by DJ Bryce
I was in love with Gillian Matthews.
I’d known it from the second I’d pulled her pigtails on a dare from Mateo in the second grade.
Raven haired, mouthy, and beautiful in a way that made my breath catch in my throat, Gillian was everything I’d ever wanted in a woman.
When I walked into Howlers, my eyes immediately sought her out, flicking over the packed seats signalling that it was dinner time. And, there she was, laughing as she served a family in the back-corner booth.
Wearing the Howlers uniform of a short black skirt, black tank top with a howling wolf on the front, and black boots, she was gorgeous. Her black hair was pulled back into a ponytail, and her lips were painted a fire engine red.
My dick hardened just looking at her. My body always reacted at the sight of her. As did my heart, my pulse, shit, even my nerve endings seemed to vibrate anytime she was near.
Pulling my gaze from her, I crossed to the bar and took one of the two stools at the end that were always reserved for Mateo and myself. Being the Alpha and Bravo of our pack came with some perks…
“Hey, Max, what can I get you?” Natasha, Gillian’s younger sister, asked as she walked down the bar toward me. She was just as striking as her sister, but while Gillian was like walking sex, Natasha had always reminded me of a pixie. She wore her black hair cropped short, and rather than her sister’s blue eyes, Natasha had the coolest grey eyes I’d ever seen.
“Hey, Tash, how goes it?” I asked with a smile. She’d always been like a little sister to me.
“Can’t complain,” she replied, returning my smile with one of her own.
“I’ll have a Stella and a couple of menus. Mateo’s on his way.”
With a sharp nod, Natasha pulled two menus from behind the bar, then went to go pull my beer.
The door opened behind me, and I turned slightly to see Mateo walk in. I watched as Gillian caught his eye. He gave her a small grin as she sauntered toward him, laughing as his arms came down to lift her and those red lips locked on my best friends’ mouth.
I turned back quickly as Natasha set the beer down in front of me, but it was too late, the picture of them kissing was burned in my brain, and a painful bolt was running up my veins straight for my heart.
Gillian was, and always had been, promised to Mateo.
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About the Author
Author DJ Bryce loves her men tall, dark, and Alpha. She can often be found relaxing with a cup of coffee, a handful of RedVines, and a good book, with her two dogs snoozing happily at her feet.
She's a lover of The Walking Dead, Romantic Comedies, and writing sexy shifters.
DJ Bryce is a pen name for USA Today Bestselling author, Bethany Lopez.
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Also by DJ Bryce
Ghost in the Dark Moon Falls Anthology
Paranormal Mating Series:
Swipe Right to Mate
Swipe Right for Love
Swipe Right for Passion
Brothers of the Heart Series:
Alpha at Home
Right Girl, Wrong Alpha
The Alpha’s Forbidden Mate
Brothers of the Heart Box Set
The Grizzly Brothers Series:
Diesel
Blaze
Hunter
Writing with Meredith Clarke:
Her Bear for Life
Her Bear to Keep
Her Bear to Hold
Her Bear Box Set - Her Bear Forever