#Chapter234Slowly, very slowly, I got up from the very comfortable grass, every joint of my body screaming in protest. It was as if even my body recognized the need to not mood and grieve for the friend that I had lost. I turned around to find the goddess looking flawless as ever, perched graciousl
#Chapter235'"Why did you help me get away?"'******When I came to my senses, I immediately knew that Harper wasn't in the bed with me. I had lost consciousness when I was engulfed in his body heat, with his arms wrapped around me. The loss of his presence was so pronounced that I didn't want to o
#Chapter236"I knew that Harper and Natalie weren't true mates because Natalie is my mate." She continued speaking as if she hadn't disclosed something phenomenal or substantial while my mind was reeling with everything she was saying. "The moment I arrived at the hostage exchange, my wolf could sme
#Chapter237'HIS MATE'******"You do realize that to break the bond between us, either one of us will have to complete the mating process and mark our mates," I remarked and watched as Natalie nodded her head in acknowledgment. We had just gotten back after performing the final rites of the pack w
#Chapter238I hadn't wanted to leave Zara alone during such a time, when she was grieving for a dear friend. I had felt her pass out from the emotional exhaustion and I had held her in my arms while she slept and mumbled incoherently. It had felt so amazing to be able to hold my mate after so long.
#Chapter239'At that moment, it felt as if everything was going to be ok.'******I think what the moon goddess said somehow helped me get over Ethan's death. I was still wrung and grieving about him for weeks, don't get me wrong but thinking about how must be at peace somehow made it easy to bear
#Chapter240When the final rites of Ethan were finally over, Harper told me that Natalie and Addison have decided to give their mate bond a chance. To do that, Natalie and Harper would have to break the alpha-Luna bond between us. I knew that the only way to do this was for Harper or Natalie to mark
#Chapter241'"This isn't the first time you have met me."'******I thought about it for so many months, because the act of being marked by harper seemed final. It felt like a full stop and in a way, it was final, an end. I knew the meaning of being marked even before I had decided to go away when