Makeshift Mate: Bad Alpha Dads, Meet Your Alpha (Alpha Singles) by C.E. Black

Author:C.E. Black [Black, C.E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-01-08T18:30:00+00:00

Chapter 12

Isa

The drive to Locke’s was a familiar one. I’d been out that way so many times over the years visiting Robert, I could make the trip blindfolded. Which only made it easier to think. Not necessarily a good thing for someone being reckless for the first time in her life. The amount of times turning around and saying the hell with it had crossed my mind were too many to count.

For three weeks, I would be Locke Winfield, Alpha of the Wild River Pack’s mate. And in return, he’d offered three of his wolves for hire. On the understanding that they had the choice to turn down the job, of course. Once Locke had agreed to my proposition, that hadn’t been the end of our discussion. There were a lot of details to iron out.

I was by no means motherly. I didn’t have a lot of practice with children, none really, but luckily, Sara, Locke’s daughter, was on the cusp of teenage-hood. Confident I could handle a preteen girl, having been one myself, I left that worry behind.

My only concern laid with Locke. I didn’t know the man very well, and I had willingly agreed to move in with him. Driven into me from a young age to be wary of men, I was aware that this was going against those teachings. However, my gut told me differently.

Though confident Locke wouldn’t hurt me, on purpose at least, I hadn’t thought twice about warning him of my years practicing Aikido. Locke had seemed oddly proud when I’d mentioned it.

The last thing we talked about had been the easiest, surprisingly. Sex. We weren’t a couple, Locke and I. And I didn’t expect us to continue on as such once the three weeks were up. Alpha Singles might have conveyed that we were a perfect pair, but they had been wrong. Which was unfortunate. From the little I’d gathered so far, I really liked Locke. And because of that, I’d be upfront with him. I wouldn’t be hopping into his bed just because of our deal. However, I wouldn’t take sex off the table either. We would see how it went once I’d gotten to know him a little more.

He’d been surprised and had agreed, readily, which had caused my grin to turn smug. I looked forward to seeing how our attraction developed. Because we definitely had chemistry. Loads of it.

Recounting our conversation made me feel marginally better, and as I passed the turn off to Robert’s house, I relaxed my shoulders. There was security in knowing a relative would be so close. Though that was a battle I still had to brave. I hadn’t told him beforehand that I would be his new, albeit temporary, neighbor. Knowing he would have wasted too much time and energy trying to change my mind, I decided to wait until I’d already moved in. If my first day went accordingly, then I’d call him that evening or first thing in the morning.

When I finally pulled up to the large, white farmhouse, Locke came out on the porch as though he’d been waiting for me.

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