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  “Both? How did you know?”

  Lucien laughed and kissed his mate.

  “I saw the home pregnancy test. Hell of a way to tell me.”

  Lucien smiled lovingly at his mate and placed his hand on her abdomen.

  “Lanie, Love, I would like nothing better than to stay here and celebrate our good news, but I need to have Dr. Mallory make sure you and the baby are ok. You were given a tranquilizer. I also need to take care of those who dared risk your life and the life of our child.”

  Lanie nodded, knowing her mate would not rest until he was certain they were safe.

  “Hurry home.”

  Lucien left his mate with the doctor and the three pack mates who came with him. He took the SUV to the town hall, where his adult pack members were gathered. Outside the town hall, one of the three black SUVs pulled up beside him. Ethan, two pack members and Riley exited the vehicle. Lucien headed inside.

  “I spoke to Ethan, Alpha of the Second Chances pack. He assured me that Lanie was safely sleeping in her home. Lucien is unhinged. He attacked Riley without just cause. He could have started a pack war. Luckily for us, Ethan is willing to let it go. But Lucien cannot stay as Alpha. He is unworthy. I nominate my oldest son, Robert, as Alpha of the Last Hope pack... Does anyone object?”

  Dale looked around, pleased with himself.

  “I object,” Lucien stated loudly.

  Dale visibly paled. Pack members looked at Lucien and whispered to each other.

  “I just left my pregnant mate with Dr. Mallory. Apparently, she was kidnapped and given a tranquilizer by a Second Chances pack member, Riley.”

  Lucien’s statement was met with shocked silence.

  “We are pleased to hear your mate is with child, Lucien. But why would this…Riley do such a thing?” asked an elder.

  “And if Riley kidnapped her, who returned her to your home?” asked another pack member.

  “Why not ask him yourself?” The crowed parted as Riley was pushed forward. His pack mates and Alpha followed.

  “Dale and his three sons had me do it. They wanted to set up Lucien so you would strip him of Alpha status.” His shocking announcement caused a loud uproar.

  “Silence!” Lucien shouted. Everyone instantly obeyed.

  “Dale and his three sons used my mate to take my position. That is the coward’s way. If anyone wishes to challenge me, do so openly. Do so NOW!” Lucien turned around slowly and looked at each of his pack mates. They lowered their heads and eyes in submission.

  “The penalty for traitors is Death,” Lucien declared. He turned and walked away, allowing his pack to enforce his judgment. Screams were heard all through the night.

  Chapter Fifteen

  Satisfied that both she and the baby were fine, Lucien held his mate close. His hand absently caressed her abdomen, still amazed that they were going to be parents. He was overjoyed. He hoped this was the first of many pups they would have together. They fell asleep with his hand resting lightly on his mate’s abdomen.

  When Lucien awoke, the bed was empty. He heard the shower running and smiled wickedly. He walked into the master bath and watched his mate wash her hair through the transparent glass. He watched the water run over her head, down her back and over her generous ass. Blood rushed to his groin and his erection grew. Removing his boxers, he opened the door and stepped inside. Lanie gasped when his arms reached around to caress her breasts. He took some soap, lathered it up and began to wash her breasts. His hands moved over her breasts, down her stomach and one hand dipped between her legs. He washed her thoroughly and pressed up tight against her. His erect cock rubbed against her bottom and she moaned. She leaned forward slightly, placing one hand in front of her to brace herself, the other one on his hand that was between her legs.

  He slipped a finger inside of her and withdrew it. He teased her clit, rubbing it roughly in small circles. He pushed his finger back inside of her and whispered, “Do you want me, Lanie?”

  Lanie nodded.

  “Then touch yourself for me.”

  Lanie gasped, shook her head. He placed his hand over hers, took her finger and rubbed it against her clit. His other hand was on her breast. His fingers rolled her nipple, pulled on it roughly. Lanie’s breathing increased. He moved her hand lower, forcing her to slip it inside of herself. She bent forward slightly and began to moan as he slipped her finger and his inside of her. Her hips rocked back and forth, rubbing against his hard cock, pushing their fingers deeper inside of her. Her legs began to tremble. He moved their fingers out then back in, deeper. She continued to rock her hips, grinding her ass against his cock.

  “Please, Lucien. I need you inside me.”

  He loved it when his mate begged for his cock. He would never deny her. He withdrew their fingers, turned her around gently and positioned them so her back was against the wall. She placed her hands around his neck when he lifted her. She used one hand to guide him inside of her. He pushed into her slowly, gently and she wrapped her legs around his waist. She held on as he began thrusting inside of her. Using his shoulders for leverage, she rolled her hips, pushing off the tile wall to meet each of his thrusts. Lucien kissed her mouth, placing light kisses on her cheek and neck. His mouth found a secret spot on her neck, sucked on it and her body exploded with pleasure. Unable to resist his mate’s tight channel clenching tightly around him, Lucien’s body tensed and jerked as he found his release. He kissed her again, withdrew then lowered her gently. She reached for the loofah and began washing her mate.

  After showering they lay in bed together, her head resting on his chest. He absently ran his hand down her back.

  “Lucien?”

  “Hmmm?”

  “We got pregnant very quickly. Some couples have been together for years and they are still childless. Do you think it’s because we are mates or because I’m human?”

  “What makes you say that?”

  “Simple biology, Lucien. When species become isolated, after a while, their population can decline due to higher incidences of birth defects. Basically you have a stale gene pool. When new species are introduced and mating occurs, populations sometimes increase because of fresh new genes being introduced to the stale gene pool.” Lucien chuckled. Leave it to my mate to figure out our problem. Good thing she’s a science teacher, he thought as he kissed her gently.

  “I think you’re onto something, my Love. Perhaps it is both. I will strongly encourage my pack members to seek out their true mates. Human or wolf, it doesn’t matter as long as they are mates.”

  Lanie sighed contentedly and hugged her mate a little closer. She couldn’t believe how much her life had changed in the past year. She was aunt to three lovely girls who happened to be wolves, mate to a handsome, sexy Alpha and was pregnant with his child. She was excited about her future with her mate and baby.

  Then the phone rang and all hell broke loose….

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  Author’s Note

  I’m sure you are wondering why everything is so nice and peaceful with Lanie and Lucien then with one phone call out of the blue, all hell breaks loose. Because he’s an Alpha and this is what happens sometimes. Other wolves’ problems will intrude on his peaceful life with Lanie. Lucien’s used to it and Lanie’s going to learn very soon that she’s not just Lucien’s mate, she’s an Alpha Bitch with responsibilities of her own.

  Summary for Unwanted Mate Soul Mates Book 2

  Unwanted, despised by his own pack, Zane hopes that one day he will find love and acceptance from his mate. His hope is quickly shattered when he meets Jackie, his mate.

  Jackie is shocked to discover that her mate is a member of the enemy pack and her brother’s murderer. When her Alpha, Lucien, orders Jackie to spend time with Zane, Jackie is forced to deal with the mating instinct. Jackie must choose whether to forgive Zane or fight her wolf’s growing compulsion to mate w
ith him.

  Will Zane ever find love and acceptance or is he destined to be alone?

  Unwanted Mate challenges the traditional mindset by presenting both Zane’s and Jackie’s perspective as their story unfolds.

  Chapter One

  She stared at him in shock.

  Anyone but him. Please, let this be a dream!

  She shook her head in disbelief. At five foot nine, he was shorter and leaner than all of the male wolves in her pack. He wore a black leather jacket over a tee shirt tucked into well worn blue jeans. The red tee shirt emphasized his muscular chest and flat stomach. His short blond hair was in disarray, as if he had worriedly run his hands through it several times.

  For the last six months, he had worried daily about what the Last Hope pack would do to him once they found him. How would they punish him? In his old pack, death would have been instantaneous. Never would he have been given a chance to defend himself. This Alpha seemed interested in the truth. Lucien and his soldiers had questioned him thoroughly, without inflicting any pain. Then they had brought in the woman and suddenly he knew real fear.

  His brown eyes stared back at her, seeming to be in shock as well. He looked at the pretty woman with shoulder length brown hair and mesmerizing blue eyes. Since she was only a few inches shorter than he was, he could look directly into her eyes. He didn’t miss the horror and disgust reflected in her eyes, the way her full lips pressed together in anger.

  “He already confessed to killing your brother. Claims it was self defense, that Sean attacked him first,” Lucien said quietly.

  Lucien, her Alpha, leader of the Last Hope Werewolf Pack, studied her reaction. Then he looked at the wolf who was handcuffed and standing between two of his soldiers, Nicolai and Kane. He noted the way the wolf had suddenly tensed after seeing Jackie.

  “Jackie? Do you know this wolf?”

  Jackie shook her head in denial. The man handcuffed before her was a member of the Lost Souls pack. They were the enemy. She had never seen him before in her life.

  “Zane? Do you recognize her?” Lucien asked.

  After a moment, Zane nodded.

  “She’s my mate.”

  There. He said it. And she would never forgive him.

  Chapter Two

  Lucien swore.

  “Damn, it Lucien. Watch your language! It’s not good for the baby to hear those words.”

  Lanie frowned as she rubbed her belly. Just shy of being 8 months pregnant, she felt as big as a whale. She moved to sit on his lap. She wiggled a little, trying to get comfortable. She felt something hard pressing into her and knew his mood had improved. She placed his hand under her shirt, on her breast and he immediately began caressing her.

  “I realize you can’t kill him. Why don’t you just send him away?”

  “It wouldn’t help. Once a wolf finds its mate, it can never let go. If I send him away, his wolf will make him come back for her, even if I threatened to kill him. Jackie will suffer too. She may hate him, but because her wolf recognized him as her mate, it will grieve her to lose him. The sorrow will be so intense; she may choose death as a relief from the pain.”

  “What if you keep him in jail? Each would know the other is there. Won’t that satisfy each wolf?”

  “It’s not that simple, Love. Desire will build as well. They will become sexually frustrated, to the point of pain.”

  “So? She can date other men and if he’s not locked up, he can be with other women. Problem solved.”

  “Once a wolf finds its mate, a touch by any other is repulsive.”

  “Masturbation?”

  “Are you offering to let me watch?” Lucien asked hopefully.

  “Lucien! I meant, they could…you know….” Lanie blushed at the thought of him watching her while she masturbated. He grinned and shook his head.

  “Not the same. It would only be a temporary reprieve. They are both in their mid twenties. Both are too young to lose a mate. IF she could survive his loss, she might get over it in time, but by then it will be too late for her to have children. Our dwindling population needs mated couples to repopulate, or my kind will die out. Besides, she may never meet another male who arouses her wolf.”

  Now Lanie felt like swearing.

  “Why don’t you take a little break? I’m sure you’ll figure this out.”

  Lucien kissed his mate and continued to caress her nipples. He moved his hand lower, over her belly, down her thighs. His hand went under her skirt and between her legs. He rubbed her clit through her panties.

  “Why do you insist on wearing these things?” he asked, frustrated at the thin barrier that kept him from his mate.

  She chuckled and replied, “Because I don’t want to flash anyone!”

  “I would kill anyone who saw your pussy,” Lucien growled in response.

  She believed him. Lucien was very possessive.

  “That’s exactly why I wear them.”

  Lucien pushed the panties aside and slipped his finger inside of her. She was already wet. He inhaled deeply, enjoying the enticing scent of her arousal. His thumb rubbed her clit as he pushed his finger in and out, slowly, over and over again. He withdrew his finger and she whimpered at the loss. He nuzzled her neck then stood and placed her on her feet. He sat down on the chair, put both hands under her skirt and removed her panty. He lifted her onto the desk in front of him, pushed up her skirt and spread her legs.

  Lanie cried out when she felt his tongue lick her. He licked her a few more times then he sucked on her clit. She came close to an orgasm as he pushed his tongue inside of her repeatedly.

  “Oh, Lucien,” she moaned then bit her lip.

  She slid her fingers through his hair, tugging slightly. Too soon, he stood up and unzipped his jeans. He slid into her easily, filling her completely. She was enjoying the feeling of his thick cock inside of her when he suddenly withdrew. Lanie didn’t have to wait long before he was inside of her again. Over and over he pounded into her, lifting a leg over his shoulder, holding her hips as he slid into her. He rubbed her clit with a rough thumb and she had an orgasm, her entire body shaking with a powerful spasm. His body tensed then jerked three times and she knew he had found his release inside of her. He kissed her gently and pulled out. Lucien stood between her legs and helped her sit up.

  “Lucien, I have an idea....”

  Lanie explained what she had in mind.

  “I hope you know what you are doing,” Lucien stated as he kissed his mate before he left.

  She showered and awaited the arrival of her guests. She thought about what she knew about mates. Earlier, Lucien had explained that mates couldn’t hurt each other physically. To purposely cause a mate pain, with either words or deeds, was unheard of. She hoped this was true. She thought about Lucien and knew it was true.

  Chapter Three

  Zane stared at the very pregnant woman in front of him. He wasn’t sure why he was in the Alpha’s house. She smiled and greeted him as if he were a distant relative. She showed him to his room, pointed out some clothes and suggested he shower before dinner. He showered and went back to the living room, where he found her waiting for him. He stood nervously until she asked him to sit next to her.

  Jackie walked into the living room, her Alpha behind her. She froze when she saw Zane, his hand on the belly of the Alpha’s mate. He was smiling and had an odd look on his face. As if he were longing for something.

  Lanie laughed and moved Zane’s hand to another spot on her belly.

  “There it is again! Did you feel it?”

  She turned and looked at Lucien with a smile. Zane immediately pulled his hand away and stood up, fully expecting the Alpha to strike him for touching his pregnant mate.

  “The baby is kicking up a storm! She must be excited that we are having guests.”

  Lanie looked at Jackie and patted the seat next to her. Jackie sat stiffly next to Lanie, eyes lowered out of respect.

  “Hello, Jackie. I’m Lanie. Welcome to our home.”
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  Jackie thanked her and nodded.

  “I believe you’ve already met Zane.…”

  She noticed that Jackie refused to look at Zane, who was still standing tensely.

  “Zane, relax. Lucien isn’t going to hurt you. He knows you were just feeling the baby kick.”

  Lanie tugged on his hand, encouraging him to sit. Lucien nodded to Zane and he sat down, lowering his eyes in submission. Lucien knelt before Lanie. He touched her belly gently, smiling when he felt a kick. He leaned over and kissed her gently, then stood and moved to sit opposite his mate so he could observe.

  “Do you have any nieces or nephews, Zane?”

  “No. I’m an orphan. I…I don’t have anyone.”

  “Awww. You poor thing! You’re not alone anymore. I think I’m going to adopt you. What do you think Lucien? You did say you wanted a boy….”

  She turned to look at Lucien, who raised his eyebrow.

  “What? At least you wouldn’t have to change any diapers.…”

  “If you think I’m going to change any diapers…you’re absolutely right. It’s the least I can do for my precious mate,” he said lovingly.

  Lanie grinned at Lucien then glanced at the clock and mentioned it was time to get dinner started. Zane stood up and she held her hand out to him. He held her hands in his and helped her stand up.

  “Thanks. It gets harder and harder to get up these days. So, who’s going to help me make dinner?”

  “I’m a decent cook,” Zane replied, looking nervously at the Alpha.

  “Great, you’re hired! Come with me.”

  Zane followed as Lanie led the way into the kitchen. He was delighted with her kitchen. They discussed several options then he began gathering ingredients. Though he was busy prepping dinner, he noticed immediately when Jackie walked into the kitchen and sat next to the Alpha’s mate. Zane wasn’t sure what terrified him more, the Alpha, or his mate, Jackie?