BOOK TWO: THE MATED SERIES Branson Williams, it's his last year in school, and he finds out who his mate is this year. He is openly gay, so he's not surprised when his mate turns out to be a guy, but he is surprised when the guy he can't stand the most is his. Noah Everett is stepping into his Alpha role, still no sign of a mate. He grew up his whole life assuming his best friend would be his, and when the time came it showed that she wasn't. But her annoying little brother? The boy he can't stand? Turns out to be his mate. How the hell are they suppose to make that work?

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