Kieran should be looking forward to reuniting with his old army buddy, Arturo. He shouldn’t be so worried about seeing his friend for the first time in years—except that Arturo is a beta, and he was there when Kieran violently presented as an alpha for the first time. A lot has changed in Kieran’s life since then, like the all-alpha ranch he owns, but what he’s really looking for is the one thing he fears the most. Will Arturo run from Kieran when all his secrets are revealed? Or will the two of them discover something special together at Blue Blaze Ranch?

This spicy MLM story is ~21,000 words long and previously featured in the anthology Wild Blue Yonder.

I like that you got back in touch, man.” Kieran swallowed, immediately regretting saying anything. “Uh, like – you know, I am not great at communicating. But the voice mails and stuff, I really do like them.”

“Not like I gave you a choice, I was desperate to get an invite to this notorious all-alpha ranch,” Arturo deadpanned.

“Shut up, I’m trying to have a moment here.

from Welcome to Blue Blaze Ranch