Running From the Vampire Into the Arms of the Wolf: (13 page)

Epilogue

15
th
November

Melanie smiled at her mate as she handed him another order for a large pepperoni pizza.
  Hans grabbed her wrist and pulled her across the counter for a kiss.

After h
e whispered furiously against her lips.  “I saw you smiling at my brother sugar, I don’t like my mate smiling at other men, don’t do it again or tonight you are going to be sorry.”

She rolled her eyes.  “
I’d warn you not to smile at any other women either but I really don’t think I have to worry in your case. 
Moody asshole
.”

She walked away swinging her ass exaggeratedly for his benefit
.  He watched scowling whilst trying not to rise to her bait.

They had bonded just over a week ago and had settled into life together with surprising ease.
  Hans had petitioned the Alpha for her to be permitted to join the pack and he had agreed.

Grudgingly he had asked her if she wanted to
get married legally.  Wolves considered bonding as their own wedding ceremony, and didn’t consider it necessary to legally wed.  Some wolves still chose to go through with it though.  Adam the Alpha and his mate Rosalee were getting married of course, which was more a formal celebration of the pack accepting their new female Alpha.  Alec the Beta had absolutely insisted his mate Liv marry him, but then he was a tad over possessive about her.

Melanie had considered it and decided it wasn’t necessary.  There was a time when she had dreamed of a happy ever after with a diamond ring, white wedding
, good looking accountant husband, dog and a couple of kids...  But that seemed like such a long time ago now.

Instead she had
her bite mark on her shoulder, a bonding rite, a scarred and tattooed scary pizza chef mate, as well as a new brother, three new sisters and a mother in law.  And she wouldn’t trade it for anything.

She had chosen to keep her own last name though.  After finally reclaiming it she wasn’t so keen to let it go.  Hans didn’t care either way.
  The name wasn’t important, it was the bonding mark that told everyone she was his.  And it was the new tattoo on his chest with her name adorning it that told everyone he was hers.

They decided to live together in Melanie’s rented house.
  She preferred it so much more than his apartment that in her opinion had seen far too many naked female visitors.  Hans argued that her house belonged to Terri Tanner and had therefore seen far too much naked Mal Tanner, but she overruled him.

His mother had hoped that they would move back onto pack land
, and live with her whilst waiting for their own house to become available.  She had hinted ‘oh so subtly’ that she wanted to be close when her grandchildren arrived.  Melanie had almost choked at that while Hans muttered almost unintelligibly about counting chickens before they’d hatched.

Hans had said a definitive
no on moving back to the pack.  His sisters, and a number of the Lucas’ family neighbours, breathed a sigh of relief.   For the twins, in the case of their brother less was definitely more.

Hans still wasn’t comfortable living in such a close company and
besides, he preferred to keep his mate away from other male wolves. 

However, much to
Ilse’s delight, Melanie had agreed that they should all get together for a Sunday meal each week.  It would mean shutting down Pizza Moon for the night but both women thought it would be worth it.  Hans didn’t like the idea, and complained very loudly about it, but ultimately he gave in to what Melanie wanted.  She enjoyed spending time with his family, she was looking forward to meeting Hans’s other sister Noa when she came home for Christmas.  It had been so long since she had been part of a family. 
Hans was all for pleasing his mate.

Melanie still suffered from nightmares, but they were lessened by her mates soothing presence.  She felt safe for the first time in years.

Much to the relief of the pack, Hans had actually mellowed... somewhat.  He was still disagreeable and difficult, but considerably less so.  Melanie seemed to possess an abundance of patience and forgiveness, and had a calming effect on him.  Pack members warmed to her immediately, as far as they were concerned she was a god send.

The couple fought of course, a lot. 
Which inevitably led to lots of make-up sex, by and large in the store room. 

They both had a fondness for the store room.  Each of them could barely set foot in there without being reminded and aroused by their previous steamy encounters
.
  This led to numerous more steamy encounters.

Whenever the twins saw their brother and sister in law heading
to the stock room together they groaned knowing what was about to happen.  Britt and Gwen absolutely refused to step foot in there again, saying it had been tainted.

Hans’ mother
Ilse had asked Melanie to train to take over as the manager of Pizza Moon, to which she agreed.  Ilse envisioned Melanie and Hans running the parlour together, while she looked after her grandchildren.  She had looked at Hans, Melanie and Acksel pointedly when she said that.  Hans had snorted and muttered about imaginary grandchildren whilst Acksel had grinned and waggled his eyebrows at Melanie suggestively.  Hans got annoyed and punched his brother.  She called them both idiots. 

Melanie surveyed the parlour.
  Acksel had come in a few minutes ago with the Alpha Adam and the Beta Alec.  She looked over her shoulder at Hans.  He was flicking cross looks in her direction.  She tingled at the thought of what they would do together tonight, of just what her punishment might be if she smiled at Acksel again.  A surge of naughtiness washed through her.  She strode over to Acksel’s table and beamed at all the men.

She heard a clatter behind her
and the sounds of a short tempered mate marching toward her.  Acksel sniggered and Melanie adopted an innocent expression. 
It was going to be a fun night
.

Hello
there!

Thanks for
reading, I hope you liked reading it as much as I enjoyed writing.  If you didn’t, I’m sorry –they’re just meant to be a bit of mindless escapism.  (My favourite kind!)

If you are interested
in reading some more I currently have three other short novellas in the series published for kindle, which are books 1, 2 and 3 respectively, the blurbs for which are below.

Also below is the blurb for the next in the series, book 5 called ‘Wolves for
Bears’.

Best wishes

Elizabeth Ann Price (EAP for short!)

A Mate for the Beta (Book 1, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas)

Wolfs and witches don’t mix.  So what happens when a wolf and a witch are true mates?

Alec Hart, Sheriff of Rose, Virginia and Beta to the Grey Wolf Pack never expected to find a mate.  His own angry nature meant that he avoided relationships at all costs, not wanting to tie any woman to a violent wolf.  But when he gets a whiff the sweet vanilla scent of his mate he’s powerless to resist...

Sweet young plump witch
Livia Briers never thought she would ever have a shot with the handsome older wolf, instead choosing to lust after him from afar.  But drawn together by the disappearance of a local witch can she really keep her hands off him?

Can a witch and a wolf find happiness together?  Or will the prejudices of others tear them apart?

Please note this novella is approximately 36,900 words in length (a quick read while waiting for the washing machine to finish!)

But I must advise c
aution!  Contains scenes of a sexual nature with m/f interaction intended for mature readers.  (And there’s quite a bit of swearing too!)  Naughty Beta...

The Alpha’s Mate (Book 2, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas)

Rosalee
Bennett comes to the town of Rose after inheriting the house of a grandmother she never knew.  Things don’t exactly get off to a good start when she runs into the infuriating but sexy Alpha in the local grocery store and then gets in the middle of an argument in the local pizza parlour.  Not that it matters, she’s not planning on staying in the sleepy little town.

Adam Grey, Alpha of the pack, never has trouble with women.  They all practically fall at his feet, until
Rosalee...  He doesn’t exactly make a great first impression, which is even more frustrating when he actually realises what his wolf was trying to tell him –
she’s his mate
. 

The Alpha struggles to think of a way to woo his
sparky little mate.  However when she wakes to find a burglar prowling in her house thankfully there’s a very determined wolf on hand to literally burst through her door to protect her...

Can the Alpha convince his mate to stay with him?  Can he keep her safe long enough to even make that decision?

Please note this novella is approximately 32,000 words in length (a quick coffee break read!)

But I must advise c
aution!  Contains scenes of a sexual nature with m/f interaction intended for mature readers.  (And there’s quite a bit of swearing too!)  Naughty Alpha...

The Librarian and the Wolf (Book 3, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas)

Terri Lin, human, librarian
.  Following a devastating heart break Terri came to the town of Rose to start over.  Not wanting to suffer the same heartache she dated younger men who like her just wanted a bit fun.  She thought her latest young wolf would be just the same. He’s handsome and charming, but also childish and inconsiderate.  She knows he’s still young and wouldn’t want to be tied down. 
So why does she yearn for more?

Mal Tanner, wolf, Enforcer.
  He never expected to find his mate so early in life and yet from the moment he met the curvy little librarian he was smitten.  Can he convince his mate that he’s the right wolf for her?  Can he show her that he wants them to be together forever?

Or is someone else vying for her affection?  Someone else who thinks dead birds nailed to her front door make a heartfelt gift...

Please note this novella is approximately 36,500 words in length (a quick read whilst waiting for Mike and Molly to start!  Is anyone else watching that too?)

But I must advise c
aution!  Contains scenes of a sexual nature with m/f interaction intended for mature readers.  (And there’s quite a bit of swearing too!)  Naughty librarian...

Coming soon...

Wolves for the Bears
(Book 5, Grey Wolf Pack Romance Novellas)

Delilah Mackenzie
Grey, or Mac as she insists on being called, because quite frankly she hates Delilah. 
So much...
  The young wolf has just come home from years away at University, she’s unsure whether she can fit back in with her pack, unsure whether it was the right decision to come home at all.  But on the way back she comes face to face with her true mate, a bear shifter no less, and it seems like she made the right choice after all, except...

Just one little problem –
he’s married
.

Andy Harper has always been a good guy.  Honourable, dependable, kind, selfless...  He’s always helping others, giving to others, so isn’t it about time he took something for himself? 

Age 30 the bear shifter finds himself in a loveless marriage to a she-bear.  He never regretted his decision to marry Esther, he did it to save her from a much worse fate. But then he met his mate...  The little wolf ignites desires he never even thought he had.  Could he really bring himself to leave Esther to face the dangerous consequences whilst he ran off into the sunset with Mac?  Will he make the decision before Mac’s childhood sweetheart persuades her that he’s the wolf of her dreams?