Unknowingly Adopting the Alpha (Groove Vale Pack Book 1)

Unknowingly Adopting the alpha by Regitse Liljadorff is the first book in her Groove Vale Pack series. It is the story of an Alpha wolf who stumbles upon his human mate and how he slowly acclimates him to knowing werewolves are real, being his mate, and life in the pack with some twists and turns along the way. Jeremy has just been named the Groove Pack Alpha by his father who wants to retire. He is happy with this and wants to be the best Alpha he can but he also knows his younger brother, Milo, really coveted the job and is sorely disappointed when he doesn’t get it. Jeremy has secretly loved his best friend, Darius, and goes to tell him that he wants him as his mate when he finds him kissing Milo so he runs away in wolf form and then gets hit by a car that is owned by Cassian Balone. Cassian has left the city where his father owns a large company that buys and sells big properties. But his father rejected and dismissed him and expected submission and loyalty that he couldn’t give him so when his grandfather left him his house in Groove Vale he jumped at the chance to leave the city and his job. He was horrified when he hit the wolf and took him to the vet, not knowing that he was Jeremy’s father, and didn’t like it when they laughed at him, since they knew who the wolf was all along. He decided to adopt him and took him home with him, calling him Red. When he got to the house it was a mess having been neglected for a long time and knew he had to spend some of the money he…

I read this ARC at the perfect time after being emotionally brutalized by a prior book lol This was such a sweet, low-angst wolf shifter romance with a delightfully chaotic start, because nothing says “fated mates” like accidentally hitting your future partner with a car. From there, it turns into a soft, cozy mix of small-town life, pack vibes, and instant “mine” energy between Jeremy and Cassian that somehow feels both fast and just so them. Cassian is pure sunshine human energy, somehow lovable to everyone without even trying. While Jeremy is very much in his “I will rearrange my entire life for you” era, extremely protective, extremely gone for Cass. Their relationship leans into fated mates, but still gives them room to figure each other out and actually build something sweet, which I really liked. The found family vibes and side characters make everything feel warm and weirdly comforting, and even the pack drama never really gets too heavy before it gets softened by fluff, food, or affection. Overall, it’s a quick, feel-good read full of cuddles, humour, and soft romance. If you like fluffy shifter stories with bi-awakening vibes, devoted mates, and a cozy small-town setting, this is an easy comfort read. Now I am in need of magical muffins, cuddles with Red, and a kidnapping movie night sleepover with friends lol