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might disappear but if he wanted someone in his life—no, if he wanted Kelan in his life—it was a chance he would have to take.
    Kelan was right about the mating bond. What Jake felt for Kelan was more than attraction or desire. He couldn’t call it love, of course, because he barely knew the man, but he could quite easily see it heading that way. Despite his reservations, he felt happy when he was with Kelan and all of his insecurities and doubts seemed to fade with the man’s presence.
    “So is that a Texan accent I detect?” Jake asked, taking a sip of his scotch.
    Kelan nodded. “Sure is, born and bred.”
    “What brought you to New York?”
    “My brother,” Kelan said, fondly. “He recently mated with an alpha from New Mexico, so he’s going to be moving there for a while. I’m here to help him pack. General Dogs body, at your service.” Kelan chuckled, lifting his drink in a salute.
    “New Mexico!” Jake spluttered. “Rather him than me. I can’t imagine living anywhere but here in New York.”
    Kelan nearly choked on his drink.
    “What do you mean? I can’t stay here forever, Jake. At some point, you’re going to have to come back to Texas with me.”
    “Excuse me?”
    “Well, yeah. I’m the alpha of my pack back in Texas, and it’s not like I can ask the entire pack to move here. You’re going to have to move to Texas.”

Chapter Three
     
     
     
    Jake glared at Kelan . He couldn’t believe the man’s audacity. They’d only known each other for twenty-four hours and yet Kelan expected him to up stakes and move to God only knew where in Texas ? Like that was going to happen.
    “I’m not moving anywhere.”
    “You don’t have much of a choice. I told you, I can’t move here.”
    “I wasn’t asking you to.”
    “What the hell is that supposed to mean?”
    “Look, I told you I was prepared to see where this goes, but if you thought that meant I’d be quitting my job and moving to Texas with you after only knowing you for a day, you can think again.”
    Kelan lowered his eyes and stared at his drink.
    “Oh my God, you did think that, didn’t you?” Jake fumed. “You selfish son of a bitch! What? Is your career more important than mine?”
    “Being pack alpha isn’t a career choice. It’s who I am.”
    Jake sighed. He was tired of fighting with Kelan , but he couldn’t see any way this was going to work out. They were two very different people from very different lives, and never the twain shall meet.
    “There will be a way around this. We just have to find a compromise.”
    “Please tell me you’re not proposing a long-distance relationship,” Jake scoffed.
    “Hell, no. I have no intention of being separated from you for long periods. I couldn’t stand that. How could I protect you?”  
    “Protect me?” Jake spluttered. “Protect me from what? There was no price on my head last time I checked. What the hell?”
    Kelan had the good grace to look embarrassed. Jake sat staring at the man, waiting for him to answer. Eventually Kelan lifted his head and met Jake’s eyes.
    “Uh yeah, about that. I’m an alpha wolf, Jake. I don’t think you really understand what that entails. I don’t like being jealous or over-protective, but unfortunately that’s who I am. I want to protect you. It makes me feel good to know that I can. It’s my job to keep you safe.”
    Jake sighed. “I don’t need protecting. I’m a grown man. I can look after myself.”
    Kelan put his drink down on the coffee table and shifted closer to his mate. He cupped Jake’s face in his hands and placed a chaste kiss on Jake’s lips.
    “I know that, but you have to understand, I want to look after you. It’s important to me.”
    “Maybe we’ll have to agree to disagree on this one,” Jake said with a smirk.
    Kelan grinned and took Jake’s drink out of his hands, placing it down next to his own.
    “I can live with that, for now.”
    Kelan slanted his mouth over Jake’s and pushed his tongue