 'You too,' he said and smiled indulgently for good measure. 'If you keep making such advances, I'll be seduced for real.' The Beta of Eridanus leaned away from him and frowned. 'Just reminding you that I will consider every interaction between us a part of our arrangement. Don't get involved with me. I don't like men like you.' Caph examined the serious expression on her face and fell into the endless depths of her dark gaze. He reached out one hand to tuck a strand of black hair behind her ear. Where his fingers touched her skin, it burned. She leaned as far back as she could. 'Aren't you the one who's getting confused?' *** Ran is the daughter of the Alpha, but, after losing both her parents in an attack by rogue wolves, her uncle takes over the pack as Regent Alpha until she is of age. Ran is determined to become sole Alpha, but her uncle gives her an ultimatum: marry a man who can become Alpha, or hand over power to him. To fool her uncle, Ran makes a deal with Caph, the freewheeling fourth son of an ancient pack—pretend to be engaged until she turns 21. Caph agrees, hoping to use the fake engagement to escape scrutiny from his parents and continue his carefree lifestyle. But things get complicated when they realize they are bonded to each other as mates… Her Unwelcome Mate is created by Rowyrn Kafka, an EGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.