A Wolf's Desire (A BBW Paranormal Romance): The Holiday Ball by Marie Mason Page A

Because if Daphne left him, didn’t accept him as her mate, his life would be over. If she rejected him, for any reason, he would die. Go insane. Go rogue. A horrible fate for a shifter as he knew oh so well. He ended the kiss.
    “I’m in love for the first time in my life. The only time in my life. This is forever.”
    Kade bowed his head touching her knee with his forehead. He didn’t care there were other people in the room, other wolves, watching. Didn’t care how this might make him appear weak before the other alphas. All he cared about was the woman who was breaking his heart, destroying his wolf.
    “Kade.” The soft whisper of his name was followed by the softest of touches on his head. He froze, praying he wasn’t imagining that touch. His hands tightened on the fabric of her pants. When her fingers speared through his hair and gripped it, trying to force his head up, he thanked the universe once again for this woman. For his mate.
    Daphne looked into the golden brown eyes of the man who had just stolen the last piece of her heart with the sweetest words that she’d ever heard.
    She stroked the side of his face, letting everything inside her pour out through her touch and her gaze. “Forever, Kade.”
    “Forever,” he echoed. “I am bound to you. Forever bound to you, Daphne. Nothing, nothing can ever change that.”
    He gave her a kiss so sweet and stirring that she could never doubt him again.
    “Now do you believe me? Because if you don’t I’ll bend you over this table right now and take you like I did last night.” Around him, Kade heard the women gasp and the men give loud knowing chuckles. Even Gunner. He saw the faces of the men who, in the past had been his friends, adversaries, and now apparently his cupid. He owed them a debt he might never be able to repay for preventing Dapane from leaving.
    “Now tell me you love me.” He pulled her off her chair and sat back down with her on his lap. When she struggled, he gathered the thick curves of her ass in his hands and ground her against his hungry cock. She added a few twists and turns of her own before settling down and wrapping her arms around his neck.
    “I love you, Kade. But I hope you don’t regret this, wolf, because I might not be as easily tamed as you think.”
    Kade realized he wouldn’t have it any other way.

 
     
    ABOUT THE AUTHOR…
    Marie Mason has always known, somewhere deep in her soul, that being a writer was what she was born to be. Thanks to the new and exciting world of self-publishing, Marie was finally able to make her dream come true. Part two of the dream is to be a full-time writer, spending the wee hours of morning creating new and exciting characters for her readers. That part might take a little longer. If you’d like to contact her with a comment or suggestion, her email is [email protected] or you can find her on Facebook.

 
    THE HOLIDAY BALL: A WOLF’S CLAIM
    Hayden’s first official duty as alpha of the Barringer Pack was hosting the Holiday Ball. A Christmas dance that allowed single supernaturals to find a true-mate—or just hook-up. Hayden had avoided the events for years, not ready to take a mate. This year, he’d had no choice. That didn’t mean he wasn’t going to enjoy himself. And the curvy witch hiding in the shadows looked like just the delectable morsel for his hungry wolf.
    Amber hated coming to the Holiday Balls. She left feeling sadder and lonelier than ever before. She’d accepted the fact that Santa wasn’t going to hand her a mate wrapped in a pretty red bow. If not for the edict from her grandmother, the coven’s matriarch, she wouldn’t be here tonight.
    Of course, she’d have to thank her grandmother later…
    EXCERPT:
    He strode into the room and shut the door with a kick of his foot. The room was just as gorgeous as the rest of the house. The dark blue, green, and brown hues of the carpet, curtains, and bedding reminded her of the deep recesses of a forest. He