Alpha's Contract Marriage - Silver Mountain Wolves 1

eleton of a ski lift, which was then eaten up by a swirl of fat snowflakes. I only caught a quick glimpse of it long enoug

I hadn't been able to run around in my wolf form since I went home for a short visit last summer, and I'd been stuck inside too much lately, working too hard on busine

e mood-boosting effect of my exercise less strong. Even though

eleton of a ski lift, which was then eaten up by a swirl of fat snowflakes. I only caught a quick glimpse of it long enoug

I hadn't been able to run around in my wolf form since I went home for a short visit last summer, and I'd been stuck inside too much lately, working too hard on busine

e mood-boosting effect of my exercise less strong. Even though

of private land in an odd corner between The Slopes and the National Forest, which was right next to it. My grandfather's cabin look

l had curtains over it, so you couldn't see inside, but that was probably for the best. I knew that Jeff and his follower

the ground would have to be cleaned, and a new cabin would have t

h was that my pack was in about the same shape as the cabin of the Alpha who had used it before. People were gone, an

I tried to fix it? Like the cab

was built was firm and stable, full of hope. So were the lands of my pack. There was potential

alked back to the parking lot where I'd left my car, I started making mental to-do lists again,

ough to do, a panther would show up on my doorstep in a few weeks. Someone who would expect me to know

p. On my way back to the hotel, I could stop. Yes, I decided as I zigzagged between long-abandoned buildings in the resort's center. I would get the biggest cup of coffee they had and take it back to my room. I

still the only car parked there. I found the keys I'

leaving my thin, unprotected skin exposed to the cold. As soon as the change was done, I fumbled with the key fob and opene

n the passenger seat. It was awkward to pull on multiple layers around the steering wheel, but by the time I was done, th

ace and driving in it were just like riding a bike. You don't forget, do you? All the skills I'd learned when I was young would come back to me if I just waited a little

charge of, but I couldn't let myself get used to it now. My group had been through enough bad things to last a lifetime. They neede

d going back to the Range Rover took almost no time at all. Happily, it also didn't take as long as I thought it would to finish the scary dri

ace and driving in it were just like riding a bike. You don't forget, do you? All the skills I'd learned when I was young would come back to me if I just waited a little

charge of, but I couldn't let myself get used to it now. My group had been through enough bad things to last a lifetime. They neede

ng for a while. I drove around the back of the building, parked in the closest spot, and ran into the building. *** When a fist banged on my door, it was almost 9 p.m., and my eyes were blurry and hurting from too much writing, typing, and squinting at the small print of online business guides. I was so focused on m

er guest got my room mixed up with someone else's. I made a fa

ne day not to sit on it while I worked. Maybe. As I stumbled towar

't dealt with them a million times before. I also learned how to d

he knob to unlock the deadbolt and the chain lock. I th

d shoulder. His short, smooth, almost-blue-black hair was styled into spikes that moved away from his face. His angular jaw was so strong that it looked like it was carve

s were too smooth to be real, and they wer

ric energy in his eyes made my skin

to the hotel room with a frown on his face. His brow furr

manda's child. Amanda's very hot, very unimpressed son, who I

skin was hot with self-consciousness, b

the word, and I cringed inside. Before I tried again, I lic

al way. I reminded myself that he wants an Alpha. Just be one, and everything will b

had a vague idea that I would try to look nice when we met. Of meeting for the first time in a neut

son, giving her the upper hand from the start. Or did he come up with the idea

e and left his other bags next to it. I watched him turn around once an

er? I had to take a very long detour because the roads were so bad, an

eyes and crossed my arms over my chest. "My name is Nikita Palmer, and for s