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Author: Daniel Paul
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Clashing Commitment

" Adrian, may we speak?" Lieutenant Morales's voice was low, nearly reluctant, as he pulled Adrian away in the bustling mess hall. The room buzzed with hushed exchanges and the clinking of flatware, but their dialogue formed a private islet in the midst of the commotion.

Adrian's reply was composed, rimmed with frazzle," Of course, Morales. What's it?" His eyes held a moping conflict that had dogged him for times.

Morales leaned in, his voice quiet," I know your heart still grieves for Flora. I see it in every uncertain regard you give during our briefings. But your position as an Alpha your duty to our people demands you put away particular passions."

Adrian soughed heavily," I have tried to, Morales. When I close my eyes, her face is there. I hear her voice saying,' You abandoned me when I demanded you most.' I'm not suitable to just shut that out, indeed when I'm apprehensive that I must." His voice cracked as he continued," But duty. duty demands that I be stro
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    Exposures" Adrian, we need to talk," Flora said, her voice soft and pulsing as she regarded him down the foggy hallway of the command center. Her voice was thick with times of suppressed pain and the weight of unuttered verity.Adrian's face set hard with a admixture of guilt and discomfort." Flora, I —" He began to speak, but she intruded him brusquely." Do n't," she intruded." I know what you are going to say. Extra your regrets. I want the truth, not your rehearsed justifications."A murmur of apprehension circulated among the many soldiers standing behind him, their hushed tones ramifying the heavy silence between them. Adrian took slow breaths." I did not intend to harm you," he said in a low voice, his words stumbling over each other in appetite." I was caught up in duty, caught up in madness of everything. I —Flora's eyes blazed." Caught up? Is that what you call it? Every time I demanded you, you were chasing murk with Alice. Every time I made an trouble to connect, you wer

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  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 100

    The Shocking Truth" Flora, I want you to hear," Adrian began, his voice shaking with emotion as they stood in the insulated corner of a private room within the barracks." There is something you need to know about everything about Alice.".Flora frowned, and spoke vocally and warily." What are you indeed saying, Adrian? I have heard the rumors rumors that she was pregnant, that it was all an vision. But I noway allowed you would be involved in something as dishonest."Adrian gasped," It was not a scuttlebutt, Flora. I — I've to admit the gestation you heard about, the one everyone believed was true, was a complete fabrication. A fabrication designed to blackmail me into a marriage I noway wanted.".Flora's breathing hitched, her voice pulsing with outrage and shock," What are you saying? You mean. Alice's gestation was a sham? You are telling me it was faked?Adrian's eyes glistered with remorse and despair." Yes, Flora. I was deceived — by factors within the pack, by individualities

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  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 1

    The ceiling of the Dark Fang pack’s great hall shines with a thousand lights, illuminating the hall with warmth, the ambience ethereal, smelling and showing luxury with the perfect designs used in its decoration for the biggest event the pack has had in over a decade, the Alpha’s wedding.Flora, the Alpha’s bride stares at the a gigantic arch on the altar, decorated by her most favourite flowers and a trickle of tears run down her eyes, she smiles sadly, her heart clenching in pain as she turns her attention to the walls mounted full stretch by led TVs displaying beautiful pre-wedding pictures of her and Alpha Adrian.She shifts her gaze upwards to stare at the blinding lights before staring back at her feet in a desolate manner as she stands on them, the many empty seats in front of her that teemed with smiling guests a few hours ago mirror exactly how she feels within.Empty.Today was supposed to be the happiest day of her life, if she got to marry the man she loved for a decade, n

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    Flora pushes the door to their apart— his apartment open, heaving a sad sigh. It's his house, not hers. A place where she lived for three years, but never felt like home. She thought she could finally feel that after today, but in the end, he failed her.She was never meant to have a home in this house, she has been living in a fantasy, one she must now snap out of.She slides off her wedding dress as she enters her room, her eyes red and puffy as she glares at it on the floor with a frown on her face.She grabs a shirt from the wardrobe and the smell of Adrian that hangs on it overwhelmingly comforts her, she sighs, sags her shoulders and stares at it for a moment before she presses it against her nose, inhaling his smell deeply and tears spill out of her eyes, her heart clenching in pain as she sobs into the shirt.Why did he have to do this to her?They belonged together, she gave him everything, her spirit, soul and body. If her feelings towards him before knowing she was his mat

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    There is a saying that love is blind but in Flora’s case, it ripped her eyes out, completely leaving her without the organ.As tears shimmer down her eyes and blood continues to stain her hands, she does not relent, sitting under the Great Oak tree at the back of the Pack’s hall, ripping her wedding dress apart with a razor.It is not a wedding dress she sees however as the razor slices, it is Adrian’s face, it gives her a little satisfaction, having a fruitless vengeance on him for the pain he has inflicted on her.It was here she was sitting on the day of the mating ball, unable to attend, just watching others meet their mates with little to no anticipation in her heart to meet hers when Adrian found her as his mate and here under this very tree, she gave herself to him.After getting that text from Alice, she couldn’t even bring herself to continue packing, she just brought the dress here, where it all started, with the intention to rip it to shreds and burn it.She leans her head

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    Adrian steps into the pack training ground, coming out of the gym, he’s wearing a black joggers and a sleeveless top soaked in sweat, which hugs his delicious muscular frame tightly.Everyone stops the moment they see him enter, all baring their neck to him.“Carry on,” he says, his eyes searching the crowd for Flora but he doesn’t find her.This is the third day in a row that she hasn’t shown up to training and he can see most of the new shifters who she is responsible for training just messing around.Is she still upset? This is the first time she ever throws a tantrum.“Gather round,” he frowns at the group of first shifters, “make a circle. I want one on one physical combat. The loser does 500 pushups with the winner standing on his back,” he orders coldly and the group quickly do as he instructs.He walks a distance away but not too far so he can continue to observe the first shifters and he mindlinks Flora but she blocks him.He scoffs, a tiny smile tugging the corner of his lip

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    Flora does not hide her displeasure at seeing Gustavo, a frown immediately contorting her face, knowing the reason why he is here.“Have you seen the video of you that’s trending?” Gustavo asks in a curt voice, his eyes cold, a nasty frown on his face, “have you seen what people are saying about the Alpha because of you?”“What video? What are they saying?” Sophia, Flora’s mother asks frantically, her fear filled eyes darting between Flora and Gustavo, clearly hearing from the tone of Gustavo’s voice that there might be trouble.“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Flora replies in a cold tone, crossing her arms against her chest, “if this is some—”“You may want to get off your high horse, woman. This is serious,” Gustavo cuts her off, takes out his phone and shoves it in her face.Flora freezes, staring at the video of her burning her wedding dress with shock in her eyes and her heart thuds.She had no idea there were cameras on her that day. A pang of guilt slices through her

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  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 6

    Halfway into their journey back to Adrian’s house, the words of her father keep playing in Flora’s head. “A daughter with self respect.”Her dad may be extreme in his ways but is she really giving herself any respect right now? Is this what she really wants? Going back to him or is she doing it just to please others?“Stop the car,” she says to the driver from the back of the vehicle, making her mind to go back to her father’s house and if he doesn’t let her back in as he threatened, she’ll find a way to survive but she’s not going back to him.The same pattern will just repeat itself and she’ll find herself in more pain, anguish and regret. It is better to face it all now, once and for all.“What?” Gustavo replies from the front beside the driver.“I said stop the car.”“Keep going,” Gustavo orders the driver, looking away from her.“I swear to the goddess, if you don’t stop this car this minute, I’ll open the door and jump down and you know I will,” She replies in a cold voice, loo

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    Exposures" Adrian, we need to talk," Flora said, her voice soft and pulsing as she regarded him down the foggy hallway of the command center. Her voice was thick with times of suppressed pain and the weight of unuttered verity.Adrian's face set hard with a admixture of guilt and discomfort." Flora, I —" He began to speak, but she intruded him brusquely." Do n't," she intruded." I know what you are going to say. Extra your regrets. I want the truth, not your rehearsed justifications."A murmur of apprehension circulated among the many soldiers standing behind him, their hushed tones ramifying the heavy silence between them. Adrian took slow breaths." I did not intend to harm you," he said in a low voice, his words stumbling over each other in appetite." I was caught up in duty, caught up in madness of everything. I —Flora's eyes blazed." Caught up? Is that what you call it? Every time I demanded you, you were chasing murk with Alice. Every time I made an trouble to connect, you wer

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    Clashing Commitment" Adrian, may we speak?" Lieutenant Morales's voice was low, nearly reluctant, as he pulled Adrian away in the bustling mess hall. The room buzzed with hushed exchanges and the clinking of flatware, but their dialogue formed a private islet in the midst of the commotion.Adrian's reply was composed, rimmed with frazzle," Of course, Morales. What's it?" His eyes held a moping conflict that had dogged him for times.Morales leaned in, his voice quiet," I know your heart still grieves for Flora. I see it in every uncertain regard you give during our briefings. But your position as an Alpha your duty to our people demands you put away particular passions."Adrian soughed heavily," I have tried to, Morales. When I close my eyes, her face is there. I hear her voice saying,' You abandoned me when I demanded you most.' I'm not suitable to just shut that out, indeed when I'm apprehensive that I must." His voice cracked as he continued," But duty. duty demands that I be stro

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 97

    Old Injuries, New Pain“Flora, please just let me speak, ” Adrian contended, his voice pulsing as he approached her in the quiet corridor of the barracks. The murmurs of the other soldiers faded into a heavy silence as he drew near.Flora’s eyes remained distant, her tone cool and measured. “ Adrian, I’ve heard enough justifications. I’m not then to be assured by your regrets. ”Adrian took a shaking breath," I know I have caused detriment that can not be undone, that my absence and neglect left scars I could not abolish. I am truly sorry, Flora. Each day since also, I have wished I had not let you down. I wish I could abolish the pain I have foisted."Flora's reply was gentle hiss," remorse? Your words mean nothing to me now. They are empty monuments of pledges you noway kept."Marissa, who had been moping in the background, slipped in vocally," Adrian, you need to understand — Flora's pain is not something you can simply abolish by giving an reason. It's a crack that bred for times.

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 96

    A Cataclysmal ReunionAdrian stood in the castle of the Lycan king's chamber, his palpitation beating out the same meter as the beautiful sounds of orchestral music drifted on the air. Amidst horselaugh and chinking spectacles, his eyes scrutinized the crowd of people, trying to detect one he honored. also, talk began among the crowd, and in a rumored hush, he was firmed in his movement." Is that.?" someone standing next to him inquired in a critical tale.Adrian's aspect settled on a woman standing next to a pillar intricately sculpted, resplendent in the army's conventional livery. She stood in dominant disguise, face wild and unyielding. He held his breath as he absorbed her shape it was Flora — General Smith now, they would address her." Flora?" he stuttered, voice constricted with shock and guilt as he approached.Flora, in the midst of a group of officers, turned and peered at him. The shock in her eyes was beyond mistrustfulness, and for a alternate, there was a pressure betw

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 95

    General Smith" Flora, you've come a long way from those dark days," Captain Morales blatted, shaking Flora's hand roundly in the packed form hall. The voices around her, pigmented with pride and respect, had a soft hum of congratulations.Flora's eyes sparkled as she spoke," Thank you, Captain. I still flash back every moment of pain that led me then, every rejection that I made into a assignment."Lieutenant Hernandez stepped forward, his tone humorless, “ They say you’ve earned every scar, every difficulty. Today, you’re not just Flora — you’re General Smith, a name that carries both your father’s heritage and your own strength. ”Flora's smile was sad as she responded," General Smith It sounds strange to say that, because it makes me flash back the man who used to believe I was fated for greatness. But I have come to realize that my worth is n't defined by his dreams only. I have had to fight every day to forge my own fortune."Marissa, who was standing near by, said vocally," You

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 94

    The Making Of A Legend" Flora, that initiative moment — did you notice how you insulated the adversary's hand?" Captain Morales's voice chimed out across the drill grounds as the rookies gathered latterly, their chatter a combination of wonder and admiration.Flora, her own breathing heavy with exertion, replied," I did, Captain. I had no other choice; they were each over our reverse. I just. I heeded to my gut. I was n't going to let fear take over." Her voice was a subconscious shudder of vulnerability laced with unvarying determination.Lieutenant Hernandez, who stood near with a nod of pride, said," Your politic choices saved us further than formerly today. I have fought in battles where vacillation would have been defeat, but you you fought like a stager."Flora smiled weakly," Thank you, sir. Every choice out then's a step down from who I used to be a step toward who I am supposed to come."A fellow novitiate, Carlos, fitted between breaths, “ I’ve noway seen anyone command the

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 93

    The Crucible" Flora, stay! You are not giving up yet, are you?" Lieutenant Hernandez's bellow pierced the chaos of the battleground, his voice coarse and constricted with anxiety.Flora, her breathing ragged and her body pulsing with prostration, replied between heaving breaths," I — I am not done, sir. I will not let this master me." Her voice, while strained, was with fierce determination that was communicated to everyone within her vicinity." Each alternate out then's a test," Captain Morales said, stepping near to examine the wounded novitiate." And you, Flora, you are proving to me you've got what it takes. But look at you — your strength is on the edge."Flora jounced her head, clinging her fists as if to actually pull herself together." I flash back my father saying to me,' In the blaze of conflict, true strength is tempered.' Today, I feel that fire blazing inside me. I'll not let these injuries define me; I'll crop from every crack."A dogface standing hard, Carlos, who was

  • Abandoned At The Altar By My Mate   CHAPTER 92

    Battles and Improvements" Flora, did you see what happed out there?" Lieutenant Hernandez's voice was low and laced with admiration as he stood against a roughly sculpted wall near the barracks.Flora, mopping perspiration from her forepart with a bent spark in her eyes, answered," I did, and I will not pretend it did n't — that experience shook me to my veritably core. But every second on the battleground only served to reaffirm something I've a place then, at the center of the struggle."Captain Morales, who had been watching the training drills from a distance, came up with a voice that was part admiration and part challenge." You've worked harder than all of us, Flora. moment, during the politic drills, you turned what sounded to be a losing battle into an exercise of sheer fortitude. How do you keep that fire burning?"Flora's voice quivered with both fatigue and passion." With each fall, I flash back each time that I was informed that I was but a shadow of what I could be. I fl

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