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Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 92: Threats & Promises
(Xander POV)After last night’s dance lesson with Candice, I felt re-energized. I woke up early, showered, ate breakfast, and made my way to my father’s office.My plan was to get some work done, and then invite the pack’s interior decorator to come and help me brainstorm how we would re-design the office to fit my style. Even though I was not formally taking over for a few months, furnishings can take a while to come in once ordered, so I figured it was best to get a head start on things.Unfortunately, when I walked into the dark office and turned on the light, I found Leo Bloodstone sitting behind the desk waiting for me. His feet were propped up, and it looked like he had been waiting for a while.“Leo.”He said nothing, choosing to instead glare at me.“What do you want?” I asked in an annoyed voice.Again, he said nothing.Frustrated, I closed the door and walked behind the desk. I left some space between him and I, but not much.“Get out of my chair, A&&hole. If you are no
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Author Note
Hi - just a heads up that my laptop completely died last night so updates may be delayed a little bit. Hopefully it can be fixed ASAP and I can recover the chapters that I've already been working on.This story is honestly my favorite one yet (of course, it helps that I know where we are going). 😂I will get the new chapters up as soon as the computer geniuses can help me. Thank you for joining me on this ride!
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 93: Old Friends
(Leo Bloodstone POV)After spending several hours reassigning my men —I was pulling them from inside Blue Ridge but not away from it— I walked into a tavern and sat down at the bar. The place was mostly empty. Despite the hour —it was just after noon— it was dark and dingy inside. It was on human territory about ten minutes outside Blue Ridge borders. They did not cater to werewolves specifically, but I had gotten to know the bartenders there pretty well in the past couple of years. They knew not to ask too many questions. I ordered two beers and waited.Not even five minutes after I arrived, Ellis walked in and took a seat, leaving a barstool in between us.“Get your men sorted?” he asked.I ignored his question and continued to stare ahead, not bothering to even glance at him. “I ordered you a beer.”Ellis looked at the glass in front of him. “Did you poison it?”“Not yet,” I replied coldly. “Probably should have.”Out of the corner of my eye, I saw him pick up the beer and
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 94: Calling Home
(Leo Bloodstone POV)I called my mother the second that I got back to the hotel. She answered on the fifth ring.“Hey, sweetheart.”“Is Piper with you?”She laughed. “I should have known that you weren’t calling for me. Piper is in the garden having tea with the ladies. I was with her until just now, when I came inside to answer my phone.”“How is she doing?”“Honestly, she seems a little off, and a little tired today. I think she had a rough night. But I am not too surprised. We had a little bit of a run-in with that witch Ingrid yesterday.”“What? Where?”“At the bridal salon. The witch said that you knew she was working there.”I groaned. “She told me that she had gotten a job downtown, but I had no idea where.”“Well, I had her fired. I didn’t want her energy around the place while Piper looked for her dress.”“Did she find one?”I could practically hear my mother smile through the phone.“Yes. It is perfect. She even cried.”“Mother…” I growled.“Relax. They were ha
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 95: The Pain Starts
(Piper POV)Was I flirting with Leo on the phone? Yes.Did I enjoy it? Yes.Was there a part of me that really did hope that he would take me into the woods on our date and take advantage of me while we laid on top of a picnic blanket? Goddess, yes.Would I regret the flirting? Eventually, yes. I would regret it all. In fact, I would come to intensely hate myself for even thinking some of the thoughts that I was thinking that day, and I would hate myself that much more for expressing them. The dirty thoughts; the happy thoughts; the could-this-be-real thoughts.But on that day, in that moment? Based on the information that I had at the time? No. I had no regrets. I was simply following my heart, listening to the simplicity and beauty of my current circumstances. I was letting myself dream and be happy. The doubts.. the guilt… the voices of Xander, Aiden, Asher… all of that I too-easily pushed to the back of my mind.Part of that was because I really did want to be happy. A
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 96: Confronting His Ex
(Leo Bloodstone POV)After getting back from Blue Ridge, I was eager to see Piper. However, before I could do that, I needed to see my boy. I also needed to have a word with his mother. “Are they both here?” I asked the guard at the entrance.“Yes, Sir.”“Are they awake?”“The nanny is up with Axel. We have not seen Ingrid yet this morning.”I checked my watch and sighed in annoyance. It was 9:30 in the morning. Of course, Ingrid was not up yet.Thanking the guard, I entered Ingrid’s house. I was barely four steps into the place before Axel came running up to me.“Uncle Leo!!!!!”I picked the little guy up and ruffled his hair. “Hey, kiddo. How are you feeling today?”“I good! You play with me?”“I can’t this morning, kiddo, but maybe later tonight?”“YEEEESSSS! We play space guys?”I chuckled. “Space guys” was what he called his action figurine toys. A few of the figures were astronauts and from space-age movies, which is how the toys got their collective name.“Sure, bud
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 97: On the Way to the Doctor
(Piper POV)The follow up appointment with the doctor is at 10:45. After another couple of rounds of really intense pain that started around midnight last night, I am more eager to see the doctor than I am to see Leo. Hell, I am more eager to see the doctor today than I was to see Xander all those months that I waited for him at Moon Shadow.Maybe that sounds awful, but I don’t know if I have it in me to go through any more rounds of that pain. I wish I could describe it to you better, but suffice it to say, it is soul-crushingly awful. And what kills me is that Penelope feels it too. She has always been my strength, and I want to fix this for her even more than for me.After wracking my brain for answers, I am sure that it is just withdrawal symptoms from the herbs. Which is good and bad all at the same time. Hopefully the doctor has some sort of pill or treatment that can help.****Leo picks me up from my room around 10:25. That is a little later than I expected him, but the
Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal Chapter 98: The Medical Intern
(Leo Bloodstone POV)Something is wrong with Piper.I was so distracted and angry after that confrontation with Ingrid that I did not notice it at first, but there is definitely something going on. But for the fact that we are going to see the doctor, I would refuse to move another inch until Piper tells me whatever it is that she is holding back. Worried, I walk with Piper into the hospital. We take the elevator to the fourth floor, which is where Dr. Tuttle’s office is located.Just as the elevator doors begin to close, we hear a male voice yell out “Hold the Elevator!!!!”. My instinct is to ignore the request, but Piper’s instincts are obviously different. She reaches out and pushes the “hold” button.Moments later, a young male wolf jumps on the elevator with us. His clothes are disheveled and he reeks of sex. He is not one of my pack members, but I recognize him. He is Dr. Tuttle’s nephew, and he is here for the summer doing a medical school internship.“Oh, hi Alpha,” h
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