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    The Innocent Wolf Mate
    The Innocent Wolf Mate
    The Innocent Wolf Mate
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    The Innocent Wolf Mate

    By Amelia Shaw

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    Rachel: 

     

    My grandmother took me away from my home when I was a child, and I don't remember much about any of them.

    She's my only family and the only connection to my family tree...

    Until I discover a wolf, literally a WOLF! in my grandmother's bed. 

    He tells me I'm the heir to a wolf pack I've never even heard of.

    I'd think he was crazy if I wasn't so drawn to him.

    Only time will tell if this is my destiny, or not.

     

    Twisted fairytale- adult version of Little Red Riding Hood.

     

    Short, fast-paced, action packed romance with a feisty virgin heroine and a hero who will die to save his Princess.

     

    No cheating, no cliff-hanger. Guaranteed happily ever after.

     

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTamsin Baker
    Release dateApr 15, 2019
    ISBN9781386712954
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      The Innocent Wolf Mate - Amelia Shaw

      Chapter 1.

      JACOB RAN A FRUSTRATED hand through his too thick silver hair and groaned.

      Aurelia’s look of horror was one for the record books and he wished for the tenth time that the council had sent someone else to retrieve the Queen.

      Jacob! I can’t possibly join the pack and just abandon her, not after everything she’s already gone through. She doesn’t know anything about our world.

      His pack’s Queen was one hell of a stubborn woman, but Jacob had been born to protect her and he’d do the job till his last breath.

      His shook his head. I honestly don’t know why you need a protection detail, my Queen. I swear, you’re the toughest woman I’ve ever known.

      Aurelia, their Queen, stopped scowling at him and laughed gently instead. Strong in mind, I may be. But this old body couldn’t fight the way it used to.

      At over seventy-years-old, Aurelia was still as sharp as she’d ever been in wit. But she was correct when she said that her frailer muscles would not hold up well in a fight if it came to that. And if their spies were correct, that time would be upon them too soon.

      Aurelia, Queen of the Grey Wolves, was known for leading armies in her youth and winning their pack the majority of land they still held. She was a warrior, a true Queen. Both by blood and by nature.

      My Queen...

      I know, I know... Aurelia sighed with deep resignation and Jacob experienced a harsh tug of regret.

      He knew what he asked of her was too much for almost anyone. But it was for her own safety, and the strength of the pack. She must see that.

      Aurelia bit her lip thoughtfully. Rachel will be here tomorrow for her weekly visit. She brings food and spends the day with me. If I go with you now, will you send someone back for her tomorrow?

      It would be a risk to leave the protection of the pack again, but if it was the only way to get their Queen to agree to go into hiding, then he would do it.

      I’ll do it myself, my Queen. Anything for the pack.

      Aurelia smiled fondly, as she often did towards him.

      There was a twinkle in her eye when she looked at him that he didn’t understand. It was as if she knew a secret and had yet to tell him of it.

      But perhaps that came with the shrewdness of age.

      I know, Jacob. You will make a fine King one day.

      His mind boggled at her suggestion. There hadn’t been a King since the days of Aurelia’s son. He had been born to rule their strong pack and had died far too soon.

      What do you mean, my Queen?

      She pressed a strong but weathered hand to her mouth and shook her head.

      It is too soon to tell you such things. I’m sorry.

      He stepped forward, hot blood pounding in his veins. Is this why she always looked at him with a certain sort of expectation? As though she knew what the path before him was.

      I don’t understand.

      But he did. There was only one way for him to be the rightful King to their pack, and that would be for the Queen herself to hand over the mantle to him before she died.

      And Aurelia would never do such an honor to a non-blood relative unless she truly had no other choice.

      Because she did have a choice, there was a legitimate heir. One who seemed to be so special that their Queen had all but abandoned them to protect.

      Aurelia studied him for a moment with keep blue eyes and then dropped her hand away from her face.

      No, I don’t suppose you do understand. Not yet, but you will soon. Now, Jacob, give me an hour to pack my things, and we can leave. Are you absolutely sure that I need to go tonight? Her tones were pleasing and yet the strength behind the words was unmistakeable.

      Yes, my Queen. All our intelligence tells us that we are under threat. You are our dearest treasure, and until you are safe, our entire pack fears for your life.

      He would have brought the whole pack down the mountain to collect their Queen, if he’d thought it would help convince her to come.

      But the fact was, such a move may have triggered alarms in the enemy pack that wished to take them over. He didn’t want to be followed because he could not protect his Queen against a full pack, no matter how skilled in fighting he was.

      Nor did he want to leave their own pack with no protection by removing everyone from their well-guarded town.

      So, he had snuck through the dark alone, well-armed and ready for anything.

      Aurelia sighed heavily. I shall miss my little house in the woods. She sighed again. All right then, Jacob. I will go with you, tonight. But you have to promise me that you will be here for Rachel when she arrives tomorrow. My little Red will be most displeased to know that I am gone.

      He didn’t question the Queen’s nickname for her little granddaughter. Perhaps the girl had a fright of red hair?

      What would you like me to tell her, my Queen?

      That was not a conversation he was looking forward to having. Young girls were not the easiest to talk to in the best of times.

      Nothing yet, although I don’t know how much longer I can keep the existence of our kind a secret to her.

      His ears pricked up as the Queen hinted at the answer to a question that their pack all wanted answered.

      Why had the Queen kept her grandchild, her only living descendant, a secret to their shifting community?

      Jacob cleared his throat roughly. Dare he ask?

      My Queen, would you please tell me why you have chosen to keep your descendant from our ranks? Surely she is a strong female who could lead our pack one day?

      A quiver of a smile rippled across the Queen’s lips.

      Oh, Rachel is indeed a strong woman. She laughed softly. A lot stronger than I. You will see tomorrow.

      He doubted his Queen’s biased opinion in this case. But if it were true, her being hidden from the pack made no sense at all.

      Then, why, my Queen?

      It seemed inconceivable to him that a female of his Queen’s bloodline should be kept away from the paranormal realm. Surely, she felt out of place in the human world?

      Aurelia paced her small family room for a

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