An
Immortalis Companion Novella
Blurb:
Good girls don’t wear
fur, or fight over men, and they certainly don’t run around naked, howling at
the moon.
But then, no-one ever
called Fallon a good girl.
As a human unofficially mated to an Alpha werewolf,
Fallon is being pressured to “become”...or be gone.
Her mate Aiden, the
interim leader of the Olde Town Pack, is in a position that demands he either
choose a wolf mate...or leave the pack forever. No matter how hot the sex with
Fallon is, he can’t ignore centuries of tradition.
Become a wolf or not.
If only the choice were that simple. Fallon’s options are further clouded by
the overt presence of other females desperate to be the Alpha’s mate. And when
these bitches get serious, it’s not just claws that come out. If Fallon wants
to keep her man and take the title she’ll have to exert a little dominance of
her own.
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Excerpt:
Long pajama pants, a sweat
shirt, fuzzy socks, and still I felt frozen. I’d been here a couple of months
but still hadn’t gotten used to the cold. Boston was an arctic tundra compared
to Las Vegas and that blistering desert I’d come from. I’d be warm soon enough,
though. Aiden was due back at any moment. That man was hot! Wolves have more
than just good looks working for them. They run a few degrees warmer than us
humans. And I needed that heat. The thought of him snuggling up next to me, fur
coat or not, was enough to keep the icicles at bay for the moment, but I was
still cold.
Teeth chattering, I pulled the
thick feather comforter up to my chest and snuggled into the fluffy, king-sized
down pillows. I doubted I would ever get used to the winter. But, if I wanted
to stay with Aiden, I’d have to. As the future Alpha of the Olde Town Pack, he
was a Boston boy for life. That also meant I would have to make some life
changing decisions.
The thought of that wiped the
smile from my face.
Aiden was my love, and I knew
he loved me for who and what I was—human. But the pack… they wouldn’t accept a
human as their Alpha Female.
I buried my head under the
blanket as if it would shield me. I’d been avoiding facing the inevitable, but
a decision had to be made… soon.
The bedroom door opened with a
slight creak.
“Fallon, babe. You still
awake?” Aiden called out in a whisper.
Perfect timing!
A thrill of excitement ran through me. “Yeah. Come cuddle. I need to steal your
warmth, I’m freezing over here.”
He gave me a quick sidelong
glance then looked at the wall. “It helps if you turn on the heater.”
“There’s a heater in here? Why
didn’t you tell me?” I felt a little embarrassed for not thinking of something
so simple; but in my defense, I hadn’t lived at the sanctuary long.
“Yeah.” He tapped a finger on
the thermostat mounted to the wall. “Looks like Brady is up to his old games.
The thermostat is off.” He clicked the switch, walked inside, and shut the
door.
Instantly, I heard the fans
kick on. Warmth rose to my cheeks, but it wasn’t from the heater.
“That bastard!” I said, angrier
at myself for falling for another one of his tricks than anything else.
Aiden didn’t bother to hide his
snicker. “He is who he is. But you probably should have checked the thermostat
instead of turning our bed into an igloo.”
“That would have been the smart
thing to do. But then I couldn’t have hot Eskimo sex with you.”
Without another word, Aiden
tore off his clothes and dove into bed, under the covers. Snaking his arm
around my waist, he pulled me in close and nuzzled my neck. My body began to
warm, melting against his. Aiden’s chin stubble scratched a little but not so
much that it hurt. Besides, I loved a little rough touch from my man. His thick
scent, fresh from the hunt, filled my nose. There’s something about that heady
odor of patchouli and cologne mixed with a little sweat that sends my heart
racing.
Oh, yeah. This is my happy place. Safe in Aiden’s arms, I felt like the world could go to
hell and I’d still be okay. This is love,
right?
Twenty-six years old and I’d
never really been in love. Sad to say, I know. But love had never been a high
priority on my list. School, family, friends, sure… but men had been merely
blips in the radar. They were temporary distractions; fun little bumps along
the road of life. With Aiden, it was different. He made me want to stop bumping
along the road and find my home, with him.
“How was the hunt?” I scooted
closer, reveling in his delicious warmth.
“The new recruits were
naturals.” Pride filled his voice. “You should have seen them. Everyone
transitioned this time, and they’re all acclimating well.”
“That’s wonderful news.” The last group hadn’t been so lucky. “But
I couldn’t take the cold tonight. I’m still too much of a desert rat.”
His warm hand dipped under my
sweat shirt. “Your blood will thicken in time.” He tip-toed his fingers up to
my breasts. “How about your day? What have you been up to while I was playing
in the snow?”
“Nerd stuff.” I purred. That
man had a sinful touch. “I got the new server online and finished configuring
the firewall. I still have to set up a few new user accounts, but other than
that, not much.”
“I have no clue what you just
said, but I think it’s sexy when you talk computers. Say something else.”
“Networking,” I said in my
sexiest voice. “IP address. Password. TCP/IP Protocols.”
“Ooooh. There is nothing sexier
than a smart woman.”
His cluelessness made me
giggle, but the fact he appreciated my skills made me feel special. “Then I
must be the sexiest woman this pack has ever seen. Your entire computer network
needs an upgrade. Someone has to bring this pack up to date.”
“Well, then, we’re lucky to
have you as our resident nerd. Speaking of that… have you given any thought to
what we talked about?” His voice, a bit raspy from being out in the cold,
rumbled in my ear like the purr of a big cat. He rolled my nipple between his
fingers.
I let out a sigh. I’d been
hoping to avoid answering that question. The luscious warmth of his body and
the pleasure of his magic fingers were dampened by the reality that we needed
to have the talk soon. I wanted to
give in, say yes, and be with him forever, but it wasn’t so easy. That choice
was potentially a life-or-death decision. Certainly not something to jump
blindly into.
“Forget I asked.” He kissed the
back of my neck. “I don’t want to pressure you. I just want to feel you next to
me.”
Call it selfishness if you want,
but I‘d never been the kind of girl who changed for anyone—or any man. Love me for who I am, or don’t have me at
all. That’s the way I’ve always operated. But Aiden was a different case. How
could I deny this man? With him, I wanted to be the perfect woman, but that
meant I would have to change more than just my hairstyle; I’d have to change my
species.
The idea of that was
mind-blowingly frightening, to say the least.
I’d been stuck between two
worlds in the last few months, and I felt like I was the odd human out. My best
friend was a vampire and my boyfriend… he was a werewolf. And not just any
werewolf—Aiden’s the interim leader of Boston’s Olde Town pack. To take the job
permanently, he needed a mate. A werewolf mate, and I was a few fangs and a fur
coat shy of that.
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Katie
Salidas is a Super Woman! Endowed with special powers and abilities, beyond
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Salidas resides in Las Vegas, Nevada. Mother, wife, and author, she does try to
do it all, often causing sleep deprivation and many nights passed out at the
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