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Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 23: Summons
The Sycamore Pack was slowly but surely recoveringThe herd animals had slowly come out of wherever they'd hidden away. And it had been challenging for the wolves not to hunt them, but they had restrained. They had become expert fisherman in the past month, so they had no need to hunt, other than instinct.The houses were almost completely done, and the Sycamore Pack was well on their way to recovery.And by the time Elizabeth realized it, they've been in the Sycamore pack for over a full moon.And just as they were readying to leave, the meaning of Selene's month-long moon sleep, presented itself to them."Alpha, Healer," Ayla greeted, coming up to them. "My Alpha has requested both of your presence in his Hall at once. It is a matter of urgency."James nodded, "Will you make sure Kenneth is there?"In the month that they have been here, a mate bond had blossomed between Kenneth and Ayla. Everyone involved knew what that meant for one of the two, and what it meant for one of th
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 24: Patient Embrace
James and Elizabeth left the Sycamore Pack in the morning. They would head north from where they were, further away from the Moirai Pack.Ordinarily, the Alpha would have gone with an escort, with guards to protect him, and with his Luna.But the council was going to be held the day after tomorrow. They didn't have the time to wait for someone to go back to the Moirai, and then journey back to the Sycamore just to bring a few wolves.James felt he would be safe enough. So he and Elizabeth set out together.Kenneth had been sent back with his new family to the Moirai. Wherever Kenneth would go from then on, his mate would go with him; the mate bond was so strong that any kind of separation would be impossible. And since Ayla had a young son dependent on her, it meant wherever Kenneth went, his family would follow him.And a war council was not the place for a little pup to be.James had debated for a long time if the best thing to do wasn't to send Elizabeth back with Kenneth to h
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 25: Arriving
Elizabeth had stayed curled up against him for most of the drive, and they'd been speaking, some.James had told her that he would be in meeting after meeting today, but Elizabeth wouldn't exactly be free herself. There were about fifty packs that would be present for the meeting. A representative sent from each pack; some were Alpha's, and some were Betas. No one ever sent their third in common. But there would be healers present, too.Even if they had been in the Moirai pack when the news came, James would have brought Elizabeth with him to the Council.Elizabeth had been to a Council meeting before, having the last part of her healer training here. But she hadn't been part of a pack, then, only under tutelage of a Healer. There were some things that were exclusive to Packs, and even more so to allied wolves.James told her the names of the allied packs, and some distinguishing features so that she would be able to tell them apart. It wasn't a perfect distinguishing, since differ
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 26: Wolves
James woke up to find Elizabeth in his bed. He was half sure he was still asleep, dreaming. But once he was sure he was awake - she wouldn't have had clothes on if it had been his dream - James almost couldn't contain his elation. He pulled her body flush against him, Elizabeth moving easily in her sleep."Hey sleepy head," James whispered against her ear. "Are you going to sleep the whole day away."Elizabeth felt a hand trail down her arm, then back up, then over her back. And she leaned closer into the Alpha's embrace.She turned her face so that it was pressed against his chest, and his scent enveloped her. She ran her hands over his torso, around his waist. Her eyes still shut. And she felt desire build in her.James wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer, and it excited her more than before. She pulled him tighter against her, his skin soft and supple under her touch. His muscles were hard against her touch, and Elizabeth drew in sharp, deep breaths.She felt James
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 27: Guilt
The next morning was more rounds of meetings, both Alpha meetings for James and Healer meetings for Elizabeth.But that wasn't strictly everything they had to do. There were also more wolves than healers and Alphas present. Most of the Alphas, unlike James, had come with a guard, some even with an entourage.And Elizabeth moved among them, at mealtimes, and in their free moments, where wolves simply lounged around together, talking.Elizabeth had been in lectures all morning, and she had been looking forward to simply lounging around. Decadent delicacies weighed heavily on the dining tables, and more than once Elizabeth had wondered who sprung for all of this.She sat around a table with a few of the wolves. The Lunas ordinarily kept together, but they seemed to keep company with the healers often enough. Elizabeth knew that was standard, and neither of the two groups were being snobbish or exclusive.The Healers and the Lunas were the most responsible for the safety of the pack,
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 28: Attacked
She'd been running for hours, resting when she needed. Her old territory wasn't too far from the council, just a full day's travelling with wolf speed. Since she wasn't an Alpha, she couldn't go that long without resting. So she'd had to take breaks, often.She was on a straight path home, so she didn't have much else to do, except walk. And think.She was going to her home, where Phillip had left her and would possibly come back for her.But Elizabeth truly wasn't thinking of herself or Phillip any longer. When she left, she had only been thinking of James.An Alpha and Luna were supposed to be true to each other. And normally, they were. Because they were soul bonded. James and Katrina obviously weren't. But they were choosing to marry in spite of this, for the safety and protection of both of their packs.An Alpha also could not be unfaithful, because it resulted in dissention in the ranks. Half-brothers fighting for control of the pack, each one claiming their mother the true
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 29: Truth
Elizabeth woke up in her own bed in her cottage. And for a moment, her mind was empty, blank entirely. And she was sure it's simply another morning waking up at home.But then the past few years flood back to her all at once, and she remembers. She'd been attacked. Wolves had taken over her territory. How had she gotten back here?Elizabeth pushed herself up in bed, her head pounding as she did so. She turned to her nightstand, hoping to find water.Instead, she found James resting his head on her bed.She frowned for a second, not understanding. And then remembered. The howl through the forest as she fell to the ground, the wolves circling above her.James. She had never heard him like that before. He must have been in wolf form.It was easy to guess what had happened to the five wolves. James was an Alpha. They would either be dead, or long gone by now. Either way, Elizabeth would never see them ever again.She placed a hand on James head, carding her hand through his hair.S
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 30: Confession
{Flashback}Phillip had been living with Elizabeth for weeks now already, and his eyesight had slowly returned, though it had not healed completely. Most of everything was black and white, and so many things he could only see as shadows.Even Elizabeth's face, as close as she came to him when changing his bandages, he still couldn't make out.Elizabeth had asked him to describe hers to him, once. And she'd watched her reflection in a mirror as he had, and many things he hadn't even attempted to describe, like her eye color and hair color. But even the things he'd described were a little wrong, her cheekbones he described too low, her mouth too full.It was helpful to Elizabeth because it told her that he couldn't separate the time from its shadow, entirely. He could see, but his perception was all wrong.Even walking, he needed to lean on Elizabeth very heavily for support, since his depth perception was also entirely out of range. He tripped over most things. And to help him, Eli
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Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 50: Wedding Rites
A wolf's wedding was held beneath the full moon. It was a tradition, a hope they lived by, that as the moon protects them all, the moon would bless the couple on this evening.It was the day of her wedding, and Elizabeth was waiting in her room for the wolves to come and help her. Ayla would be part of her bridal party today, and Selene was coming from the Sycamore Pack.Besides those two, who Elizabeth had requested to be in attendance, there were many of other wolves who had offered to help her. But Elizabeth had been wary, after Katrina just yesterday, and had requested only those two wolves to come to her rooms.They would bathe her in hot water and oils, then they would apply salves to her skin so the moonlight would shine off of her.Right now, the wedding was being set up outside, and the path to the altar was being lined with the freshest and cleanest soil.James would walk, barefoot, to the altar down the aisle. Leaving footprints for her to follow. And then she would wal
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 49: A False Daughter
"Hello, Katrina," Elizabeth greeted, walking into the wolf's tent unannounced. She hadn't knocked or showed deference.Elizabeth was done playing games.It wasn't the Luna's tent, it wasn't even the tent of an honored guest. It was just a spare room they'd set up quickly for her to stay in.The ground looked muddy and wet."Luna," Katrina made the slight bow that was offered to the Luna's, and Elizabeth remembered her doing one for Katrina, something that felt almost a lifetime ago now.It also felt like a betrayal, to herself, to James, to their mate bond."You are a Luna too," Elizabeth began. "If I'm not mistaken, Luna Vanessa is your mother, and she was wise, she passed her gift to you, am I correct?"The Luna's gift passing to daughters was a strange way of inheritance. A Luna was only truly a Luna when she was mated to an Alpha, the same way an Alpha was only truly an Alpha when he had the loyalty of a pack that agreed to follow him.But some Lunas could pass their gift t
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 48: A New Beta
The fight was finally over. Elizabeth could hardly believe it. Everything was over, all the lies and deception, the loss and manipulation. There was finally peace in the Moirai.Or, as much peace as a wolf pack could have.Two weeks had already passed since Bass had been exiled, and for two weeks, they've been living without his shadow, or fear of him, covering them.Elizabeth still felt slightly uneasy, though. The moon had still been showing her troubling dreams, things she couldn't yet explain.A knock on her door brought her out of her thoughts."Luna," the wolf bowed before her, and Elizabeth had gotten used to the deference very quickly. Even she had to admit, royalty had its perks. "The Alpha is summoning you, in his hall.""He is, is he?" Elizabeth arched a brow. "Tell him I'll be right there."Elizabeth glanced to the wedding clothes and jewelry again. She would be barefoot for the ceremony, it was their law. But something about her things looked missing, and she couldn
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 47: Challenge
Bass immediately realized his mistake. But it was far too late to make any attempts at correcting it now.Not only had Bass robbed them of a mated Luna, but he'd also then put every barrier to her possibly being found, and in the same attempt, stopped their pack from having a Healer.All of these actions were not only betrayal against James, but the entire pack as a whole."What did you do, Bass?" James asked, spreading his arms wide before him, giving Bass a chance to explain."You were never supposed to be Alpha," Bass hissed. "It was never supposed to be you. I was going to be Alpha!" Bass screamed, and every wolf took a few steps back.This wasn't an outright challenge for Alpha just yet, but it was getting there pretty fast.Elizabeth stayed firm in her place just behind James; she would move when it was an open declaration and not before.Kenneth stood firm next to her."So tell me," James spoke softly, encouraging. "Tell me what was supposed to happen."And Elizabeth un
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 46: Revelation
Elizabeth and James were preparing to return to the pack, but there was nothing else that they could do. Not really. More lives depended on them than just their own.Elizabeth packed up everything she would need. This would be well and truly her last time packing up and leaving here. It felt a little strange, though she'd done it so many times before already."Are you ready to leave?" James asked her.And she wasn't sure what she wanted to do, but she did know what she had to."I think so," Elizabeth answered, tying her last bag closed and passing it to James.They left for the Moirai together. This time, there would be no guards sent to bring Elizabeth home. This time James wouldn't leave her side even for a moment.Not while the threat to them, their pack and their mate bond, was still out there. While the threat still thought that they weren't yet uncovered.And James, much like the first time, well and truly didn't know what he was returning to. He had no idea the state that
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 45: Plans
"But why?" Elizabeth cried. "Why is he so invested in your choice of Luna?"James considered for a moment, before speaking."The Luna has more influence in a pack than any Alpha would care to admit," James began. "The Alpha is obeyed, always, but very often he is also feared. But the Luna is obeyed, always, and she is loved. And when obedience comes from love, rather than fear, the obedience is ingrained and the loyalty unshakeable.""And if Bass had the ear of the Luna," Elizabeth reasoned."He would have the sway over the pack," James shook his head. "It's just so unlike him, though. Bass is violent, he fights head on, and he fights recklessly. It isn't like him to be so underhanded and deviant.""Poor Katrina," Elizabeth began. "She was going to be used like a puppet. I'm glad she managed to escape.""Yeah," James nodded. "It wouldn't have been easy for her to be in that situation. Bass would have manipulated her to gain control over the pack.""Do you think his goal was to b
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 44: Remembrances
Elizabeth knew that something was very wrong, and she knew that something was wrong with her. This closeness to James that she felt was unnatural, wrong and definitely a once in a lifetime kind of thing.But there was no crushing desire with it, no all-consuming madness of a mate haze. And she knew what it could mean, but it would mean something very strange.She knew him, before. Somehow, somewhere, they'd met before. Because she was absolutely sure that what she felt for him was a mate bond solidified.But that just couldn't be possible because she absolutely didn't know him.But that could mean that something was wrong with her.Elizabeth watched as James tended to the fire, as he helped her clean the cabin, as he roasted meat for their supper.And each time he did something, something she had never seen him do before, her memory flashed. Like it was trying to remind her of something.James dusted out the blankets on her bed, folding them up, and she pictured him sleeping in
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 43: Intuition
James had a plan. A very solid and very crazy plan.But Elizabeth was his mate. If there was ever a time or place where his plan could work, it was here, with her. His plan meant never going back to his pack, of course, but that was a simple fix to the problem.James had left Bass in charge of the Pack, under Kenneth's watch. James had felt sure that Bass wouldn't do anything like he had done before. Bass himself had seen the repercussions of his actions, and would do everything to prevent that same situation from happening again.After Bass' short control of the pack, James had spent two weeks undoing the damage that had been caused by his misguided actions.The pack had to go on food rations and restrictions, in order to refill their winter stores. It hadn't been easy, as hunger ricocheted through the pack, and the wolves had weakened. They had also been miserable and had almost unanimously agreed that the situation was entirely Bass' fault.James had also sent away provisions
Her Forgotten Mate Chapter 42: Home
Elizabeth woke up in her little cottage, the sun streaming in through her bedroom window. She had woken up every morning for a month now already, relishing the peace the morning here gave her.She'd been home for about a month now. She'd been living in the Moirai, working as their healer, when one night a stranger had come into her room, running straight for her, grabbing her.Elizabeth had screamed and tried fighting him off. He was very obviously stronger, and had the upper hand, until the guard wolves heard the commotion and came to intervene.The wolf had left peacefully after that, the guards following him out.The training healer had come to check in on her, and then helped her to her own rooms. But Elizabeth had decided that night, she couldn't stay in the Moirai. She absolutely had to leave for her home, and she'd set out as soon as she had the Alpha's permission, which was brought to her by the healer in training, who introduced herself as Ayla.Ayla had suggested to Eliz
