Lunar opened his email and saw a message from his Lovely and Kind Brides agent. Olivia Grey was emailing that she’d found him a match. A good match, at that: they were 99% compatible. Kellan couldn’t believe it. He’d only been with LK for two months. His neighbor and good friend Owen Brooks had used the agency to find his bride. Kellan had been very skeptical about the whole mailorder bride racket, but after seeing Owen and Erin get married, he’d changed his tune. He met Owen’s agent Olivia at the wedding and she’d promised to personally find him a match if he signed up with LK on the spot.
Kellan had filled out application with tempered hope. It all sounded good, but he was still guarding his heart. He’d dated before and been burned. When he was in his twenties, he’d met a wolf shifter whom he was sure he was going to marry. His human side had loved the woman with all his heart but his wolf didn’t go wild. The damn thing could barely be bothered when he was with her. After three years of dating, Kellan had to end the relationship amicably. Her wolf hadn’t gone crazy for him, either. He’d been hurt, but he’d learned a valuable lesson. If his wolf didn’t go for the woman, the relationship was doomed.
Since then, he’d been searching for a woman who could make both his human and wolf sides happy. It was much harder than he’d imagined. He knew he should look farther than the confines of his small town, but it was hard. LK Brides was his attempt to look far and wide for a wife. The women they matched him with would be vetted rigorously. He wouldn’t get any shifter groupies or gold diggers. The ladies would know what they were getting ahead of time and so would he. No surprises.
He called Olivia as she’d requested in the email. “Hey, Liv. It’s Kellan.”
“Kellan! Wonderful to hear from you. You must have seen the good news. I’ve found you a match.”
“What’s she like?”
“She’s a teacher from the east coast. She’s a very sweet girl and is looking to get married and start a family as soon as possible.”
“Really?” Kellan’s heart hammered in his chest at the mention of family. He was a lone wolf, but he still craved pups and a wife of his own. He didn’t even tell his best friends how badly he yearned for a family.
“Oh, yes.” There was a pause. “I have to warn you that there was one thing that might be less than ideal for you. She’s young.”
“How young?” Kellan asked, suspicious. He’d specified that he wanted a woman close in age or even older than himself. He was in his thirties and didn’t want to have to deal with some young girl working through her daddy issues. He wanted a grown woman who knew what she wanted out of life.
“Younger than you asked for, but I don’t want you to turn down this match.” Olivia spoke urgently. “This woman will be able to get a match easily. I have a hold on her for a day because I have a good feeling about you two. You have to trust me, Kellan. Just email her. You’ll see what I mean.”
“Alright,” he said reluctantly. “I’ll open a line of communication. I’m not promising anything, though.”
“Wonderful! Be on the lookout for the email.”
Kellan went outside once the call had ended. He didn’t think this was going to pan out. He hadn’t even liked girls in their twenties when he was that age! He’d always dated older women. Olivia might have worked magic for Owen, but it looked like he was going to strike out.
He needed to do a one night pass of his ranch. He lived alone on the 60 acre ranch. Once he’d come of age, he’d left the Lunar Pack in town and got a place of his own. It had shocked the pack. Many people had assumed he would be the next alpha because of his demeanor. It was a no-brainer. But Kellan had known since he was small that alpha wasn’t the job for him. He had family who were just as qualified and he didn’t want to take the job.
He still helped them whenever there was
Kellan had filled out application with tempered hope. It all sounded good, but he was still guarding his heart. He’d dated before and been burned. When he was in his twenties, he’d met a wolf shifter whom he was sure he was going to marry. His human side had loved the woman with all his heart but his wolf didn’t go wild. The damn thing could barely be bothered when he was with her. After three years of dating, Kellan had to end the relationship amicably. Her wolf hadn’t gone crazy for him, either. He’d been hurt, but he’d learned a valuable lesson. If his wolf didn’t go for the woman, the relationship was doomed.
Since then, he’d been searching for a woman who could make both his human and wolf sides happy. It was much harder than he’d imagined. He knew he should look farther than the confines of his small town, but it was hard. LK Brides was his attempt to look far and wide for a wife. The women they matched him with would be vetted rigorously. He wouldn’t get any shifter groupies or gold diggers. The ladies would know what they were getting ahead of time and so would he. No surprises.
He called Olivia as she’d requested in the email. “Hey, Liv. It’s Kellan.”
“Kellan! Wonderful to hear from you. You must have seen the good news. I’ve found you a match.”
“What’s she like?”
“She’s a teacher from the east coast. She’s a very sweet girl and is looking to get married and start a family as soon as possible.”
“Really?” Kellan’s heart hammered in his chest at the mention of family. He was a lone wolf, but he still craved pups and a wife of his own. He didn’t even tell his best friends how badly he yearned for a family.
“Oh, yes.” There was a pause. “I have to warn you that there was one thing that might be less than ideal for you. She’s young.”
“How young?” Kellan asked, suspicious. He’d specified that he wanted a woman close in age or even older than himself. He was in his thirties and didn’t want to have to deal with some young girl working through her daddy issues. He wanted a grown woman who knew what she wanted out of life.
“Younger than you asked for, but I don’t want you to turn down this match.” Olivia spoke urgently. “This woman will be able to get a match easily. I have a hold on her for a day because I have a good feeling about you two. You have to trust me, Kellan. Just email her. You’ll see what I mean.”
“Alright,” he said reluctantly. “I’ll open a line of communication. I’m not promising anything, though.”
“Wonderful! Be on the lookout for the email.”
Kellan went outside once the call had ended. He didn’t think this was going to pan out. He hadn’t even liked girls in their twenties when he was that age! He’d always dated older women. Olivia might have worked magic for Owen, but it looked like he was going to strike out.
He needed to do a one night pass of his ranch. He lived alone on the 60 acre ranch. Once he’d come of age, he’d left the Lunar Pack in town and got a place of his own. It had shocked the pack. Many people had assumed he would be the next alpha because of his demeanor. It was a no-brainer. But Kellan had known since he was small that alpha wasn’t the job for him. He had family who were just as qualified and he didn’t want to take the job.
He still helped them whenever there was
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