Free The Bachelor: Beta Edition, A Gay Romance (Book 2) (Win an Alpha) by Jane Perky Page B

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    Werewolf Beta Kristofer Prince was about to call up the game show sponsor and tell them he wanted to quit. Crazy of him to enter a dating game show anyway, but he’d grown tired of one-night stands and random hook-ups. Ever since he saw the Win-An-Alpha winners on TV, Kris had turned sentimental. After all, what use was casual sex when it had gotten old?
    Kris left his parent’s pack the moment he turned eighteen. He got on his second-hand Harley, and never looked back. Kris’ rebellious younger self believed true love and mates were for wussies. Look at him, two decades later. At thirty-eight, Kris had neither a home nor a mate to dote on him.
    God. That damn happy couple on TV pissed him off. Angered Kris because he wanted that too.
    He wanted a mate to love, a home they could build together, and fuck it, even cute adorable little pups.
    Kris wanted it all.
    Still, going through a dating game show? Kris wasn’t that crazy. He still had some measure of self-dignity, especially since he learned he was the grand prize.
    Kris changed his mind when he saw one of the videos a potential contestant uploaded. The other Omega contestants looked the same, like cut-outs from some shifter dating website. They were all fake smiles and scripted answers, but this one though, was all heart.
    The Omega looked nothing out of the ordinary, at least not someone Kris would pick up in a bar, but something about him made Kris keep watching. Perhaps it was the sincerity in his face, the desperation in his voice. This Omega didn’t just want another body to bang, and somehow he’d preserved his virginity too—an added bonus, given male Omegas were always in demand by any pack.
    Kris finally put a finger on why this Omega called out to him and his wolf. Looking beyond appearances, Kris saw a soul, longing for love as much as he was. Luck decided the show though. Kris wouldn’t be able to see the contestants. The host would ask questions and the Omegas would answer, their voices disguised. Kris would have to pick based on their answers alone.
    Grinning, Kris played the video again and memorized the Omega’s cute features in his head. He has never backed away from a challenge, and he wasn’t going to start now. Kris saw the number of ‘likes’ beside the Omega’s video. Pretty soon, the video would go viral and for sure, this Omega would be picked by the organizers simply for being so honest and different from the rest.
    “Hold on to your horses, baby. Pretty soon, you’re going to be mine.”
    Kris widened his smile. He didn’t know a thing about this Omega, but he knew, just at first glance, what the words ‘love at first sight’ finally meant. Whistling under his breath, Kris settled in bed and played the video again. He knew he was acting like a man obsessed, but he couldn’t wipe away the image from his mind.
    “Give me a chance”, the Omega on the video pleaded, but Kris would do more than that. That nameless Omega was about to become his sooner or later and he wouldn’t be able to see Kris coming.
     
     
     

Chapter Two
     
    “Contestant number three, tell us about your ideal date?” the announcer asked.
    Will nervously rubbed his sweaty palms on his jeans. He needed to pinch himself to remind himself that this was really happening. Will’s gaze slipped to the audience watching them.
    God. How did Will ever get himself into this position?
    He knew he should focus on giving honest answers. Lying had never been an option, given he was terrible at making things up and dominant wolves could usually smell a lie from a mile away. Besides, even if Will got himself all tangled up in this ridiculous dating game show, he still had a good chance of winning. Given there were only three contestants, that wasn’t much of a relief.
    Still, despite being televised and watched by over a hundred people live, Will wanted the Beta behind the mirror to know bits and pieces of Will’s real self.
    “Contestant three?” the host