Total pages in book: 48
Estimated words: 44845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 179(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 44845 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 224(@200wpm)___ 179(@250wpm)___ 149(@300wpm)
Khloe has always looked forward to her mating ceremony. She can’t wait to meet her mate and start her new life—no matter how scary the idea is. After all, the man is a total stranger to her. She doesn’t even know his name or what he will expect of her. But she’s hopeful.
Felix is older than most Alpha Protectors. He was twenty-five when his mate was born. He had to wait twenty years for her to come of age. He has prepared well for her, especially since he has a secret arsenal of information—her sister is mated to one of his friends.
Felix is far more dominant than anyone he knows, and he worries his mate will not be able to bend to his will, but she surprises him. Everything is smooth sailing until his new mate starts having visions. She has abilities he can’t understand, and Felix must find a way to accept the challenges and give his mate the freedom she needs to fulfill her unexpected role within the pack.
The books in this series include strong elements of age play. If this genre is offensive to you, this may not be the book or series for you
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Chapter One
“Are you sure you shouldn’t move that piano another few inches to the left?” Gavin asked from where he was lounging on the couch.
Felix jerked his attention toward the piano and stared at it, wondering if his brother was right.
Leah, who was standing in front of the refrigerator, hanging some of her artwork, giggled.
That’s when Felix realized Gavin was pulling his leg. He spun around to glare at his brother before shooting a narrow-eyed look at Leah next. The Little was lucky her Daddy, Elias, stepped between her and Felix, creating a barrier.
Elias was smirking, too, though. All three of them were making fun of Felix.
Felix set his hands on his hips. “I’m glad I can provide such humor to all of you.”
Gavin rose from the couch, laughing. “Brother, you make it so easy. You do realize you do not have to go to such lengths to impress your mate. She’s going to love you no matter what you do.”
Felix sighed. “Says a man who is thirty-three years old and will claim his mate before he’s thirty-four. I have to impress my Little girl at the age of forty-five. She’s probably going to stop breathing when she realizes she’s fated to spend her life with a man more than twice her age.”
Leah stepped out from behind her Daddy. “I’ve told you a dozen times Khloe will not care about your age. She may be my sister, but she’s nothing like me. I know I haven’t seen her for a year, but trust me, she is lighter than me. Happy-go-lucky. Far more agreeable about this whole mating ritual than I ever was. She’s spent her entire life excited to meet you.”
Felix drew in a deep breath. “Yeah, well, she has no idea she’s fated to mate a man my age.”
The truth was Felix was nervous as fuck. When he’d found out at the age of twenty-five that a female wolf shifter had finally been born bearing the mark that matched his own, he’d been stunned. He’d given up hope that he would ever be mated. He’d assumed Fate had decided he would spend his life alone.
Twenty years was a long time to wait for her to turn of age. It had seemed like a lifetime, and in many ways, it had been. The last few years had seemed to drag along, especially as several of his peers had gone through the process and bonded with their mates.
Felix had started preparing his home a year ago. When he’d inadvertently discovered Leah was his mate’s sister, he’d used that to his advantage and grilled her for information.
He’d learned that Khloe liked to play the piano, that yellow was her favorite color, that she liked to listen to all kinds of music, and that she was an extremely sunny person who lived life by the glass-half-full philosophy.
She was going to run circles around him. He had no doubt. He figured he would be exhausted by the end of the first day. But he didn’t care. From the moment he’d been told of her birth, he’d felt like a weight had lifted off his chest. Fate hadn’t overlooked him after all. She had a plan for him, and he wouldn’t take it for granted.
“She’s going to adore you,” Leah said softly.
Felix glanced toward the room he’d prepared for her, the nursery he’d painstakingly filled with things Leah assured him her sister would enjoy. He was lucky. Usually Alpha Protectors were not privy to so much information. They might ask for a few details or even watch their mates from afar, but they didn’t have their mate’s sister to help decorate.
“You’re certain she likes yellow? What if she’s changed her mind in the past year since you last saw her?”
Leah giggled. “She’s loved yellow since she was born. I’m positive she hasn’t changed her mind. Anything sunny and bright.”
Felix ran a hand over his head. No amount of preparation on his part could guarantee his Little mate would easily transition to her new life. Some Littles had an easier time than others. Some struggled initially.
Khloe had no idea what she would face when she arrived. That was the way of Alpha Protectors. Their mates were born and raised in the valley, protected until their twentieth birthday when they would be presented to their mate in a ceremonial ritual.
Female wolf shifters in the valley were raised to be submissive, as was the norm for the entire valley. However, life among the Alpha Protectors up in the mountains was a well-guarded secret. All females were caught off guard when they arrived.
Sure, Khloe would be expected to submit to Felix, but not in the way of her parents or any other examples she’d witnessed growing up. She would not cook and clean or service him in any way. Her life would be quite the opposite. He would cook and clean and service her.