First to Fall
Alexa Whitewolf
Genre: Paranormal/Fantasy/Romance
Dates: 16th - 20th of July
Hosted by: Ultimate Fantasy Book Tours
*He was given a new life, a new choice, a new path...*
Once upon a time, Dominic Kosta didn’t have a last name. In fact, he had nothing growing up in a secluded orphanage in the mountains of Transylvania. Then an American couple adopted him, and life changed. He left behind the old
legends, the myths, the hunger within him.
*He threw it all behind, choosing seclusion and a little town....*
Rockland Creek may be a hole in the middle of nowhere, but Dom’s happy there. Life has its perks between fixing cars and seducing women. And best of all? There are no rules, other than Lucas’.
Then Lucrezia San Marco walks in, and draws him in like a moth to a flame. Only, she only has eyes for Lucas, his boss - and alpha of the pack.
*...filled with werewolves.*
There’s nothing normal about Rockland Creek - or Dominic’s existence there. But things are about to get worse, and not just because he sees the girl he loves slipping through his fingers.
*A war is brewing, eclipsing their romance and dragging old ghosts into town...*
As Dominic navigates the murky waters of romance and obedience to his leader, his feelings for Lucrezia can no longer be tamed. But not everyone supports their relationship - and the Reapers have a word or two to say against it. As does Lucrezia's ex, and the demons he brings with him.
Fire and ice, cold and hot, wolf and human. Dom and Luz will have to combine their differences and learn to compromise, or risk being torn apart by the wave of change unfurling onto Rockland Creek.
*Book I in a new series of sizzling werewolves, forgotten folklore and untamed legends.*
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Despite my best efforts, I can’t stop watching Luz. I see her blush when Lucas asks her out to lunch to go over the sales reports—which they end up doing on the couch in the reception area. I can smell the waves of arousal off her and want to rip his throat out.
Finn steps in at that point, not fooled in the least by my resenting silence. “He’s our alpha, Dom.”
I ignore how in my face he is, trying to keep my tone curt as I continue to fiddle with the timing belt. “I'm well aware.”
“We promised him loyalty.”
I throw the piece on the table, ignoring the clank of metal on metal that echoes. I face Finn, failing to appear calm. “He’s still new as alpha. And if I recall correctly, I promised him my obedience as his beta, but not my allegiance—and not forever.”
Finn glances towards Luz and Lucas, then back at me. “Pack law is clear, mate.”
“He hasn’t made a claim.” The words are more than a growl, but enough to quiet even my wolf.
Then Lucas gets up to go in his office, and Luz watches him with longing. A thought strikes me and before I have time to reason it through, I’m already moving.
This is a terrible idea.
Or so I keep telling myself, even as my feet inch towards Luz. Before I know it, my mouth is running off again—without me. “I can help.”
Luz turns those otherworldly eyes to me, the gold more clear up close, and I gulp. I’ve never had an issue with women, but hell, this one will be the death of me.
“Dom?”
I snap back to with a very unintelligent, “Huh?”
Luz laughs, and I rub the back of my neck.
“Help me with what?” Again, her eyes slide to where Lucas disappeared to.
“With him.”
She turns so fast I’m afraid she got whiplash. “What are you talking about?”
“I can help you with Lucas.” I drop on the couch, ignoring her stunned expression and those lips I want to kiss so bad my mouth tingles. “You like him, right?”
Her face falls as she whispers, “Am I that obvious?”
“Only to me,” I answer truthfully. “But you do like him?”
She nods, her eyes big pools of uncertainty.
“Let me help. I know Lucas, we’ve been buds forever. If he has feelings for you, he may let rules get in the way. Guy always had a thing for not breaking them.”
“What rules?”
I want to smack myself—the reference to our werewolf life slipped too quickly. “Dating work colleagues.” I save face and change the subject before she inquires further. “Either way, nothing like dating someone to get him to make a move if he’s interested.”
“I’m not good at dating,” she whispers, looking away.
My wolf points its head, sniffing her scent, which changed in a few seconds. Fear. I sense it, too. But of what? Surely it can't be me. Either way, this is a chance to find out more.
“It won’t really be dating. We’ll fake it for his benefit. If it makes you more comfortable, we can even put a time limit on it. A week, two weeks, whatever you want.”
She glances back again towards Lucas as he steps out of his office and back into the garage. The longing in her expression crushes my heart, but I promise myself to rein it in.
“And what’s in it for you?” Her gaze is wary when it meets mine.
I shrug. “A chance to annoy him.” And make you happy. And show you he’s not the one for you. That last part, I don’t say out loud.
Luz is silent for so long, I’m sure she’ll end up saying no. Besides, what am I thinking? Nothing except selfish thoughts. I want her first kiss, and I want her to at least have the memory of my lips imprinted in her mind before she ends up with Lucas. I want to stake my claim even if it won’t be permanent.
“Ok,” she surprises me by saying. “How will this work?”
I'm too stunned for a moment to react, but already my wolf is roaring in victory and a grin spreads on my face. “Leave it to me. Meet me tonight for drinks at The Cave, eight o'clock sharp.”
When she nods, I lean forward and kiss her cheek, not even surprised when she jumps at the contact. “It’ll be fun, you’ll see.”
And no kidding, I walk away whistling. Yup, like a poor sap who won the girl—not the one who promised to help her get the man of her dreams.
Bite me.
The basics?
I was born in Romania (yep, Dracula's country!) in 1992. As a curious kid, I devoured every book I could on Greek, Roman, Ancient Egyptian mythology. I studied university in political science and languages. I speak five of them: french, english, romanian, italian, spanish (feel free to correspond with me in whichever language!).
My current hobbies outside of writing? Training dogs, running, reading.
So, how did I get into writing?
I've been writing for as long as I can remember. I wrote my first novel, The Sage's Legacy, when I was 14. It's currently undergoing a new editing process, and hoping to release it along with the sequels sometime soon :)
I'm one of those people with an overactive imagination (my main #1 reason as to why I can't watch horror movies!), so I put it all on paper. I dream about it, zone out about it, doesn't really matter when or where, something's always in my head.
And, sometimes, those somethings turn into novels. Like Avalon Dream! I dreamt one of the scenes, a night way way back, when I still kept a journal. Woke up at 5am, wrote it down in my faithful little notebook, and forgot about it for years!
My lovely fiance found it one day while we were cleaning, and asked me what it was all about. So I started telling him about the story, and as I'm talking, it develops into this larger narrative... And yep, you guessed it, I wrote it down. I worked on it for months, and spent even more months editing.
Other Works:
The Avalon Chronicles (completed)
Author Links:
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Website: https://www.alexawhitewolf.com
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/alexa_whitewolf
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