AMBER. “Is it a bad sign?”“Purity has never given me a bad sign so far,” she replied.I nodded even if she couldn’t see me because I knew she was right. Purity had told her when she finally smelled Lexi’s wolf, and she shifted a few days after. Because of that, Cassidy and I immediately visited her to see if she could smell our wolves, too. Unfortunately, she couldn’t.Purity also gave her a vision to go to the Dark Forest Pack despite the danger, and when she did, they were able to meet Thorn before he died and were able to save another life.“What did you dream about?”“Zach doesn’t want you to leave. Don’t leave him.”“How do you know I’m leaving?”“I don’t. I’m just telling you not to leave. Are you?”“Yes. I’m packing my bags.”“Oh, Goddess.” “I shouldn’t, right?”“As your friend, I would tell you to leave and heal somewhere. But Purity wants you to stay.”“I should believe Purity, not you.” I softly chuckled as tears trickled down my face. I couldn’t find any justification for
AMBER.“Apollo!” I jerked from my seat as I blurted the last word, and my hands pressed against the window. I could see a black wolf running behind us through my side mirror, and I was sure it was him. “The fuck?” Cy grunted as he checked the rearview mirror. “Cy!”“No, Amber!” He snapped at me. “I don’t know what he’s playing at the moment. He wanted you away and… The fuck!” He growled at the last one as Apollo caught up with our car and ran alongside us. I had always known Zach could shift, but I hadn’t seen his wolf since the accident, and seeing him running beside us felt surreal. Despite the tears trickling down my face, I was smiling. “Stop the car!”“No. We’re done with this conversation.”“Please, Cyrus, it wouldn’t be safe for him if he ran outside his territory alone!”“Stop babying him! He has his wolf! He’s not useless!” “Why do you think he’s running after us?” I sniffed. “Do you think he just wants to make sure I will get off his land?”“Amber…” I could hear the pain
AMBER. My arms were strained from hugging his neck. He was too wide for me, and I didn’t want to loosen my grip as I might fall.Apollo was not running too fast or too slow—just enough to keep me steady and allow the night air to brush smoothly against my skin. At 20 years old, I still didn’t have my wolf. This was the closest I’d been to running on my paws, and even if they weren’t mine, I felt one with the Earth.The silence of the night was only marred by the sounds of rustling dried leaves and twigs snapping as Apollo ran through, his paws thudding against the moist ground of the forest. I had no idea where we were heading, but I honestly didn’t care. I was with Zach. We could end up at the end of the earth, and I wouldn’t feel any fear. Despite him showing animosity each time he encountered me, he was still my safest place.Pathetic, right? Yes, I am. I knew once he shifted, this wonderful moment could turn into another misery for me. But I would still take this. I wouldn’t re
AMBER. “I’m not okay, Amber.” His eyes watered, and he immediately dropped his gaze onto his hands on his lap, which were already coiling. “I didn’t like that someone was hurting you.”I pressed my back against the wooden wall, just staring at him. Is this all a dream? Can I not wake up anymore? I had no idea how to respond to his words. I was terrified that with one wrong word, he might snap back to his senses and be furious with me again.“It’s beautiful. This cabin is beautiful.” I blurted out.“It is,” he replied and tilted his head up, meeting my gaze. His face was devoid of emotion, but this time, it calmed my heart. “You have a wheelchair here. Do you often go here?”He nodded. “I do.”“Do you want me to help you sit in your chair?”He shook his head. “I’m fine sitting on the floor unless you don’t want to talk to me while I’m down here.”I forced a soft chuckle. I wanted to tell him that even if he were covered in dirt and shit, I would still talk to him, but I didn’t.“Whe
AMBER.“Do you still feel anything for me?” I asked again. He didn’t answer.“Just say you don’t love me anymore, and I will walk away. I won’t look back, and you’ll never hear from me again.” I had no idea where I got the courage to say these things. I knew I would regret this, but my heart was already tired, and I could only take another rejection before losing my sanity. I waited, but there was no response. I closed my eyes and stopped the tears from falling before my hand slowly turned the door knob. It clicked, but before I could slide it open, he finally spoke.“What if I’m no longer an Alpha, will you still want me?” His voice was low—too low. And it sounded so defeated, unlike the confident Zach I knew and the cold man he became after the accident. I let go of the door and turned around, facing him. “I want you, not your title. Did you really think I stayed because of your title?”He shook his head, and tears fell from his eyes before he dropped his gaze, and his shoulders
ZACH.In the few minutes that I witnessed Cyrus shout and drag Amber, something in me snapped.This was the female I had protected all my life. From the moment I was allowed to travel back and forth from my pack to theirs, I had made it my goal to be always around whenever she needed me.I also spent more than twenty hours driving, week in and week out, to drop her off at the university and pick her up while making sure I was still attending to my pack. I never once complained. Knowing her whereabouts and that she was safe was enough.Seeing her cry and being forced into something by another person shook me back to my senses. I could not deny that I kept hurting her for the last two years, but I was too blind to see that until I saw it with my own eyes. That image would forever haunt me, and the possibility of her going through the same thing without me knowing was something I couldn't take. I had no idea how I would get myself out of my own mess, and taking Amber down with me was
ZACH.I shouldn't take advantage. I still had many things I needed to figure out, but she was a temptation I couldn't resist. So, like a moth drawn to the flame, I kept pushing for more. My hands went up under her blouse, touching and caressing her back. And my little rose surely knew what she was doing to my body when she began grinding her hips, moving her core against my growing erection. My legs couldn't feel anything, but my cock surely did. "Amber..." I groaned, my hands gripping her hips, holding her in place so she wouldn't move away. Her hands on my shoulders moved, and she slowly pulled her off-shoulder top down, exposing her bra. Another groan ripped past my throat, but my hand had crawled to her back, unclasping her bra as if I had every right to do this. But she didn't stop me.Her breasts broke free from being restrained, and they were almost parallel to my face. The only logical thing I could think of was to put them in my mouth.And so I did.Amber moaned as my mout
AMBER.“Zach…” I moaned as my grip on his hair tightened. My knees were trembling, but I kept standing straight, holding on to his hair for support as he continued to lap and suck my pussy.The overwhelming sensation of his tongue and lips on my wetness was making all my limbs weak, but I couldn’t fall. I wanted this. I’d been dreaming of this since Zach awakened the sensuality within me. His admission that there was no other female he was attracted to in the last two years boosted my confidence. I still had my hold on him. This—and the way his strong tongue was moving in and out of me while his fingers spread my pussy open—made me feel alive—more alive than I’d ever been. “Oh, Goddess…” I whimpered, my toes curling and my lashes fluttering as I threw my head back.“Do you like this?” He asked in a hoarse voice.I whimpered and nodded. “Eyes on me, Little Rose. I want to see you…”My mouth parted as I slowly lowered my head to meet his gaze. His lips were still on my pussy, but his
ZACH.“We can’t settle this if you keep shouting at each other.” Uncle Jake said at the exact moment a knock came and the door opened, revealing Arlo. I didn’t know if I would be grateful or annoyed at his disturbance, but all I knew was I didn’t want him in the office while Dad was pointing out all the wrong decisions I made—making me feel less of an Alpha than I already felt in the past two years. And then Mindy came and saw the pictures of Gray. She walked out and was followed by Arlo while the rest of us remained silent. I could already tell they were thinking the same thing as I was, but no one said anything about it, as if saying it out loud would make it a reality.But goddamn it, I wished I was wrong. I could only imagine what Mindy was feeling when she asked me if I was friends with Gray. The fuck, I was glad I wasn’t.Another Omega came to clean the spill and the shattered cup. Dad must have mindlinked someone, as I was frozen in my seat. After she left, Dad was calmer. H
ZACH.The moment Drake told me that the border advised him that Dad had entered the territory with three more Alphas, including Uncle Jake, I already knew something was off.I wanted to reach out to Amber and ask if she had told her father about the contract, but I didn’t want her to think I was accusing her of something. So, I just prepared myself for a confrontation because I was sure this was not just an ordinary visit. Uncle Jake, Aeon, and Caspian entered the room first. Although I could see their tensed shoulders, they offered me welcoming smiles before settling into the different areas of my office. Dad was the last one to enter.He came in with a dark expression, holding folders in his hand. He closed the door, almost slamming it, before walking forward and tossing the folders on my desk. They slid and stopped exactly in front of me.“What’s the meaning of that?” He asked in almost a growly tone.It had been too long since he was furious with me, and I could already tell why
BETA ARLO.“Are you friends with him, Alpha?” Mindy asked in a broken voice.“No. No.” Zach answered. “Why, Mindy?”“He… He…” She began. Even without completing her words, I felt like someone punched me in my chest, and it was getting harder to breathe. I didn’t even realize she had wriggled free from my hold and had run away until I heard a door closing.“Arlo, go after her,” Alpha Jake told me, and I nodded before I exited the office. I felt lost. My tears trickled down my cheeks with the many thoughts running through my head. One thing was certain—she was terrified of him. Maddox was dead, but maybe Mindy’s nightmare was not yet over.I found her in our bedroom. She locked herself in the bathroom, and no matter how I pleaded, she refused to come out. She said she needed time to compose herself and told me I should go back downstairs and apologize on her behalf. But there was no way I would leave her. So I kept talking to her while trying to think if there were any dangerous ite
BETA ARLO. I was already done with my training for the day when I got a mindlink that I was needed at the Alpha’s office. So I hurriedly finished my shower and changed into my clothes before heading out to pick up my mate. I was delayed for a few minutes by some females who stopped me and asked about some things, but after that, Mindy and I walked home. This might be ordinary for some, but walking home with her at the end of the day’s duties and training would be one of the highlights of my day. This signals that I would spend the rest of my time with or near her until it was time for bed. I used to just let the days go by doing my daily routine, but since she came home with me in this pack, the days have been more pleasant. I had a beautiful female who only needed to smile, and all my tiredness would slip away. The Mindy I was with had changed significantly from the Mindy I had met over two months ago. She was smiling more often and would throw jokes from time to time. She was st
AMBER.“Does it bother you?”She shook her head. “No, not that part, but I don’t like that after their training, they would go and talk to him. At first, I didn’t notice until they made some nasty remarks to me some days ago, and I started noticing their routine.”“Maybe start showing those females to whom Arlo belongs. Go to him once in a while when you’re here at the training grounds—hug him, or simply smile at him.”“Do you think that’s okay with him?”“I’m positive. I always notice him looking at you. He also checks on you from time to time.”“I noticed that too. I just don’t know how to react around him, especially when those girls are looking.”“Have you told Arlo what you feel about those girls visiting him?” She shook her head. “What should I tell him? He wasn’t doing anything wrong. He talks to them in a civil manner, and he keeps his distance. It’s the one with black hair that keeps moving closer to him.” She explained, sounding defeated. “I don’t think Arlo is interested
AMBER.Three days ago, I thought I would be caught with my phone call to Uncle Jake.Luckily, it was one of the Omegas Zach asked to check on me because he heard movement on the fourth floor. When she didn’t hear any response in his room, she checked into mine. Zach surely had great Alpha hearing if he wanted to, so I needed to be more careful. I didn’t call Uncle Jake after that. However, I sent him a message requesting that he not tell anyone that I was the one who told him, including my own parents. He didn’t reply, and I have not received anything from him, but I was hoping he was doing his own research or had found it already. However, time was rapidly passing. I wanted to know about the contract. All Zach told me was that he was not allowed to claim a wolfless Luna. I was wondering if I had my wolf out, then maybe I would be enough to step up as Alpha. We would be co-Alphas. Seeing Nadine as Alpha gave me this idea. It was better than him stepping down. Of course, I knew I
AMBER. He was giving up. But I wasn’t. I would never give up. I walked toward him, locking his seat before sitting on his lap. I flashed him a warm smile as I cupped his cheek. My other hand brushed the hair off his face while my eyes soaked in his handsome features. “I think your facial hair needs shaving…”“Hmmm, you think so? I think all I need is a kiss.” He said before he smiled, but his eyes were still sad.I forced a wide smile to curl on my lips before I leaned forward and kissed him. Only then did his shoulders relax, and he began kissing me back while his hands on my sides slipped inside my shirt and gently rubbed my waist. I would let him relax and enjoy what we had, but I wouldn’t stop finding solutions whether he wanted to or not. I wouldn’t let him step down from being an Alpha. I would not let Alpha Grant win this. ☙☙☙☙☙I woke up naked and alone in bed. It was already almost seven in the morning, and Zach was no longer in the room. I could have slept more, but I ha
AMBER.My heart thundered when I heard Alpha Gray’s name. He’s the son of Alpha Grant, the one who forced Zach into the blood contract. “We have him in custody. That’s why we couldn’t come home earlier. The proof of his involvement in Maddox’s illegal activities was enough to warrant an arrest for him.” Uncle Riley explained. “He will be asked to step down as Alpha tomorrow while the case against him is ongoing.”“Who will be the Alpha of Crescent Moon then?” Zach asked, cutting me off from asking if Alpha Grant was also arrested.I heard that Alpha Gray and Maddox were friends, but could it be possible that Alpha Grant was also involved in their activity?Uncle Riley let out a sigh before he answered. “Jake is pushing to have the youngest Newman as the new Alpha. He’s only fifteen but already has a wolf. So it’s not a problem, but their camp seems to want Grant to be Alpha again.”“Alpha Grant as Alpha?” I felt my knees weakening. I didn’t expect that. “Isn’t there a case filed agai
Lovelies,This part was missing between 57 and 59. I will have this as a free chapter until I can add this either on Chapter 57 or 59 (which is supposed to be Chapter 58). You should not be paying any coins for this. Sorry for the mix-up. CONTINUATION FROM 57: SABOTAGEI found out that Estelle was Alpha Grant’s illegitimate child. His Luna refused to acknowledge her, so she had never set foot into their territory. But according to my trackers, she was Alpha Grant’s only daughter. All others—Gray and Gabriel, as well as other illegitimate children—were all males. And even if she didn’t carry his last name, the Alpha had provided for her all these years.I could only conclude he wanted to put his daughter on a pedestal, into a rank, and he saw my condition as the perfect fit. Estelle was not yet eighteen when I signed the contract. No wonder he was okay with waiting two years for it to take effect. He wanted her to be of mating age before I claimed her. And while waiting, he sent so