The Reluctant Mates by Harper B. Cole

Author:Harper B. Cole
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Kindle Unlimited
Publisher: Frost & Hazel
Published: 2018-01-16T05:00:00+00:00

8

“It’s your turn,” Jaden said, breaking the silence.

“My turn?”

“I told you all about me.”

Cale laughed. “You did. I suppose it is my turn. Not that I have much to tell, I’m afraid. Maple Ridge born and raised. My brother and I were brought up knowing our roles. He’s taking over here and I’m starting a new pack… not much else to tell.”

“That is pretty boring,” Jaden said, flashing a grin to show he was kidding.

“In fairness, I suppose it was rather intense. There’s a lot of pressure knowing what you’re expected to do when you grow up. And we did all sorts of training and shadowing around the territory to learn how to run a pack. I used to envy Conner, not because he gets to take over here, like a lot of people assume I’d envy him for, but because I have so many other logistical things to deal with.” He sighed. “I guess it’s my turn to explain why I don’t want a true mate…”

“Only if you want.”

“Well, if anyone deserves to know, it’s you.” Cale thought for a moment before speaking. “My father is… I suppose he’s the sort of omega that you don’t want to be. My mother was largely the one responsible for teaching me about running the pack; he just took care of us domestically. He works in the rotation around the territory – everyone does – but he’s never bothered to cultivate a skill. He works the minimum hours we require and then takes care of the house and the family. But he’s never really adapted to the hectic schedule of an alpha pack leader, and my mother hasn’t really slowed down for him. Although she’s starting to.”

“What do you mean?” Jaden asked.

“For example, my dad cooks us all dinner, right?”

“Typical domestic omega,” Jaden said, hoping it wouldn’t come across as offensive.

“Exactly. Only, something pack-related comes up and my mother never shows. Sure, she calls to tell us she’ll be late… but I can see my father’s disappointment as he bags up her leftovers for her. They hardly ever get to see each other. And when she does get home all they have to talk about is his day cleaning the house and her day dealing with mostly tedious pack stuff. Now, they are true mates, mind you. I know they’re still very much in love and happy with each other. But, they just seem to live two different lives. And I don’t want that for me. I don’t want a true mate I never see and, at least for the near future, that’s how it will be setting up a new pack. I don’t want to know that my mate is waiting at home with a hot meal that I won’t share or staying up to wait for me, only to fall asleep on the couch when I get stuck working late… ”

Jaden nodding in understanding.

“And my mom really didn’t spend much time with us until she started teaching us the alpha ropes.

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