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My Unexpected Mate Asking For Help
Gabriel’s POVI woke up to the sound of knocking on my bedroom door.“What?” I grunted, not wanting to get up.“Get up, man,” I heard Nick’s voice. “We have to start searching.”I grunted again and sat up in my bed. We agreed to go to my grandma’s old study and our library and find everything we can about Victor and Cora. If he was politically active there should be some records about him. We have to start somewhere.“What time is it?” I asked and got up.“8:30 am.”“Too early,” I complained.He laughed. “Don’t be a pussy. Go do your morning stuff and I’ll see you at your grandma’s study. I’ll start looking.”I brushed my teeth and hopped in the shower. I put on a pair of sweats and a hoodie and went down to the kitchen.I made two cups of coffee and took them to the study.Nick already had two books in front of him.“Anything?” I asked and handed him his cup of coffee.“Nothing much,” he responded, not looking up from the book in front of him. “Go to the library and bring any books t
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate Impatience
Calvin’s POVWhen I saw her leave the house alone this morning, I got excited. She was finally getting away from those two idiots that think she belonged to them.She was mine.I looked at the time and I saw it was a little past 8 am. Where was she going this early? And how come she was alone? I thought those two idiots were never going to let her out of their sight.I could feel a strong aura of possessiveness and protectiveness coming from them toward both girls. But mostly Aria.She was wearing a jacket on top of a hoodie and jeans that made her ass look perfect. I can’t wait to touch her again. Her hair was in a ponytail, and I could see her pretty face perfectly.Just looking at her got me hard and my breathing picked up. No woman had ever managed to do that to me just by existing. I wondered how excited I will get when I finally have that body to myself. Without the clothes.I have to stop thinking about that because I will go against my boss, and he will kill me this time.I to
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate Terror
Gabriel’s POVWe arrived in front of the bakery in time to see a tall, blonde man talking to Aria. I couldn’t see her face, but I saw him smiling coldly at her.Nick growled loudly. “Who the fuck is that?”The man walked away from her and left the bakery. He crossed the street, got into his car, and drove away. I barely could keep Nick from going after him.“If that was Jack, I’m going to lose my shit,” he said angrily.“I don’t think so, man,” I said and got out of the car.Something in the way he was smiling at her made me so angry and afraid. Jack liked her. His smile wouldn’t have been so cold.Nick and I walked inside and as soon as I saw Aria’s face, I could tell she was terrified. My heart stopped beating. Something was wrong.Nick was too wrapped up in his anger and jealousy to notice. He walked up to her clenching his fists. I didn’t have time to stop him.“Who the fuck was that?” he growled. “Was it Jack?”She looked at him terrified. She couldn’t speak. But it seemed like
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate Memories
Gabriel’s POVAnnie, Nick, and I were so focused on our conversation about Aria’s memories that I barely noticed her getting up and walking away.I glanced quickly and saw her standing by the window. All of this was too much for her, she needed a break.“I think it was her grandma,” Nick said and I put my focus back on our conversation.“She could have been under that spell too,” Annie frowned. “You can’t be sure it was her who cast it.”“We need to lift the spell,” I jumped in. “We will know for sure who did it when she remembers.”Nick wanted to say something, but we were interrupted by a thud.I looked toward Aria and saw that she was laying on the floor, unconscious.“Aria!” We all screamed at the same time.I jumped up and ran by her side. I gently turned her, so she would lay on her back. I cupped her face and stroked her cheek with my thumb. I lifted her chin slightly and listened to her breathing.I heard her shallow breaths and was relieved. Her pulse was normal.“Aria!” I ca
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate The Spell
Gabriel’s POV“Gabriel?” I heard somebody calling my name.I grunted and turned to my side. “Five more minutes.”Somebody chuckled. “Come on. It is 1 pm already.”“You are lying,” I mumbled.“I love to sleep as much as you do, but you have to get up,” somebody said and laughed again. “Nick’s mom is making us lunch and I am impatient to start the spell.”I opened my eyes and turned to see Aria standing next to my bed.She was smiling at me, but I could see anticipation and nervousness in her green eyes.Her long hair was in a messy bun, and she was wearing jeans, a white t-shirt, and sneakers.“Did you go out?” I asked and sat up.“Yeah. Annie and I went to get some ice cream for later,” she said. “You know, for comfort after the spell.”I laughed. “Ice cream helps?”“Oh, yes,” she smiled brightly. “Ice cream is the solution to any problem.”I laughed and she smiled at me. “Get up. We have a lot to do today.”I grunted and got off the bed. “Yes, boss.”“I’ll be downstairs. I think lunc
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate Pain
Gabriel’s POVAs soon as Aria fell into a deep sleep, Nick got up and started pacing the room.“Are you okay?” Annie asked him.“No,” he sighed. “I am worried out of my mind for her.”“She will be okay, man,” I said and took her hand back into mine.“Will she?” he asked angrily. “What if those memories are bad?”When I did my exam on her, I saw that the intention behind the memory spell was to protect her. So, whatever had happened, couldn’t have been good. But I couldn’t tell that to Nick. He will freak out even more. But I knew that whatever it was, she should have the opportunity to deal with it. Being under a spell was not good for her.“If those memories are bad, we will be there for her,” I said. “Just like we promised we would.”He sighed and ran his hand through his hair. Annie got up and walked over to him. She took his hand in hers and smiled at him.“I am a wolf, Nick,” she said. “And even though I still haven’t found my mate, I know the protective side of my wolf. So, I kn
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate The Past
Gabriel’s POVShe couldn’t calm down. I could see how scared she was. I didn’t think she would be able to tell us anything. But I had to find out. Was it Victor? Did she know something?She could show us the memory. But I needed her to calm down first. She was a mess, and she was afraid of Nick and me. We needed to leave her with Annie for a while. Once she was calm enough, she could perform a spell and let us see. If she wanted to, of course.“Aria, love, please,” Nick said. “Talk to us.”She shook her head and continued sobbing. Annie was holding her and speaking softly to her. I couldn’t hear what she was saying, but she was probably consoling her, although I didn’t think she could be consoled that easily. She looked broken. Whatever happened to her was terrible.“Nick,” I called him. “How about we let her calm down a bit?”“What?” he asked angrily. “No, I am not leaving.”“Yes, you are,” I said strictly. “Let Annie be with her for a while. You and I are going to make dinner.”He g
Last Updated : 2023-07-22My Unexpected Mate Rage
Gabriel’s POVRage.That was the only thing I felt.I wanted to kill.I saw red.I could still hear her screaming and crying.My heart was in pain.I was going to kill that fucker who dared touch her.I didn’t hear anything except my heart thumping in my chest and Aria’s screams in the back of my mind.The memory was gone. The orb was gone.I didn’t know how long I had been sitting like that.I took a deep breath and tried to focus on Aria. She needed me. I didn’t have time to freak out. Not now. Later. When I have him at my mercy. Then I will freak out and show him he never should have touched my sister.I averted my gaze toward her and saw her staring wide-eyed at Nick.I looked at him and he was shaking. His growling was so loud I couldn’t believe I didn’t hear him before.“Nick?” Aria called him quietly.Her voice startled him, and he looked at her.“I am going to kill him,” he said so coldly that I got scared.I looked at Aria, afraid of her reaction, but she didn’t seem to be sc
Last Updated : 2023-07-22
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My Unexpected Mate Epilogue - 6 Months Later
Gabriel’s POV“Aria!” I yelled.Where the hell is, she? We are going to be late.I heard footsteps coming into the kitchen. Aria walked in wearing a dress and white sneakers. Her hair was up in a ponytail, and she had a little makeup on.“Why are you in such a hurry?” she asked. “Nick is not even here yet.”“I promised Zack we would come a little earlier so I could help him hang the sign,” I explained.“We will be there on time,” she smiled. “Don’t worry.”There was a knock on the door, and Nick walked inside. His eyes immediately went to Aria, and he gave her a small smile. That guy was totally whipped.“Are you ready?” he asked us, reaching his hand to Aria.“Yes,” she smiled and took his hand in hers.We walked outside, and I locked the front door. We got into my car and started driving to Jake and Cassie’s house.We didn’t really need to drive there, considering it was only a five-minute walk, but the sign was too big to carry, so I had to put it in my car.“Does Cassie know anyth
My Unexpected Mate The First Of Many Birthdays
Gabriel’s POVI woke up in my bed and sighed constantly. It was December 12th, and it was our birthday. I smiled and opened my eyes.It was the first of many birthdays my sister and I will share.I wished this wasn’t the first one. I wished we had shared our birthdays since the first one, like we were supposed to do.But I can’t change the past. I can only be thankful that I have her here with me now. And I didn’t intend to let her go ever again.I was thankful I waited that long for a haircut.I was thankful I slept in that day and had to go to the salon later.I was thankful I opened the door just in time for her to run into me.I was thankful that she bumped into me that day.I was thankful that Nick managed to convince me to go to one more hotel.I was thankful that Mrs. Black was out that day working in the garden. I was thankful she approached Aria, talked to her, and told me about it.I was thankful for each and every decision that led me to my sister.I got out of bed and look
My Unexpected Mate Home
Gabriel’s POVIt’s been a few days since the battle.Patricia, Mike, and Jack went to Victor’s headquarters to end the inquisition. They should come back in a few days. Mike had been keeping me updated. Patricia didn’t try to take Victor’s position. For now. They were shutting his whole operation down. It wasn’t going as smoothly as we had hoped it would, but they were making progress. They were having trouble with some of Victor’s most loyal followers. They didn’t believe he was dead, and they wanted to continue with the inquisition.I trusted that Mike, Jack, and Patricia would be able to deal with them.The rest of us were packing to go home tomorrow. We stayed so Aria could take care of Zack. And she did an amazing job. Zack was up on his feet, and he was doing well. He got tired easily and he still spends most of his time in bed, but his wound healed miraculously well, and his fever was completely gone.Things around here were a little bit tense.There was something going on betw
My Unexpected Mate Going Back
Gabriel’s POV“What happens now?” Annie asked while we were eating.I raised my head to look at her. “Now we go home.”I took Aria’s hand in mine. We will finally be at peace. We will finally be able to live like a normal family.“It seems surreal,” Aria mumbled, looking down at her plate.“What does?” I asked her.She put down her fork and looked up at me. “Everything. Are we sure that this is over? It sounds too good to be true. What about the prophecy? What about his threat?”“He is dead, baby,” Nick spoke before I could. “He is gone forever and this whole story is over. Not all prophecies come true.”She sighed and looked back down at her plate. “I guess.”I placed my hand on her back and rubbed small circles soothingly. “Don’t worry, love. It is over.”She looked up at me and gave me a small smile. She didn’t look convinced. I sighed internally. I would make sure she felt safe. I would make sure she believed that this was over.Because it was.It had to be.Nick watched him burn
My Unexpected Mate After
Nick’s POVI watched Gabriel walking away with my mate in his arms.My heart clenched painfully.I wanted to go with her. I needed to go with her. She was hurt and I was supposed to be with her.But I couldn’t.I had to make sure the fucker was dead. I had to stay behind and watch his body turn to ash.What he said about the prophecy not being fulfilled made my stomach twist. I had to make sure that he was gone.I watched my mate until I couldn’t see her anymore.I sighed and turned back around. Mike was standing next to me, his arms crossed over his chest, glaring at the fire. Patricia was on the other side. Her eyes were filled with tears.I glanced around the field. Someone was missing.Petra.Fuck.She took Cora’s power. She has so much dark magic right now. She could be dangerous.My eyes darted around the field. I couldn’t find her anywhere.We were so focused on Victor, that we completely forgot about her.“Where the fuck is Petra?” I growled.“Gone,” Patricia mumbled.I looked
My Unexpected Mate The End
Gabriel’s POVThe way he looked at Aria made me furious. I will kill the fucker and dance around his dead fucking body.I gathered my magic and I blasted it toward Victor.He was fast. He pulled up a shield and his eyes snapped toward me.“YOU LITTLE PIECE OF SHIT!” he screamed. “I CAN’T WAIT TO TAKE AWAY YOUR MAGIC AND KILL YOU!”I smirked and fired up my magic again. Victor expected it and sent a blast my way. Aria put up a shield in front of us.At this point, everybody started fighting. Annie and Mike ran toward Petra to help her with Cora. Nick, Jake, Aria, and I focused on Victor.He was strong, stronger than I thought he would be. I glanced over at Aria and gave her a little nod. She was panting hard, trying to hold up her shield.I focused on projecting an image of a cliff toward Victor. Aria focused on projecting pain. As soon as our spells hit him, he staggered back. His magic lost its intensity and his attack stopped.I was relieved. I took a deep breath and focused on keep
My Unexpected Mate Attack
Gabriel’s POVAria was next to me the entire time. I held her hand in mine and refused to let go of it, even for a second. I will not lose her again. He was not taking her away from me. She won’t get hurt.My ears were ringing from the constant noise coming from the forest. There were dead bodies lying around us. We tried not to kill, we truly did. But sometimes we didn’t have a choice.I could hear growls all around us. Aria’s eyes were on Nick the entire time. He was merciless. He was bringing other wolves down like it was nothing. He was fueled by anger, and that made him even more dangerous.“Aria!” I yelled, bringing her focus back on our task.There was a man running toward her with a knife in his hands. She snapped her eyes at him, and he was down in a second. He was screaming in pain.“Fuck,” I mumbled.That was close.Zack ran toward us. He took the knife from the man and knocked him unconscious.I looked over at the group fighting with Mike and Jack. I focused on them and pr
My Unexpected Mate It Begins
Gabriel’s POVIt had been four days since we called Victor. I started to think our plan wasn’t going to work.“What are you doing?” I heard a voice behind me.I turned around and saw Annie leaning on the door frame.I had been sitting in my room for the past hour, staring through my window at the backyard, trying to come up with strategies on how to defeat the fucker. We were done with practice for the day, so I decided to spend some alone time.“Thinking,” I answered, turning back to look through the window.“About?” Annie asked and walked toward me.“Battle plans,” I answered, not looking at her.I heard her sigh. She sat down in the chair next to me. I could feel her gaze on me.“Are you okay?” she asked quietly.I glanced at her before returning my gaze to the window in front of us.Was I okay? Not really. I was tense, pissed off and afraid. I would like to glue Aria to myself, but I knew that I couldn’t. I was terrified he would take her away from me. But I can’t tell her that. I
My Unexpected Mate The Call
Gabriel’s POVI gripped Aria’s hand tighter and turned to Nick.“Do you have the phone here?” I asked.Nick reached into his pocket and pulled out Calvin’s phone. He placed it down on the table and looked up at me. My friends sat down at the table and nervously glanced at the phone.I looked at my sister. “Are you ready?”She took a deep breath and nodded slowly.I wish we didn’t have to do this. I wish there was another way. I was against her being here and listening to this. Others thought she had a right to know. Looking at her right now, I regret not fighting against them harder.“We are here for you, okay?” Jake said, reaching over the table for Aria’s hand.She let go of me and took his hand in hers. “Thank you, Jake.”I pulled her hand from Jake and put it back in mine. Jake glared at me, and I gave him a ‘don’t fuck with me right now’ look.Nick reached for the phone, but Patricia stopped him. “Hold on a second.”We looked at her with confused expressions on our faces.“He is
