Jaden doesn’t want a true mate. In fact, Jaden doesn’t even want to be in a pack at all. He was born into a pack so cruel that other packs stepped into liberate the wolves. Growing up with a father mourning his murdered true mate has left Jaden determined to stay free and single. He’d rather be a lone wolf than trapped in a pack, a loveless relationship, or worse: forced to submit to a true mate. Cale has no time for a true mate. The son of the Alpha of Maple Ridge, he’s spent his entire life preparing for the day their pack grows too large and he strikes out to create his own . With all of the stress and logistics that go along with starting and running a pack, he has no time for the distraction of a true mate. And he sure doesn’t need to throw a baby into the mix. If he finds his true mate before his pack is established and thriving, he simply won’t mate him. But nothing can prepare Cale and Jaden for the heat that meeting your true mate brings. And they’ll need every bit of heat they can get after a record-breaking blizzard forces them to take shelter together. When the storm clears, will a night of passion be enough to change their minds about their futures? The Reluctant Mates is a 40k word novella about giving fate a chance, balancing work with family, and chilly nights with a dose of knotting.