Greyson - Part 1: An Alpha Billionaire Shifter Romance (The Silver Moon Pack) by Cali MacKay

Greyson. The only reason your pack is involved in this mess is because I’m your mate—and that’s a whole lot of trouble you’re asking them to get messed up in.” She shook her head as a tear slipped down her cheek. “I’m not worth the hassle—and I can’t deal with you or anyone else getting hurt because of me.”
    “Juno…no one will get hurt—but only if we don’t do this in half measures.” He had to make her see that it was the lack of any commitment on her part that would be their undoing.
    “Which is why I think it’s best that you take me home. I’ve got my car…I’ll just get the hell off this mountain and to a big city. Hopefully I can just disappear.” She looked so unsure and yet there was a strength and courage there—even if it was also followed by a good dose of ignorant stupidity.
    “Are you sure this is what you truly want?” Fucking hell…all he could do was hope that the girl saw sense and opted for the only sane choice.
    “I don’t see that I have many options.” She climbed off the bed and grabbed her clothes before heading to the master bath, leaving Greyson to curse as he threw on the rest of his clothes.
    It didn’t take her long to gather up her few things as he resisted the urge to pace the floor or shake her until she saw sense. All he could do was hope that she’d realize just how dangerous things were for her if she was on her own, out in the real world. “Come on then. Let’s get you home, and keep our fingers crossed that the bears have let this go.”
    “Do you think they’d do that?” She sounded so hopeful, it fucking killed him—killed him that she’d rather take a chance with her life than marry him.
    “Not a chance in hell, sweetheart.”
    They drove back to her place in silence, his frustration with her knotting every muscle in his body. He threw the car in park, still debating whether or not he should see her in, just to make his point—and with luck, put an end to this ridiculous charade, since he had no doubt she’d be calling him before long, as long as she didn’t get herself mauled first. “Do you want me to come in with you?”
    His cold tone and the distance he was keeping seemed to have an effect on her, her mood now more somber. “I don’t want to keep being a bother, but…I don’t want to leave things between us like this. I do really like you, Greyson.”
    “I really like you too, love.” He wanted to scream that she was being an idiot and taking chances with her life, that he needed her, and would be devastated if anything happened to her. And yet he knew, the only way to have her be okay with her decision to get married would be for her to come to the conclusion herself. “Come on then…let’s get you inside and on your way.”
    “I don’t know that there’s a ton here that I can salvage, apart from my clothes.” Once inside, she looked around the place as tears slipped down her cheeks and she wrapped her arms around herself.
    “I’ll get this place fixed up while you’re gone. That way it’ll be here waiting for you if you ever want to come back.” Which he hoped would be a hell of a lot sooner rather than later. Like in the next twenty-four hours. Or better yet, she’d skip coming here altogether and would instead just move into his place— and get married .
    “That’s really sweet of you, but I won’t really be able to come back here if the bears are still hunting me. Actually…you should have it. You’ve gone well out of your way to help me, and…it’s not like I could just sell it, right? You know…what with the mountain being all shifters and stuff.” She shrugged and turned to him, still looking incredibly unsure about her decision.
    “The cabin is yours and will always be yours, June bug. But…if you have any hope of getting off this mountain in one piece, you’re going to need to hurry.” It was nothing but the truth. If there were any bears in the area, they’d pick up on her scent before