Midlife Bear Daddy by Ruby Knoxx

I’m almost 42 and back in the small town where I grew up.
Back at the place where I thought I’d have my mate and babies.
Back at the place where he rejected me all those years ago.
Funny how things barely change when you’re gone so long.
He’s still as hot as ever, with his lumberjack outfit and bulging muscles.
And he still draws me in with just a single look.
One thing I hadn’t expected is that he’s still not our Alpha.
He wants to find his mate and have a family first, I’m told.
I never wanted to be tied down here, that’s why I left.
But now, a divorce and shattered dreams later…
I realize that old dreams are good things to keep.
Old dreams of feeling his body against mine to keep me warm…
Old dreams of being claimed by the Alpha and have his babies.