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Mates of the Broken Hearted Prologue
* This book is the second book in the Redmoon series, following Property of the Alpha. It is a continuation of the story from Thomas and Paige's point of view, along with a few other cross-over characters from the Bloodstone series. If you have not read book one, please go do so before starting this one.**Readers' discretion is advised as this book deals with abuse, death, and other dark content.*PrologueI can still feel the blade's tip pressed against my flesh where it had once cut into me, over and over again, until I was left with wounds my body couldn't heal fast enough. Making sure I would always carry the scars on my skin to remind me of my mistakes.I can still smell how the silver burned into my skin, slicing me open repeatedly until I passed out from the pain, no longer able to stay conscious, no matter how badly I wanted to. Because passing out and leaving them with my unconscious body was much worse than enduring the stomach-churning pain.I can still taste the blood on
Mates of the Broken Hearted Firecracker
Chapter 1 - Firecracker I looked at my shop one last time. The sold sign was sitting in the big window bidding me one last goodbye. The bank was more than happy to buy this piece of land from me once I told them I was leaving the province. The final part of my past, a darker time, was finally gone as I closed this chapter of my life. I looked down at the ring on my finger, the glowing sapphire staring back at me. It had done precisely what Colette had promised. It sealed Eris away, keeping him buried deep inside of me in a place I couldn't reach, a place that kept people as far away from him as possible, a place that kept everyone close to me safe.My body felt lighter, and my mind clearer. I finally felt like I could breathe again. Like all my thoughts were my own, and for the first time in over a decade, I felt like I could finally plan for a future. Or at least I wanted to, but that little nagging voice in the back of my mind told me not to get too comfortable, never to get too c
Mates of the Broken Hearted Denial
Chapter 2 - Denial Paige "It's done," I muttered as I walked into Zane's office. The room smelled the same as it always did, like cigars and testosterone. I usually didn't mind it, but after being forced to sit in the car with Thomas and his little human lover for over an hour, surrounded by whatever cologne he wore, I was over it. It's not like I cared about what Thomas did with other females. He wasn't my responsibility or my type. Even if he was, I didn't play around with males from my pack, and with him moving here, he was officially a member of the Redmoon pack. It was a rule I lived by, but it wasn't just about how annoying Thomas was. I didn't feel right about that chick. I was all for becoming a better person. Yeah, she's a human, but who gives a shit? A few of our pack members were mated to humans.No, it wasn't that at all. It was more of the fact that she used to be a hunter. You either became one because of fear and hatred that was passed down through the generations th
Mates of the Broken Hearted Impulse
Chapter 3 - ImpulseThomas"Earth to Thomas." Irene teased, waving her hand in front of my face. I blinked a couple of times before regaining my focus. Ever since finding out my sister was alive, I had found myself doing that a lot lately, spacing out, losing myself to my thoughts.I had been in the process of tuning up one of the pack members' trucks before I got lost in the memory of last night. It took everything in me not to rip those kids a new one for asking Paige about her sex life. I honestly don't know what came over me. One second, I was making my way to my room after working out in the gym. The next, I was pulled into the kitchen by the one fucker opening his fucking mouth, ready to rip them to shreds. I swore for a minute I felt Eris itching against my skin, trying to get out, my body instantly reacting to the irritation that poured from Paige as she kept her back turned to those idiots. Of course, I had heard more than a few times since my stay here about her and how sh
Mates of the Broken Hearted SharpTongue
Chapter 4 - Sharp TonguePaige If looks could kill, Zane would be dead a thousand times over. I was tempted to break his nose the next time we were in the ring together for this. The smug grin he plastered on his face every time he looked at me only solidified that desire. I could feel Thomas's eyes burning into the side of my head, but I was determined to ignore him for however long this dinner took. The only reason I didn't leave the second I caught the scent of that snake Irene or after my encounter with Thomas was because of the girl sitting right across from me. Colette gave me a nervous smile, clearly picking up on the irritation I was radiating, but didn't comment on it. Colette was never one to push questions on me about anything. It was one of the things I loved most about her. Honestly, after the shit cards fate dealt her, I didn't blame her for keeping to herself. But that didn't mean she was weak or incompetent. It meant quite the opposite. Lettie was the most badass wo
Mates of the Broken Hearted Never Forget
Chapter 5 - Never ForgetPaige*Six years ago* "Come on, Paige, the waters great," Casper called out. I worried my lower lip, looking around the forest surrounding us. Why did I let him talk me into coming here? I should have said no. I should have suggested a different place.We shouldn't be here; it was too close to human territory, too close to potential hunters. But I had ignored all of that because it was also exciting, being out here alone with Casper, the future leader of the Redmoon pack patrol team. As a Delta, he would be the leader of our pack warriors, helping to train all the recruits and honing their skills. As the second born in the Beta family, I wasn't forced to take up patrols or have any sort of responsibility like my brother, Kyle. But as a female Beta who just got her wolf four months ago, I was now the main focus of all the males in my pack. Each of them was looking for a chance to move up the food chain, hoping that if I didn't find my mate, I would pick one o
Mates of the Broken Hearted Siren Calls
Chapter 6 - Siren Call Thomas"You doing okay?" Irene asked as I finished up on another pack vehicle. This one's muffler was starting to sound off. Sure enough, it had a couple of pinholes, and I needed to replace it."Why wouldn't I be?" I grunted, tightening the last bolt. I really didn't want to do this today, but I knew there was no avoiding anything when it came to Irene. She gave me a couple of days to stew in my emotions, and then she would ream me out until she was sure I had received enough hell for my behaviour."Oh, I don't know because it's been two days since dinner with your sister, and you have done nothing but spend every minute that didn't involve sleeping or eating in here working on another vehicle to make sure you were too busy to do anything else.I let out an irritated sigh, sliding out from underneath the Tahoe. She wasn't wrong. I had been avoiding the packhouse like the plague, and the sooner I got my shop up and running, the sooner I could make sure I was on
Mates of the Broken Hearted Calculated Endeavours
Chapter 7 - Calculated Endeavours Paige What the fuck was happening right now? That was the only thought I could manage to process as Thomas invaded my space. My brain had gone on a hiatus, making it impossible to think past the smell of motor oil, spice, and that pure male scent. Thomas had a commanding presence, the attention of a room always turning to him when he entered. It was why I tried extra hard to ignore him, hating how my skin prickled and my heart raced when he was near me. And right now, he was way too close for comfort. How are you supposed to ignore someone when the big doofus is towering over you, taking up all the free space? My back stiffened as I forced my brain to work, screaming at my legs to move backward so I could get enough room between the two of us to think. 'Would it be so bad if we stayed here?' Odessa purred, actually fucking purred like a cat. Oh, hell no, we were not having that. I took a step back, hating how my body instantly missed the warm
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Mates of the Broken Hearted Cruel Fates
Chapter 19 - Cruel FatesThomasDespite the heavy training Silas had put me through, my body felt lighter. It seemed after whatever healing Nesrin had done to me. I was starting to feel whole again. But I knew I couldn't get used to it; it was temporary, just like all of this was temporary. It still blew my mind that a day had almost passed and that I was one day closer to unleashing the beast within. There weren't enough words to describe how I felt about it, though angry and fearful were at the top of that list. But I didn't want to think of that now, not when I was supposed to discover what Gardenia had to offer us. It was more of an order than a suggestion after our training. Silas, like me, had noticed how tense Paige was at training and insisted we go out and explore a bit before the real work began. I also didn't miss how she glared at the females who had decided to come and watch the new meat being trained. She would never admit it, but how she acted made me think that she
Mates of the Broken Hearted New Deal
Chapter 18 - New dealsPaigeI'd met Nesrin once before, during the meeting with all of her siblings after we had all made our deal with Balor to protect Thomas. But still seeing her again didn't lessen the blow of how much she had really been through. Something about her was unsettling, in the same way as Thomas. Like they were both someone connected by whatever horrible fates they endured in their pasts. I hadn't said a single thing to her since this morning, too focused on what she was doing to Thomas, making sure that while he was passed out on one of her medical beds, she wasn't doing anything that could cause more damage than there already was. 'Right, because we can see what her magic is doing.' Odessa huffed, her unease matching my own. She wasn't wrong. There wasn't anything I could really do if she decided to end Thomas's life right here and now, but Balor told us we were safe here and despite how shady the bastard was, he was good for keeping his word. 'At least we're he
Mates of the Broken Hearted The Inevitable
Chapter 17 - The InevitableThomas The sound of chains dragging along the gravel floor made my skin crawl and my heart pound against my ribcage. Was it possible to die from fear? I had never heard of someone dying from fear, but then again, I never got to learn any of that before I was captured. If it was possible to die from fear, I was sure I was going to. If it wasn't for Leon and the constant torture, it was the silence and darkness that got to me. I couldn't think of anyone, not my sister, parents, or pack. Did that make me a horrible person? "Shift," Leon commanded, his voice nasally and the smell of his breath was so pungent I wanted to throw up. I gritted my teeth against the command, not understanding how he could get me to do it. He wasn't a wolf, just a sadistic human turned hunter. I tried to fight it, tried to ignore the way my wolf so eagerly wanted to come out and take control. How eagerly my wolf wanted to listen to his command like he was my Alpha, my leader."I
Mates of the Broken Hearted Treading Water
Chapter 16 - Treading WaterPaige "My grandson gave the basics but I would like to hear from you why you're here, Thomas." Silas wasted no time getting down to business, like his grandson I got the feeling he didn't take kindly to slackers or being given the runaround."I'm here because your grandson promised to help take care of my wolf after making a deal with my sister. But he failed to hold his end of the deal and is using this as a poor attempt to make up for it." Thomas growled. I pretended not to notice his obvious tension and busied myself with taking in our surroundings instead of witnessing the shitshow that was most likely about to take place since Thomas insisted on insulting Balor in front of his grandfather.The walls were lined with books and just like the entranceway, pictures filled his walls. But it was the picture on his desk that grabbed my attention the most. It was a younger version of Silas smiling with a heavily pregnant female. She was Fae by the looks of he
Mates of the Broken Hearted Fairytale
Chapter 15 - FairytaleThomasIt was like being thrown into a dream, one minute we were surrounded by loud music, cigarette smoke, stale beer, and ignorant humans. The next we were surrounded by whimsical forests, bright flowers, brighter skies, and magic.I had felt magic before and had been held in a half-beast human state for years because of it. I would never forget how it felt against my skin, the feeling sending a shiver down my spine and filling my stomach with unease. The sounds of birds singing filled the air. The magic in the air felt like static electricity making my hair stand on end. Its presence brushed up against me as if getting a feel for who I was, deciding whether I was friend or foe. Never in my life would I have thought a place like this could have existed, that there was a veil between our worlds that kept such existences a secret from the human world. Not until I was captured by hunters and shown just how naive we truly were. I swallowed the lump in my throat
Mates of the Broken Hearted Coward
Chapter 14 - CowardPaige "We need to talk."Really?I couldn't think of something else to say after spending my entire day hunting the asshole down. Goddess above I was pathetic. I took a deep breath forcing myself to calm down. I was here for my best friend. The fact that I walked into the bar just to find Thomas flirting with some human sleazeball had only enraged me because while he was here getting his dick wet his sister was at home withering away with worry. 'Right, keep telling yourself that.' Odessa scoffed rolling her eyes. She really needed to fuck off."How did you find me?" Thomas's voice had my heart racing in my chest and my hair standing on end. The deep vibration of his voice always caught me off guard no matter how in the moment I was. I whirled around, a single brow arched and my lips pursed, trying my best to seem unphased by his presence. I could have sworn the bastard's lip twitched beneath that percent scowl he always wore. "You did a shit job at covering y
Mates of the Broken Hearted Despiration
Chapter 13 - DespirationThomas Twenty-four hours was what Balor had given as a timeline for one person to decide their fate. Twenty-four hours to decide whether they pick between destroying one's life now or three months from now.It was a fucking joke and one I didn't even bother thinking about. The second I got to my room I packed a bag and left. I needed to leave and find a space big enough for me to think and calm the fuck down before Eris broke through whatever shitty magic Balor had used to tie not only me and my wolf to a life of servitude, but also my sister, her mate, and her best friend. It had been three days and the thought of their betrayal had me seeing red all over again. I understood where she was coming from, I would have done the same thing given my life to protect hers. Fuck. I had done that fifteen years ago when I fought tooth and nail against the hunter's attack to make sure no one found her in those trees. Because she was too little to defend herself agains
Mates of the Broken Hearted Annoyance
Chapter 12 - Annoyance Paige "I can't believe this shit." I hissed, throwing another punch at the punching bag. Sweat had my shirt sticking to me like a second skin. I don't know how much time had passed, but since our unpleasant meeting with Balor and the giant bomb he dropped. I had spent my time in here beating the shit out of this punching bag. If it were a person, they'd be on the floor, nothing but an unconscious, bloodied body. Anger still burned in my veins as I took another swing and then another. My knuckles now split from the continuous brutality despite wrapping them. "Stupid. Fucking. Fae. Stupid. Alpha assholes." I panted with each hit. I didn't have to look up to know that Zane was watching me, waiting for me to acknowledge or challenge him. If he was anyone else I would have, but he was the last person I wanted to see right now. Well, maybe second to last, Thomas would always hold first place. Zane had been standing in the gym entrance for the last fifteen m
Mates of the Broken Hearted Dilemma
Chapter 11 - DilemmaThomasI had come to my sister and her mate's office the second I heard Balor was here. I originally just wanted to get a minute alone with the male to talk about making a new deal to pay him back for the ring he made for me.What I wasn't expecting to hear was the fact that Colette, Zane, and Paige bound themselves to some fucking magic school to get me a ring that would help seal my wolf for only a short period. I wasn't thinking when I flung the office door open. Rage was the only thing coursing through my veins and mind at the time.It was so typical of fae to be deceitful, only doing what could benefit them. I thought because Balor was part wolf, it might outweigh the fae blood coursing through veins. But that was a stupid notion, but that wasn't the only thing that had me so angry. I was pissed that not only did my sister, her Beta, and Mate tie themselves to magic for me. They didn't have the fucking decency to tell me about it. Like they couldn't trust m
