Welcome to the world of the Alpha Claimed. Each story features a strong woman and the man or men that love her. Every book is standalone, but once you read one you'll want to read the others.

Jade Candy's life is anything but sweet. She's become an instant mom to her teenage nephew, Ben, and just started a new job. The last thing she wants is a romantic relationship interfering with her clueless parenting skills. But that's exactly what two gorgeous wolf shifters want with her. She's not sure if she's daydreaming or if her anxiety is making her hallucinate, but Dean and Gavin are offering her hot nights times two.

Alpha wolf shifter Dean and his beta Gavin know Jade is meant to be their third. She's their mate and belongs as part of their triad. If only they can get her to realize that. But Jade's too preoccupied with taking things slowly that she's not seeing the great life they can build together.

When Jade and Ben's lives are threatened, shackles go up and teeth are bared. Ben will have to give up secrets he's keeping, and the truth of his past will finally come to light. Jade will put her life on the line to save Ben, but Dean and Gavin will do everything to keep both of them from getting hurt.

Chapter 1

Jade Candy glanced at her appletini and grimaced. That was so not her drink, but she felt bad telling her new co-worker, Adina, that she wasn’t much of a drinker. Adina had been so sweet, getting her trained and teaching her about working for the company. 

Even though Jade had yet to meet the big bosses, she was ready to take on whatever type of work they gave her. After all, this job was paying for her nephew’s after-school camps and possibly college. Not to mention food. And that little thirteen-year-old could eat her out of house and home. 

“Stop looking at it like it’s made of poison.” Adina grinned. “With a last name like Candy, you’d think you loved all things sweet.”

Jade scrunched up her nose. “I’m more of a mojito type of girl.”

“Oh, honey, aren’t we all. I love me something smooth and Latin.” Adina winked at the waiter passing by. 

“So, tell me more about the job. Should I be worried? Are they going to demand I stay crazy hours?” She thought about little Ben and how she’d work her schedule to pick him up from school camp. 

“Nah, they’re very laid back. Just don’t make mistakes. Mr. Nash and Mr. Felid hate that. They’re picky about having to wait too.” Adina bobbed her head to the music. “I wish this place had a dance floor.” She grinned and sipped her cosmopolitan. “I could totally get jiggy with it.”

Jade laughed and shook her head. “I’m not much of a dancer, but I love music. All types. Although I’m not fond of the noise my nephew calls music. Too many bad words and I barely understand what’s being said.”

Adina sighed. “Yeah. That’s why I like this place. Good drinks. Decent food. But most of all, I love how they play 80s freestyle on Thursdays. They have 70s music on Saturdays. You should see all the Saturday Night Fever folks showing up in outfits and everything.”

Jade didn’t really go out much unless it was with Ben. She’d stopped dating the moment her brother had shown up for a visit and left her nephew, court papers and all, in her care. Apparently, Ben’s mom had passed away. He didn’t go into detail. He’d disappeared after that. 

Jade still didn’t know where Frank had gone or where he was. There was an open missing person’s case on him. Thankfully, Ben had adapted pretty quickly to living with Jade. 

“I should be going,” Jade said, taking a sip of her drink. She glanced at her cell phone and saw Ben had messaged.

Can I stay over at Elias’s house tonight? I already did all my homework and I studied for one whole hour. It was hell. We’re playing games and his dad is doing barbecue. His mom said she’ll make sure I go to bed on time and drop me off tomorrow at school with Elias. Please say yes.

Please?

??

Aunt Jade? Can I go?

Talk about spamming her. She grinned and sighed. 

Yes. Okay. Make sure you go to bed on time and if I hear from one of your teachers that you didn’t turn in or do your homework, you won’t be allowed to hang out with Elias for two weeks. Got it?

Yes! Thanks so much, Aunt Jade. I’ll make sure my teachers get my homework in the morning. 

Jade glanced up from her phone. “I guess I don’t have to go just yet.”

“Awesome!” Adina ordered a second round of drinks and Jade took a gulp of hers. 

Good thing she’d taken a taxi to the office on the first day. Her car was in the shop and she didn’t have the money to get it. Thankfully, her friend Carl owned the shop and didn’t rush her to pay or charge her for keeping the car an extra few days. He would let her take it and pay in installments, but she knew he wanted to get involved with her and she really didn’t see him in that light. He was nice guy, but there was just no chemistry there.

“Drink up!” Adina told her. “Our next round is coming soon.”

She sipped on her drink and frowned. “Should you be drinking this much? I mean, I’m taking a taxi, but what about you?”

Adina waved her concern away with her hand. “I’m good. My neighbor’s coming to pick me up. He’s pretty cool and has a shop nearby.”

Jade raised her brows. “No boyfriend?”

“Nah. Too much work. The last guy I was in a relationship with wanted me to be his mother. I wasn’t ready to have kids.” She gulped on her drink and picked up the next. “So I divorced him.”

“Wow. That sucks.”

“Not as much as thinking you could change a grown ass man that thinks you should serve him hand and foot while he works from home and makes a mess of everything.” Adina glanced at her drink, the bubbly smile dimming. “I got tired of having an adult baby at home. Now, all I have to worry about is me.”

Jade knew all about that. Her ex-boyfriend hadn’t been that bad, but he’d walked out of their relationship the minute he realized Jade had become instant mother to Ben. According to Brian, he wasn’t ready to raise someone else’s kid. He clearly told her he wasn’t interested in being a father at all. That he was too young and needed to enjoy his life before he had kids, and when he did, they would be his own.

It was then Jade realized that not all men could be fathers. And she wasn’t going to bring just any man into Ben’s life.