Craved by an Alpha

by Felicity Heaton

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I had been waiting for this one. Out of the four the Felicity is releasing in January and February, this is the one that caught my attention. It was only a novella, but I did enjoy it.
Cavanaugh is a snow leopard shifter. After his father’s death, Cavanaugh became the alpha. He never wanted to become the Alpha. As Alpha he lost the one thing he wanted, a chance to be with Eloise. Eloise was his best friend from childhood. Once they matured, Cavanaugh realized she was his fated mate but before he could tell her and mate with her, he became Alpha. Eloise is not a female of status and because of that she was not eligible to mate with the Alpha. Sadly, it is not well explained why she is not a female of status but obviously there is no way around this flaw.

After several years of being so close to Eloise but separated by station from the woman he loved, Cavanaugh purposely lost a challenge for Alpha. If he were to return within five years, he would be able to reclaim his Alpha status. He has been counting down those years and only has a few days left. Once he has been away from the pride for five years, he can return as a male of no status and take Eloise home with him to Underworld and they can begin a new life together.

Just when he has his dream within his reach, Eloise shows up on his doorstep begging him to return with her and once again become their Alpha. The current Alpha of the pride has been killing off the strong males who oppose him and he intends to claim his right to force himself on all the unmated females, including Eloise.

After five years of waiting to finally have his Eloise, Cavanaugh can’t leave his people to suffer any longer and agrees to accompany Eloise back to the pride to fight for the right to be the true Alpha, but in doing so will lose her forever.

THOUGHTS:
This was an enjoyable novella. I liked Cavanaugh and Eloise. Although there is no real discussion of why Cavanaugh, as alpha, can’t just change the rules and mate with Eloise anyway, you can appreciate why he would chose being with Eloise over being Alpha.

It was a quick read and a nice story.

Received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.