Lupinville Quick BItes Volume Two — Alice Cain

DEV'S SURPRISEFirst impressions can destroy a good thing before it even gets started…Devlin Cartwright never expected to find his destiny at a gay pride parade, but the first glimpse of his mate has him questioning his sanity? Can fate really get things so wrong, or is there more to his werewolf than meets the eye?5,900 wordsCAL'S CURSECalvin's pathetic excuse for a car dumped him on the side of the highway. He's still at least forty miles from Lupinville pack lands and only an hour away from a full moon. Stranded and alone in hostile territory, his omega curse means he's in some very serious trouble.Especially when an unknown werewolf stops to investigate and Calvin can't control his need for the deliciously sexy man.6,600 wordsJAI'S LONE WOLFDeacon likes being a lone wolf. He doesn't need a pack or the rules an alpha will enforce, and he sure as hell doesn't need a mate. But one whiff of the cute werewolf who wanders into his bar is more than enough to change his mind.Discovering his mate is the easy part, but winning the man's trust… That's going to take more work than he realized.7,470 words