Two Jonah watched in fascination as Alice’s cheeks turned pink when she realized what she’d said. But she lifted her chin and marched off to the kitchen, the skirt of her old fashioned pink diner uniform swishing around her round little ass, surprisingly lush for a woman with such a slender build. Tall for a human female, with long, graceful hands and feet. Mate, his bear growled, but he did his best to ignore him. The wolves liked to go on about fated mates, but he’d never put much stock in it. Especially since he’d reached his mid-forties without the slightest urge to find one. But this woman… As soon as he’d caught a hint of her scent, his bear had stirred. And then he’d seen her face, big grey eyes cool and observant. She wasn’t in the first blush of youth, but it only added to the

