Mine to Protect by Megs Pritchard

Chester Monroe had tried giving his mate the space he’d asked for, the time he needed, waiting patiently for him to come around, but it was growing harder to stay away. By sharing his blood, and saving Chester’s life, he’d set them on a path from which there was no turning back. Unfortunately, his mate had other ideas.
Sheriff Silas Bailey didn’t want a mate. He’d witnessed firsthand what vampires were capable of and refused to have any more dealings with them. It never entered his mind to say no when Chester had been shot and lay dying. He was an officer of the law and if he could save an individual he would. Even if that individual was his unwanted vampire mate.
As time passed there was no denying the attraction or the pull between them, but there was someone in Silas’ life who refused to accept Chester.
Can they move forward in their mating, or is it doomed to failure?