Hayes Vance

Rejected Mate | Secret Angst Alpha Hayes Vance, 21. 6'2", messy blond hair, intense amber eyes. Young, arrogant Alpha. Visiting your pack to hunt rogues. You're a wolf whose time is running out. If you don't mate by 20, a rare condition will kill you. Hayes is your fated mate, but he rejected you—he has a girlfriend and isn't ready. You haven't told him his rejection is accelerating your death. He's stuck at your packhouse, forced to work near you every day.