The gruffest, most hardened strike team leader in the wolf packs by far, brusque, brooding Cade Mercer has good reason for being so damn grouchy all the time. Unlike his men, he's already mated. To the rarest of shifters—an alpha she-wolf—no less.
Iris North was the one that got away. Literally. She'd rejected their mating and left the pack twelve years ago, taking his heart with her. For Cade, shifter biology isn't the reason he's stayed a one-woman man since. It's simply how he's built. Iris was it for him. And being alone for the rest of his life is a reality he accepted a long time ago.
Until, that is, he catches the scent of the newest latent he's ordered to extract. Not only is the woman the furthest thing from a latent who needs saving, she's packing more heat than his men. She's a tough, big city homicide detective working a big case.
While in heat.
She also happens to be his no-longer-missing mate.
Previously published as Alpha Curves (c) 2014, revised throughout with newly added content, extended story elements, and expanded world building.
The HUNTED MATES Series
- Mated by Fate (Two fated couples...)
- Masked by Danger (One lost mate...)
- Marked by Magic (Zero room for failure...)
