Monster's Prey: Monsters in the Mountains, #3

By Leann Ryans

I wasn't looking for a mate, but I'm keeping her now that I've found her.

My mate died, but somehow, I survived, and my body didn't get the message that I don't want to go into heat.

My brother nursed me back to health, but now I've become a bargaining chip. 

A walk in the woods to enjoy my last moments of freedom before being forced to mate a new alpha almost becomes the last thing I do. The only thing more terrifying than the bear trying to kill me is the monster who prevents it from doing so.

He's different enough I don't feel like I'm betraying my lost mate when he declares he's keeping me for himself, and there's a connection I can't deny.

Why wouldn't I let him claim me as his prize? 

 

***This is the third book in the Monsters in the Mountains series, but it can be read as a standalone. This book is currently available in the Monsters Before Men anthology.***

• Language: English
• Publisher: Leann Ryans
• Release date: Nov 19, 2023
• ISBN: 9798215963722

Leann Ryans

I'm a wife and mother of four who's been an avid reader since I could pick up a book. It wasn't unusual for me to read a book a day, ignoring the real world as I was sucked into the pages of a great story. I grew up on sci-fi and fantasy books before discovering the world of romance. PNR has always been my go-to, and omegaverse is my addiction of choice. I love writing books featuring heroes who are a bit rough around the edges but aren't overly cruel. My heroines aren't always the take charge type, but neither are all women. They are comfortable in their femininity. If you're looking for a story that has dark themes without leaving you wanting to punch the hero in the face, mine might just be for you.

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Monster's Prey

Monsters in the Mountains Book 3

Leann Ryans

Copyright © 2022 Leann Ryans

All rights reserved

The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.

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Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Preface

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Thanks

Preface

This story was previously relased in the Monsters Before Men anthology.

Chapter One

Nala

Ifussed with the pillow placement again. Something about it felt… wrong.

After twitching it another inch to the left and still hating it, I yanked the pillow from the bed and tossed it off the other side where I didn’t have to look at it.

Quit fretting.

My brother’s rough voice made me freeze before I could dive over and pick up the pillow again. The whole nest felt worse without it than it had before, and my skin itched with the need to fix it.

Sucking in a deep breath through my nose, I blew out a slow exhale before responding.

I can’t help it.

A grunt was the only acknowledgement I received.

I’d hoped my cycles would end with the loss of my mate. It had been a sad thought since I’d always looked forward to having children, but I was still surprised I’d survived a broken bond at all. My heat had been muted while I was still struggling through the initial grief of his loss, but instead of dying away like I should have, I felt it coming back, full force.

My biology didn’t care that I was no longer interested in mating. That I’d already had a mate and lost him too soon.

My brother’s mate spoke from where she sat beside the fire.

I don’t understand the big deal about nests, anyway. It’s just a pile of bedding, and a messy one at that.

I choked back the growl that the other female’s words caused.  She was a beta, and there wasn’t a single day since my brother had taken over my care that she hadn’t reminded me how put-out she was about being forced to share her home. She had no sympathy, urging my brother to find me a new alpha as fast as possible, despite my protests.

My brother rumbled at her words but spoke to me.

Edar has another two days of harvesting to do before he’ll have time to come get you. You’ll have to handle it until then.

As if I could control when my heat came.

Yes, Brother.

I climbed into my nest, careful not to disturb the pillows I’d taken so long to arrange. Reaching over the side, I collected the one I’d thrown in my fit of temper. As