Alpha Male Incorporated: Take Control by Marie Rochelle

get home from work. He had her schedule down to memory. The best part of his day was watching Raya go through her nightly routines after she arrived home. Usually she kicked off her high heels the second the front door closed behind her.
    She would then go into the kitchen and dig a pint of butter pecan ice cream out of the refrigerator. Standing against her kitchen counter, she’d take a few bites before placing it back inside the freezer, and she would make her way to her bedroom and jump into a hot shower.
    He loved watching her get ready for bed, but tonight she wasn’t standing in her room wrapped inside a fluffy white towel. What was keeping her from him? She left his workplace today in a fit, but she should have gotten over their disagreement by now. It happened hours ago.
    Walking around the black and white decorated bedroom, Thorsten picked up Raya’s silky peach nightgown off the bed before sitting down on the edge. Today at Alpha Male Incorporated, it took Jax and Zander to get him not to just tell her the truth about them.
    She wasn’t falling over him like he thought she would. She actually acted like being in the same room with him was a chore.
    How was he ever going to win Raya over if she kept pushing him away from her?
    Placing the nightgown back, he got up from the bed. He had been in Raya’s bedroom before when she was asleep, but never chanced taking a good look because he never wanted to wake her up. Strolling around the bedroom, he gazed at the little pieces of his beautiful mate that seemed to be spread out everywhere inside the room. He studied the pictures of her and Sahara on the wall near her vanity as teenagers, grinning at the camera while eating ice cream without a care in the world.
    However, the picture that drew his attention the most was one of her standing next to a horse in a field of wildflowers. He wouldn’t have taken Raya as woman to love the outdoors, especially horseback riding. Raya acted like too much of a city girl to sweat and become one with nature.
    There was a lot about his woman that he was clueless about, but all of her hopes, dreams, and anything else about her could be learned after she was bonded with him. Nothing was more important than getting Raya to accept him for who he was.
    Getting her acceptance shouldn’t be so hard since she was already familiar with Sahara and Sabrina being human females who allowed themselves to be turned for the vampires they love. He cousins wouldn’t have to experience the “sleep of the dead”.
    Why shouldn’t she do the same thing for him?
    Raya doesn’t love you , his mind pointed out. She actually hates the sight of you . Haven’t you noticed how she practically bolts from any room when you enter it?
    Stop it! Thorsten thought, shoving all of his doubts to the back corner of his brain. Raya might not see him in the most promising light at the moment, but he would get her to change her way of thinking.
    The sudden sound of keys jingling in the lock had Thorsten’s eyes swinging towards the front door as a male’s deep chuckle caught his attention. It mingled with Raya’s softer, sweeter sounds of laughter.
    He quickly flashed back over to the bed and placed Raya’s nightgown where she had it before making it out to the patio before the door opened. Seconds later, the strong scent of a man’s cologne touched his nose.
    His fangs instantly descended as he smelled the human’s desire to be with Raya. Thorsten fought down the burning need to reappear in the room. What was another man doing here with her?
    She shouldn’t be around any other man when she had him. If she wanted a man to bring her home all she had to do was ask him. He was as much hers as she was his. He couldn’t let either one of them know he was there, but he listened closely as the sweet sound of his mate’s voice traveled to his ears.
    “Alec, I want to thank you again for giving me a ride home,” Raya giggled, her voice slightly slurred. “I didn’t