Do you think that Julio will take the bait?
ANGELHad I ever mentioned how epic my wolf was? Athena took charge and set things in motion that would give us the upper hand in all of this. I had to believe that we would all be okay in the end unless I wanted to break down yet again with fear of what could possibly lay ahead.Knowing that the Goddess Athena had created the blueprint of my Athena still blew my mind. She was a true warrior wolf. She had shared with me that this was the first life where she was able to have a family. There was only so much of life that one could live while fighting on the front lines. One thing that I knew with absolute certainty was that we would both appreciate each experience with our family and loved ones as they occurred. We would never take our lives for granted.“How’s it going?” I heard from behind me.I turned around and saw Jaxon. He was proudly supporting Sansa’s mark on his neck. Those two were absolutely perfect for each other. They certainly had a great future ahead of them. I would be f
GRANTNever had I thought that I would get to meet Sophia. Goddess, the resemblance between Angel and her was remarkable to witness side-by-side.There was such tenderness that she showed Angel, which only served to warm my heart. Paula was an amazing mother to Angel. Never once had she treated Angel any differently from Denny or Willow. Never once had she or Jesse made our girl feel like she was adopted. Angel was theirs from the moment that they first laid their eyes on her.It was great to witness how much Sophia loved Angel and vice versa. I knew that this was not the same as them living life together, but it was a blessing that I knew neither of them would take for granted.Knowing that the time to deal with Julio was drawing near had us all stressing out. My brother and I were attempting to keep our emotions in check because our mate did not need to feel what we felt.Gabriel and I were both terrified about the warning Sophia had given to her about her gut feeling that something
GABRIELOur asses were kicked into gear after we were informed that their trajectory would put them where we needed them in two days’ time. It was all coming down to the wire.I wished that we could just press a button, and then BOOM all of our enemies were blasted into smithereens. It sucked that reality was not that easy.We wasted no time in gathering our people together. Unfortunately, we had to do something that we did not particularly care to do but needed to ensure that we did not take traitors with us. Mom issued a command to our people and the other wolves, asking if they would ever betray Nightshade or our allies. Aunt Ziyah issued a snar for those who were not wolves.It reassured us when there were no other traitors in our midst. Everything would be ruined if Julio caught wind of what we were planning on doing. We needed to end him and his reign of fuckery.“I want to thank each and every one of you for aiding us today,” Angel said to the large crowd of those who will go to
ANGELI was doing everything in my power to focus on the calm that Athena was sending to me because everything would fail if I lost my composure.Honestly, a small part of me was terrified that I was about to face off against Julio because of what I had seen in that future. Even though logically I knew that it would not happen, I could still avidly remember every detail of that experience even if it had not happened to me in person – the pain of childbirth, the exhaustion of it all, the fear of what would happen next, and the pain of losing my son just like what had apparently happened with twelve of my daughters.However, the larger part of me was in the forefront. It was the part that would get justice for everyone that Julio and the Río de Fuego pack had ever harmed. It would not change the past, but he and they would pay for their sins.‘Are you ready for this?’ Athena asked me as I walked down the stairs, holding my mates’ hands, and hoping that it would not be the last time that
GRANTWhat did that bitch do to Angel? I did not see what had happened but did see something shoot out from her before my mate collapsed.She was unconscious. I pulled her onto my lap and rubbed her arms, trying to rouse her. Her skin was so fucking cold. What could have caused such an immediate reaction? Was it reversible? Perhaps killing the bitch would fix it. Why did that suggestion tug at me? I had no qualms killing to protect my mate.‘Ghost, are you there?’ I asked him.I was met with radio silence. I could feel him inside of me, but that was it. Perhaps whatever the bitch did to Angel affected my wolf.She was clearly breathing, but something was wrong with her. Not only was she ice cold like she was frozen, but there was something different. I just could not put my finger on what it was. I could not think past my fear. What if she never woke up? What if we lost her?“It’ll be okay,” I heard someone say and looked over to see Mom kneeling next to me.What was she doing here? Wh
JULIOFury unlike anything I had ever felt before thrashed around inside of me, increasing, building into a crescendo, and threatening to implode me.Everything that I had worked so fucking hard for went up in smoke. How did it come to this? I truly did not understand how she, a child, came out as the victor today.She was NOTHING!Perhaps I had gotten a little too cocky when I saw the whore and her twin assholes. Hijo de putas. Three people against all of us. It would have been an automatic win in our book, but that was not what happened at all.The seer that had come to tell me about Josef decided to travel with us. She offered her assistance in capturing the Sol bitch in exchange for access to whichever Nightshade pack members that she wanted. Done fucking deal! She could have whatever made her pussy quiver. What a fucking glorious pussy it was too.I had absolutely no idea what she had done to cause the bitch’s mates to turn on her. Her own mate had beat the royal shit out of her.
ANGELI watched as my mates growled at Julio for the way that he was looking at me.There was a grin on my face when shadows solidified. Blood poured from the cuts that the shadows created. It was fairly painful if his cries were any indication.He was human now, so he had no advanced healing or strength any longer. He was completely at our mercy. I wondered how much he was enjoying that.“The fucker thinks that he has a right to look at our mate like that. What should we do with him, brother?” Grant asked.Gabriel hummed in thought as he continued slicing into Julio. For someone who got off on inflicting pain onto others, Julio did not seem to enjoy the tables being turned.Shadows slithered down his right leg and pulled it to the side, snapping right through the tibia and fibula. Julio screamed bloody murder.Then shadows slithered down the left and repeated the process. The shadows were the only thing that was keeping him upright. Was I a horrible person for finding pleasure in his
ANGELThere was so much to do here before we could head home, so we got to work.The shadows did a damn good job of sorting through everyone that had come with Julio’s people. My mother was the one to explained what actually happened. The shadows, per my mates’ will, were shot out at the masses. My blessed light was able to pick up on darkness within people. So, then the two combined to do this.Luckily, we had a large group of people to help out with the tasks at hand.Clothes and food were passed around to everyone. It broke my heart that this little bit of kindness seemed so foreign to them. Some of the Fae had popped away and came back with toys for the little ones to give them something else to focus on. Then we had healers who were going around to everyone who needed it.Time. It would take time for everyone to adjust to their new reality, but I believed that they would eventually be able to heal and move on from this hell.My mates, me, and our leadership spoke to the twenty ind
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 t
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
BLAKELYI had always prided myself on my strength, just like many of those from Alpha blood did. However, I felt anything but strong lately.It was ironic that all it took was someone who was supposed to be my soulmate to destroy what I had once thought were the best parts of who Blakely Ayla Rosenthall was.Not everything was Kol’s fault. I was fully aware of that, but it did not change the way my heart was breaking a little more each time something like this happened.My wings propelled me from the ground, leaving behind a guilt-ridden Kol. My eyes burned as tears filled them. They could not be contained no matter how hard I tried to keep them at bay.His words rang in my head, bouncing around like a cannonball set to destroy everything in its path.‘What a selfish fucking whore you are. All you care about is yourself. I don’t fucking need you and would be better off without you.’It was the work of an internal binding that we had yet to find a reversal for. Its magic always took hol
EMERSONIt had been a year since we took our posts as Nightshade’s leadership. While I would love to say that it had always been smooth sailing, that would be a damn lie.Six months ago, we had another pack issue an official challenge. It was not a common thing to do but did occasionally occur. Instead of infiltrating a pack, Alphas could technically challenge for a pack instead. You had the right to decline, but that would make it appear to other packs that you were weak.Instead of challenging me, they went after Mia, believing that she would be the easier opponent. They were, of course, mistaken. Mia and I were right on par with each other. The fucker cheated and got some wolfsbane into her. Thankfully, she inherited Mom’s affinity for light and used it to burn the wolfsbane off. She ended up winning the challenge, which then invalidated the claim to his own pack.It was a damn good thing that he had challenged her because his pack was suffering underneath his leadership. People wer
MIAI was incredibly thankful that Atlas came to find me when I had run away from him. A coward, that was what I had been and needed to escape before I fell completely apart. That would not be something that I could come back from…To know he actually craved me in the same way that I craved him was absolutely invigorating. It was liberating too.I had always harbored a secret crush on Atlas. Our parents were very close, so we grew up together. He had always been that bright soul who made sure everyone was taken care of. He would go out of his way to ensure that people were happy. Goddess, he was innately empathetic just like his mother. He was also a warrior just like his father.Ryker, his father, had been someone that my parents always admired because he did not know the meaning of the word quit. Many people had thought he would fail as a warrior simply because he was human, but he told them to sit back and watch him shine. He did not become a warrior only because my parents inducted
GRANT(Five years following Epilogue 2)Goddess, it felt like yesterday when my brother and I were experiencing this day ourselves. It was one that we had both looked forward to and dreaded at the same time. Our eighteenth birthday – the day when we could scent our mate, came with a set of complex emotions.We had been in love with Angel for years prior to that day. We had decided that we would finally open up to her and share our hearts while praying that she was receptive to it all.We had always been confident guys, knowing who we were to our family, our friends, and our pack. However, we had both been insecure when it came to Angel because she was our dream, and one that we had desperately wished to come true. We had been afraid of facing any kind of rejection when it came to her because Angel was it for us.The day that we turned eighteen turned out to be one of the highlights of our life because we were granted our deepest desire. We were granted our completion.Life had its ups
ANGEL(8 years after Epilogue 1)Today was going to be a great day! It was Mia and Emerson’s thirteenth birthday party.This was one of two big pack-wide birthday celebrations for our heirs. The next would be when they turned eighteen just like we had done when my boys had turned eighteen.Goddess, it felt like a lifetime ago when I had taken the cowardly way out and avoided their party all because I was terrified that they would find a mate that was not me. I had shed so many tears over a possible reality, which turned out to be wasted because they had always been mine with, or without, a fated mate-bond.It felt just like yesterday when the bonds snapped into place.Many people have asked me what it was like to have two mates. It was a difficult concept for some people to wrap their heads around. It was different for us because the three of us had always been inseparable. We were an efficient team. So, the transition was seamless because we were the same as we had always been but wit
GABRIEL(Five years later)Life was one hell of a rollercoaster. That was the best way to explain it.Our leadership had all been nervous as fuck to step into our roles, but it was the utmost honor to be given the chance to serve our people. It was something that we never took for granted.Nightshade flourished quite a bit over the past five years.The programs that we began had made quite an impact. There was a lot of excitement about the warrior program that began earlier. There was a huge turnout in year one. Each subsequent year gained even more popularity. Ryker was the one to spearhead the program, and we were incredibly proud of what he was able to accomplish.The ambassador program that we developed was actually picked up by allied packs because they saw the usefulness of it. Angel had developed a course that walked leaderships through how to create their own program for it. Just like everything she touched, the course became gold.The trade school was a booming part to our pac
Please Read:There are a couple of things that I would like to share with you.First of all, I want to thank everyone for their support of the Fated Universe – The Fated Series, Dark Moon Series, Legacies of Fate Series, and the Legacies of Destiny Series. There has been an overwhelming reader base who have been with these characters since the beginning of Kade and Elle’s journey in ‘Fated Rejection – Fated Claim.’Secondly, after a lot of deliberation, I have decided that the upcoming books within the Fated Universe, such as ‘Fated Bonds – Caught in a Web of Secrets’ and ‘Destined Bonds – The Hybrid Prince and His Little Witch’ will be moving over to R E A M. That is still in the works, but I will keep you updated on it all. A lot of cool things will happen over there. This includes ongoing books, bonus chapters that feature our favorite characters from the Fated Universe, character fact sheets, inside looks into upcoming works, and more.I know that many of you have been eager for Gr