To all of my amazing readers,
I want to send out my deepest gratitude for all of your support with not only “Fated to the Alpha’s – Chased by Chaos” but also the rest of the books within the Fated Universe. The beginning of “Fated Rejection – Fated Claim” had been a brief brush stroke that continued until something much bigger evolved. Each new character, each new journey, and each new struggle painted even more depth.
The moment that Elle held an infant Angel in her arms was the moment that I realized what her fate would end up being. It took patience to get us to the point where their journey would begin, but it was worth the wait. I was thrilled with the amazing support that I found within each comment, each like, each gem, and each word of encouragement.
The introduction of Caiathus in the first book was really the first crack that hit the wall between the supernatural species. I knew then that the Fated Universe would not be complete unless it paid homage to the diversity within the world. Some readers have commented that they enjoyed the parallels when it came to the climate within our own world today. I have been blessed to get the opportunity of working with people from all different cultures, religions, and backgrounds, so I saw the potential of those parallels.
Angel faced a lot in this book, but each struggle was necessary to bring her to where she was in the end because those struggles were used to strengthen her and also aid the pack, such as with the traitors.
For those who met the twins as infants in the first book, they have always been her protectors and desired to make her smile. They would do anything for her, just as we saw in this book. Some readers felt that Angel did not need them and could stand on her own. While she is strong, she is not invincible. They protected her physically but also emotionally, something that she desperately needed, especially when she felt lost.
My NEW book is currently live here on this site! “Tangled Secrets – Taming Mr. Vittori” is a story that has been in the making for a while now, so I am excited to get Violet and Enzo’s journey started. You can check out the sneak peek that I had previously posted for it. Their journey is filled with twist, turns, and a rollercoaster of emotions.
Again, thank you for being the amazing people that you are!
See you amongst the turning pages,
Shana Allen
ANGELThe fact of the matter was that nobody could outrun their past indefinitely. At one point or another, it would appear in front of you like a charging bull inside of a china shop, threatening to destroy everything within its wake.Something that I had recently learned was that trust needed to be earned instead of blindly given. Had I not been so trusting, had not allowed myself to ignore my instincts, then I might not even be here right now. Goddess, I had been so damn blind and had nobody to blame myself for falling into this carefully created trap.I had always prided myself on my strength. It had been hounded into me that I could overcome anything just as long as I fought hard enough and continued fighting no matter what. The reality was that it was much easier said than done when the time came to put that plan into action.Betrayal – the word itself stung, slicing into me like a silver dagger, serrating everything it touched. How had I been so blind to not have seen the snake
ANGELI was given a writing prompt in the fourth grade, which made an impact still felt today. It was a single sentence.Who are you?That should have been easy to answer, but it was not. I remember sitting back in my seat and thinking about what made me who I was.My birth mother had only been in my life for ten weeks. Sadly, I did not know anything about her. The story that I had been told was that a group of vampires had rounded up humans to be sold at a feeding room as portable juice boxes in a variety of flavors from O- to AB+ and everything in between. My mother was a she-wolf with a gift that concealed us as humans until it did not. I was still young enough to be passed off as human, but she was not. Feeding room vampires did not stoop so low as to consume wolf-shifter blood. Their thoughts, not mine.Thankfully, Luna Elle and Alpha Kade were undercover at that feeding room and saved me.I was brought back to the Nightshade pack and my parents immediately adopted me. They said
GABRIELI was working on the final touches to my project for school that had been assigned over the summer. This one was for my leadership training program. It used to just be Alpha training, but it was changed to all leadership when the academic curriculum for the academies that were being designed years ago.My proposal was an exchange program where those within a future leadership position would spend a month shadowing someone from the same rank from another pack. Each pack’s structure was designed by the Alpha in charge. My proposal would immerse future leadership amongst different ways of doing things, potentially opening them up to important collaborations.I twirled the pen I had in my hand while I checked the time. It was well past eight, and I had not seen my brother since school let out.As if I had summoned him, Grant walked into the suite, slamming the door behind him. It was a good fucking thing that we lived at the packhouse instead of our parent’s home or else he would
GRANT Last night sucked in the way of sleep. I just could not get my Aunt’s words out of my head. It made me feel restless, and I knew that it was the same for my brother. ‘Perhaps we should talk to Mom. If anyone can guide us then it’d be her,’ my wolf, Ghost, mentioned. Well, he had me there. She really would be the best guide for this. She was very intuitive and often privy to things that others were not. Mom was a Rosenthall by birth. That side of our family was related to the Goddess. Mom had a closer connection to her because she was chosen to be the Goddess’ warrior. It was an honor any which way that you thought about it. “Knight thinks that we should check in with Mom,” Gabriel mentioned as he donned his favorite leather jacket. “Ghost thinks the same thing.” I checked the time and saw that we had an hour before we had to leave for the academy. There were six academies across the country. They were open to any supernatural species and even humans who were a part of our
ANGEL School had always been something that I enjoyed because I loved learning and expanding my knowledge base. Some might think that it was lame, but I did not give two shits what they thought. These academies had done so much to help integrate the different supernatural species. Our pack had been diverse for as long as I could remember. However, not all packs were like that. It used to be that the species would keep to themselves for the most part. That in turn created plenty of conflict and purist ideologies. I never understood people who believed that they reigned supreme above all other species. Why did so many people look at someone’s species instead of who they were and what their character was like? Oh, I knew the answer to that. Pride, laziness, and egotistical bullshit. “See you at lunch?” Grant asked me as we were leaving English. “Of course. See you then.” Maxine, one of my packmates and a great friend of mine, had a grin on her face when she saw me. Her eyes tracked
GRANT ‘Did you pick up on anything unusual at lunch?’ I asked my brother as we were running laps around the territory. ‘You mean the fact that Angel wouldn’t look at either of us while also remaining mute the entire time?’ I just grunted in response because I had no idea what the fuck had happened. She was all excited about lunch when I left her this morning. Then she was off the rest of the day. Angel was never closed-off, not from us at least. Something had to have happened. I just wished that I knew what it was. “Alphas,” someone called out to us. We paused and turned around to see Maxine, one of Angel’s friends. She was newer to the pack and had hit it off with Angel right away. Angel was a social butterfly but had a harder time letting people in. “Hello,” I said as we threw our shirts back on after noticing her roaming eyes. “I was just wondering if you two were going to be at the party tonight.” Not a chance in hell would we be going without Angel, and she was on sitting
GABRIEL She was going to ace that track, there was no fucking doubt about that. This right here was the precise reason why we knew, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that Angel would help this pack to bring in a new era if she chose to be by our sides. We were holding out on hope that she would agree when the time came. Honestly, it was nerve-wracking all the same because we would respect her choice even if it meant that we could never claim her. Two more weeks. Time moved really fucking slowly. Internally, I shook my head to banish those thoughts because now was not the time for it. I could already see the far-reaching implications of her project. She hit the nail on the fucking head when she said that our groups were meant to be a family. “So how has your niece been tonight?” I asked her as I leaned back on my hands. “Like the sweetheart that she is. I don’t know why Denny says she’s a little demon. Perhaps she just loves me more.” That had us both chuckling because that girl really
GABRIEL “We never go to those parties unless you’re going. You know that we find them lame without you to entertain us with your epic pranks on the unsuspecting partygoers,” I said with a mischievous grin. That seemed to relieve her some, and she matched my grin with one of her own. “I know. Maxine had just overheard that you guys had been invited by a couple of the senior girls. Doesn’t matter. I’ll see you guys later. Thanks again.” She gave us both a hug before taking off down the stairs. I crouched down and started picking everything up. I was fucking furious, and I was trying hard to keep myself under control unless I wanted to just pop on over to the party and then pop her to somewhere in the fucking Arctic. Maxine had indeed had something to do with Angel’s tears. It was no wonder that she had tried to get us to the party, because it would have sold her lie. Neither of us had been invited to the party because everyone knew that we always turned them down and made it known