Do you think that Kalen is doing the right thing with Maddox? Bianca got called out, but will it be enough to deter her or the others like her?
MADDOXI wanted nothing more than to strangle the bitch for what she said about my mate, but I knew that it was not the best course of action. Anger might have been the way that I dealt with things in the past, but it could not be like that any longer. I had to be better than I used to be.I could sense how happy she was that I claimed her in front of everyone like I did, and that meant everything to me.Zion surprised me when he gestured for me to take his seat in History class. My girl had told me that Zion had known that they were mates after she opened up to him. He was also the one who knew that she would have to leave for a Vessel mission and was the one who cast her to Atlanta where Calvin was. The disappearing bullshit was apparently called casting. It was not only instant teleportation but also provided an invisible cloak around the person or group that was being transported until the caster dropped the cloak.It was really fucking cool that he inherited that from his father w
KALENI still could not wrap my head around what Bianca did. She set me up to where I had to strip off my clothes and streamed it. There had been a full-length mirror in front of me, showing my front as well.I had no idea what would have happened if Maddox had not come in when he did. He saved me once again. Then he brought Bianca, and had Zion bring two idiots who had been watching it on their phone, to the headmaster’s office. My mate demanded that something be done or else he would not stop until all hell broke loose and the new headmaster lost his job.In the end, we went home, and he held me while I broke down. I had never felt so violated in my life. He just held me while I got everything out.We must have fallen asleep at some point. The next thing that I knew, my eyes opened up to see Selene’s realm.Next to me stood my mate. I could feel his absolute awe as he looked around us. It was understandable because I was still in awe even though I had been here before.“Where are we
MADDOX My mother was not dead like I had lived most of my life thinking. On top of that, she was the Goddess of Truth. I was a Demigod. I could not even begin to wrap my head around that. How in the fuck did that happen? ‘I’m sure it’s the same concept of how we’ll create our own pups,’ Neo chimed in. My eyes narrowed at him. It was really fucking strange to see him outside of me. Thank you Captain Fuckhead. Now, we were on our way to Loki’s prison. Goddess, this entire trip had been so fucking strange. Brought up to Selene’s realm – check. Met my mother who just happened to be a Goddess – check. Learned that I was a Demigod – check. Now, I get to go command a douchey God for the truth – double fucking check. Beauty and I were told to hold onto each other, so I coiled my arm around her waist. We were in a blooming meadow one moment and in front of a large building the next. It appeared that our wolves were back inside us because they did not come with us. The two Goddesses start
KALENI reached out to Angel once we woke up from our trip to the Godly Realm. I still could not fully comprehend everything.Maddox was the key to wiping out the Demacores. It literally would not be possible to end this war without him. I really prayed that meeting his mother and all of that would help him heal some from the trauma of his past. That was the thing about trauma though – it could embed itself so deeply into who you were that it created a version of yourself, which was marred by it.Before we left out, I went into the bathroom and looked at my back in the mirror. There was not a single mark on it. With tears in my eyes, I called Maddox to come see. His jaw dropped some in amazement. He had seen the scars because of the bullshit with Bianca. He had also felt so damn guilty for what Calvin had done.His fingers reached out and trailed along the silky-smooth skin. A shiver went down my spine and straight to my core. His touch was featherlight. Sparks rushed through me. It fe
MADDOX I woke up with my nose buried in her neck. Her scent was to die for, and I could not get enough of it. It seemed that last night was a turning point for us. Not only did she want to sleep in here, but she also kissed me. What an amazing kiss it was too. It was so much better than either kiss before. The mate-bond snapping into place really enhanced every single aspect of our connection. Each touch, taste, and scent were a hundred times more potent than before. The fact that she was here in my arms meant everything to me. She did not give up on me even when I wanted to give up on myself. She was the light that was shining brightly in the darkness, pulling me away from the chaos inside of me. I was thirteen when I was given my first dose of Nordan. It had been five long years since then. I had grown accustomed to the darkness that it created, not realizing the impact of it until I was cleansed of it. I had never felt so light in my entire fucking life as I did then. “Hmm. I c
KALENThere were three new faces in the meeting. Nightshade will have three new Lamias when the twins and Angel take over.Axel was a strong warrior with great insight. Darius was Sera’s older brother who was a Trelinin Protector Fae/sphinx hybrid. He was extremely powerful. Ryker was the toughest human you would ever meet. He was a great warrior himself who shocked everyone with his ability and dedication.It made me realize that we would need to do the same thing for our Lamias whenever we eventually took over our own leadership. Dad had said he wanted to hand it over by the time that I turned twenty-one, so we had time. I was not in any rush to be passed the torch because I was still working through a lot of shit right now.When I was handed the floor, I painted the picture so that they could imagine being right there with us in the realm. Everyone paid close attention to each word I spoke. The Demigod bomb was dropped and amazed people. The best reaction was from Dad. He looked sta
MADDOX I was putting on the finishing touches to an abstract phoenix design that I had been working on. Beauty was still getting ready for the first family dinner that we would be attending together. I was nervous as fuck even if I would neve admit it. Family seemed to be extremely important to her, so I would do everything in my power to make sure tonight went well. “That’s an amazing drawing.” I had been so focused that I had not even noticed her coming out of the room. I looked over her outfit and internally groaned at the way that the dress hugged each delicious curve of her body. Auburn hair was braided and hung over her shoulder, showing off the silky expanse of her slender neck. My canines ached to leave my mark there, but I would never do it without her permission. “You look gorgeous,” I told her, standing up, and kissing her cheek. A beautiful blush highlighted her features. It was amazing how a fierce warrior blushed so deeply. Super fucking adorable. “Thanks. You’re l
KALEN Fate truly had an interesting way of bringing the right people together. During dinner last night, I explained to everyone that Angel had called for a large meeting this morning and explained what they had found out about the pack that belonged to the dude who kidnapped her. It sucked that Alpha had been her biological father, but now that pack was coming after her and Nightshade because Maxine, the backstabbing bitch, told them everything. Two weeks was about what Dahlia was estimating, given the information that she had been able to collect based on the correspondence between pack members. Luckily, she had been able to hack into it all with the electronics that had been gathered when the group saved Angel. Jaxon asked if he could come with us. I figured that it would be, but I asked Angel first. She said the more the merrier. When she said ‘meeting’ it had apparently meant a huge ass welcome breakfast for those who had come in from other packs. The thing that I had not an
To all of my amazing readers,First and foremost, I want to thank you for all of your amazing support with this book and all of the others that came before it.“Destined Alpha of Change” has actually been one of my favorite books to write because of both Kalen and Maddox. She is such a strong warrior that can stand against any foe no matter what it will cost her. However, there is also such a vulnerability that she hides underneath her armor. It is something that she does not allow herself to acknowledge until her armor is ripped right off of her. She had every right to walk away from Maddox, but she knew how wrong that was. Her vulnerability saw his, and it called out for her to protect him even if he did not know that he needed it or wanted it.Maddox began as a character that you would like to deck, but there was so much that he hid away from the world. Being raised by someone like Calvin would definitely leave both metaphorical and physical scars. Kalen realized that she needed him
VIOLETI stood at the cliff’s edge and watched as the sun peeked over the horizon, painting the sky a plethora of colors. It normally signified the beginning of a new day, but today it signified a possible beginning of the end.Life had not been easy. There was always a fight occurring. It was Mom fighting for us in the beginning. Then it was me fighting for my sister once Mom was gone. Now, it was me fighting for them both.It was crazy to think about how much my life had changed since that night – the night when I learned the truth.I once heard someone say, ‘people can’t change the truth, but the truth can change people.’ That quote stuck with me because it was simplistic yet had an unmistakable depth to it as well. The truth really did change me. Not only did I find out that a mere human was precisely what I was not, but I also found out that Mom didn’t actually die two years ago. Nope. She was betrayed by her husband and given over to a group of sadistic assholes who hunted supern
ZIONGrowing up, I was surrounded by love, warmth, affection, and strong bonds between those in my life.The bond with my father taught me about the man that I wanted to be – the one who fought for what was right no matter what that entailed. It also taught me about the mate that I wanted to be – the one who fought for my other half and was whatever she needed me to be in her life. She would be my Queen, both metaphorically and literally.The bond with both of my parents taught me all about the ruler that I wanted to be once I took my place as the next King to sit on the Precoza throne. I was incredibly proud of my heritage, both on the Precoza side as well as the Anderson side. I was proud to be a hybrid because it was the perfect blending of my parents and our family.The first time that I ever had a vision of my future mate was at the ripe young age of nine. It was the very first look that I got of her. I had no idea who she was or where to find her, but I knew that our paths would
KALENIt had been nearly impossible to keep this surprise away from my mate, but it was worth every bit of the sneaky ninja moves that I had to employ.Nadine and Delilah were tasked with keeping their father distracted while I drove us to our venue.He had tried his hardest in convincing me to share the surprise, but I was somehow able to keep my wits about me. I was a strong Alpha. I was embarrassed to admit that I almost gave in after eight mind-blowing orgasms in a row. I had been a quivering mess by that point. Thank fuck that I had retained a single cell of restraint.Nadine and Delilah were the only ones with us today. They were ten and seven respectively. Roman was five, and Harlow was three months old now. Those two were hanging out with Grammy and Pops. Mom and Dad were their first choices whenever they got to choose who to spend time with. My parents were very fucking smug about that too.I had been asked if we were done having pups. The answer was no. My mate and I wanted t
MADDOXIt was finally here – a day that I had been looking forward to for the past twenty-four years ever since Hades told Beauty what was going to happen. Today was the day that Beauty and I would be visiting Calvin in the Underworld.Some might assume that it was fucked up for someone to be excited to see their biological parent in an eternal prison that was reserved for the worst offenders within the supernatural world. I did not give a fuck about what those people thought because he fucking deserved eternal torment for everything that he had done in life. Not to mention that he had tortured my mate, and that simply served to intensify my murderous thoughts when it came to my sperm donor.Calvin was never a father to me. I highly doubted that there was even an ounce of empathy inside of him unless it was self-serving. He might not have been a father, but I did indeed have one. Theo had taken me under his wing and taught me what it meant to be a man, mate, father, and Alpha. He taugh
MADDOX(Eighteen years following Epilogue 1)Today was a day that we had been waiting for while also dreading at the same time because it showed that our little girl was finally ready to spread those wings of hers.Nadine was more than ready to become the next Alpha of Dark Moon. There was so much of Beauty in her. Our daughter was a true badass just like her mother. She was so fucking strong and so fucking resilient. I was incredibly proud to be her father.Before Beauty came into the picture, I had never allowed myself to imagine a future where I would have pups because I felt like a piece of shit that would destroy anything that I touched, including a mate and pups. However, my amazing mate brought me out of the darkness that had at one point consumed my entire life.“Dad, can you help me with my tie?” Roman asked.I finished tying my own first and turned around to smile at my son. He looked really fucking suave in his suit.“Sure thing, son.”My other son also popped on over to get
MADDOX(Eighteen years following Epilogue 1)Today was a day that we had been waiting for while also dreading at the same time because it showed that our little girl was finally ready to spread those wings of hers.Nadine was more than ready to become the next Alpha of Dark Moon. There was so much of Beauty in her. Our daughter was a true badass just like her mother. She was so fucking strong and so fucking resilient. I was incredibly proud to be her father.Before Beauty came into the picture, I had never allowed myself to imagine a future where I would have pups because I felt like a piece of shit that would destroy anything that I touched, including a mate and pups. However, my amazing mate brought me out of the darkness that had at one point consumed my entire life.“Dad, can you help me with my tie?” Roman asked.I finished tying my own first and turned around to smile at my son. He looked really fucking suave in his suit.“Sure thing, son.”My other son also popped on over to get
KALEN(Five years later)I rested back on my hands while I watched the beautiful sight in front of me. It was one that I saw often but never got tired of witnessing it.My amazing mate was playing tag with our daughter. Her peels of laughter floated along the wind. It warmed me just as much as the summer sun did.Nadine was definitely daddy’s girl, something that absolutely thrilled him. He was an incredible father, but I had never had a doubt that he would be.Sundays were family days for the three of us. It was our special bonding time and what we always looked forward to. Life got hectic, especially leading the pack and all of the programs that we were a part of. That was precisely why it was imperative that we took time to be with each other as well.“Daddy!” she squealed when he scooped her up in his strong arms.Damn. He was fucking fine and only got sexier as time went on. He still rocked a body that made me drool on a daily basis, and I was not ashamed of that truth.“That’s ri
KALENI had never felt sad to return how before. However, I was sad that our vacation had come to an end.Goddess, it was such an amazing experience! I could not have asked for a better travel buddy than my mate. Each destination had been thoroughly thought out and planned. He made certain to arrange all of the places that I had dreamed of visiting and even some that I had never heard about before.We had a blast. Our days and nights were filled with exploring. There was plenty of romance too. Both of us felt closer than ever before. It was amazing for us to get away from reality and immerse ourselves in a world away from everything. We were in our own little bubble.That was not to say that I did not miss anyone though because I did.“I was thinking about something,” my mate said from the seat beside me. I hummed, curious to see what was on his mind.We were about to land at the airport. We would pick up our luggage and head somewhere secluded where our literal disappearances would no