Here is a bit of a longer chapter for you all. Up next will show Theo and Jackson in all of their glory.
MADDOXI was thankful that she was going to be okay. The panic that I had felt when I saw her injuries had gutted me. She was still in pain, but at least her wounds had healed up.What I would not give to kill the bastard who decided to fuck with her…We were currently sitting in a large conference room, awaiting the rest to show up. Not only was Beauty and Zion’s fathers coming, but so was the bastard’s. I could not wait for him to see what his son had done.A cup of coffee appeared in front of me, and I looked up to see one of the twins.“Thought you could use it,” he said before taking one over to her as well.Looking over, I saw the bloodstains on her top. It took everything in me to look away without leaping over this table and ripping his throat out.I was broken away from my thoughts as some seriously powerful and angry auras entered the room.“Alpha Theo and King Jackson,” our headmaster said, bowing his head respectfully. “You as well, Luna Ziyah,” he added when he realized it
MADDOXI hated my father now more than ever before because he fucked up everything in my life. Calvin Stark did not care about anyone except himself of course.Beauty and I had finally turned some positive corner where she could actually tolerate my presence. So, what did I do? I pushed her away. It was not because I wanted to but was honestly for her own safety.(Flashback)The ringing of my phone caught my attention. Grabbing it, I flopped down onto my bed. Great, it was my father. What could he possibly want now?“I heard that three members of the Supernatural Council were at the academy last week,” he said.Yes, that was him 100%. No greetings. No fondness. Not even a hint of warmth in his voice. I was used to it by this point. It was the way he had always been after all.“I don’t know who all is on it. Which three were here?” I asked him. It was true after all.“Alpha Theo, King Jackson, and Luna Ziyah.”His tone held impatience, a silent warning for me not to piss him off further
KALENThe door opened, and she rushed over to me, kneeling down next to me.“What’s wrong, sweetheart?” she asked me.“I don’t know…” I bit my lip in an attempt to regain some of the control I had lost to the pain. “It feels like there’s fire inside of me. It started in my heart and spread out from there.”She placed her hand on my neck as her healing ability entered my body. I looked at her, hoping that she could tell me what this pain was, but she looked very perplexed. Fuck. I just wanted whatever it was to stop.The door opened again, and Grandma Tris came in. She knelt down as well and asked Mom to explain what was going on. Grandma Tris was obviously speaking with her wolf, Paise, who had been the very first Vessel wolf in our lineage and had knowledge of ever subsequent Vessel’s abilities.She sat down and grabbed my hand, giving it a gentle squeeze. She tried to give me a reassuring smile, but it did not reach her eyes. I knew that whatever she was about to say was not going to
KALENMy head was pounding when I finally peeled my eyes open. I barely slept at all because I was spiraling. All of the bullshit that I learned last night was fucking with my head.Maddox was my mate, which was something that I still had no idea what I felt about. He took my first kiss without even asking permission or apologizing for acting like a brute. He was cocky as hell and thought he was the Goddess’ gift to all female kind.Because of my nifty little ability, I could sense us as mates, and therefore would feel him fucking around with others. Note the sarcasm. I did not blame him because he did not know we were mates. It was not like this was after the bond snapped into place or anything. That would be an entirely different story entirely.This entire situation was so fucked up that it was not even remotely funny.Oh, it got better. His father would ‘capture’ me, falling into the trap that I would put in place, and would sadistically torture me. I had no idea what all that woul
KALENZion did not push, but I knew that he was worried about me. He always let me open up to him in my own time no matter what it regarded.Thankfully, the pain stopped after five minutes. We were finally in the hallway that led to the room. The guys could have gotten us there immediately, but this was the best way for me to pick up on anything with my abilities.A door opened, his scent wafting towards me. I really tried my hardest not to look, but my body betrayed me. Our eyes met.Then I saw the chick that he had just done something with as she was walking past him and out the door. She waved her fingers goodbye.Maddox’s eyes had not left mine. They were filled with something complex. I saw guilt, confusion, and longing. All of that was overshadowed by the need to protect me. He was not a bad guy. At least I did not get that impression from him. If he was truly trying to protect me from his father…Ugh. This was all so fucked up!‘Is it okay with you if I talk to Neo, his wolf?’ N
KALENI had been making a list of things that I needed to figure out while also preparing a plan of taking on Calvin Stark.There were certain things that I needed to find a way to ask Grandma Tris without arousing suspicion. Primarily, regarding ways to counteract hallucinogenic. I knew that Vessel wolves had a higher tolerance for poisons, but I was not certain if there was anything that would help against it.I absolutely fucking hated myself because of the fact that I would have to leave everyone in the dark about what was happening as I got ‘abducted’ by Stark, especially given what everyone was going through right now with Angel being missing. So, I would need to figure out a way to set them as much at ease as possible once I was gone.Perhaps I could leave them with a video recording, reminding them that I was a Vessel, and Selene chose me for this. Also let them know that I needed them to trust me.Nika would be needing to make us untraceable because this would be the only chan
MADDOXWant to know something extremely pathetic? It was the fact that the only way that I could get off was to imagine that it was a certain beauty with gemstone eyes that looked like emeralds.Did I know this chick’s name? Nah. Sex was sex – a release and nothing more. Some would call me a playboy. When you have led a life like mine, then you would know that there were two things that helped to calm the raging storm inside of me. Pain and sex.Was it healthy to seek out sources of pain or sex? Not a fucking clue, but it was what it was.I had the chick’s hair wrapped around my fist and was pushing her head down on my dick. Her blowjob skills were decent but not something I would intentionally seek out. She was gagging on my dick but was enjoying being used for my pleasure.My eyes closed as Beauty’s face came to mind. Those expressive green eyes would meet mine and beg me for more.‘STOP!’ Neo screamed all of a sudden.I was taken aback by his abruptness, which gave him enough of an
KALENI knew that I probably looked like a zombie. It had been days since I had any real sleep. Angel being missing, visions of my future, and the weight of everything pressing down on me was the perfect recipe for insomnia.The only relief that Nika and I had was that Neo was aware of the bond. It also helped that he knew about what would be happening soon with Calvin. Maddox did not know, but at least one of our mates was aware of most of it.I was still on the fence about Maddox because of something that I had learned in a recent vision. Once the bond snapped, he would end up cheating on it. Right now, I did not blame him because he did not know, but he would at that point. I was desperately hoping that he would change his mind before it happened, but only time would tell.Dad was the one who taught me that a mate-bond connected two people on an intimate soul level, but that did not mean that it was the only thing that mattered. He once told me that a mate needed to hold respect for
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