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83. Questions

Author: Naomi D.
last update Last Updated: 2024-10-08 21:41:10
Raiden’s pov

The anger I felt toward Zev did not go away, even after speaking to Atalanta. Although I was relieved she had a good night's sleep, I still felt anxious and pissed off that I wasn't there for her right now.

It probably didn't help that everyone here, including the alphas, was out to get me.

‘They’re not,’ Atlas tried to reassure me.

Sure, a few seemed to be fine with the idea of Atalanta as my mate, but they were still too curious for my liking. Even if they weren’t arguing for her imprisonment or to be questioned like the rest were, they still wanted to know more about her.

My dad had been right to hide her identity, because most of the morning Alphas had been asking me questions about my mate. How fast could she heal, could she use the mindlink, how could she handle poison, could she fight better or run faster than humans? What would it take for her to be able to shift?

And those were the “nice’” questions! Then there were the weird questions about our mate-bond and the
Naomi D.

Do you ever get that feeling in your gut that something is wrong but you have no clue why? I keep getting it and it's driving me nuts. Anyway, it had nothing to do with the story lol, I'm just venting. But Raiden is coming home. Will there be a Zev vs Raiden show down? And does Zev deserve to get his ass beat a little or a lot? lol

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Naomi D.
thank you, Belinda!
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Belinda Ganoe
I absolutely love this story! I can’t wait for more. You never disappoint with your books.
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