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Chapter Seven: “ First Glance - Mate.”
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“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Eight : “Little Songbird”
I nod at him and look back to the red-haired beauty as she takes her position on the left side of the stage and the band gets into their song. Theanticipation kills me as the song plays through,thinking that I might not hear her voice, but then itfinally graces my ears and holy fuck. It shakes meto my core, andI know then. She must be my mate.There's no denying it. Something simple as hearingher sing wouldn't affect me this intensely if shewasn't.I watch her as she perfectly blends in with the bandas she sings, clearly comfortable and enjoyingherself, her voice powerfully mesmerizing. Thecrowd is completely enamoured with the performance, moving in time with the music andcheering them on loudly. Soon the song is over, andI turn to Tobias and his eyes are wide."Wow, that was...""Perfection. I'm dying to hear what she sounds likeon her own later.""I don't blame you, I feel the same way, Alpha. I’ll go talk to Kai." I nod in agreement and watch himas he heads downstair
Last Updated : 2023-07-26“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Nine : “Clumsy”
Nadia's POVIt's nearing 2am and I finished my solo set aboutan hour ago, and Alpha Nate's eyes never left thestage. I'd glance up at him every now and again,and he was still watching me intently.Did I make that good of an impression?I thought it was the most odd, short conversationof my life, but I was really flattered to have himlook into hiring me for the mating ball. It would bea nerve-wracking performance but I'm totally for it."Earth to Nadia!" I turn my head and catch eyes withLynette.I shrug. "Sorry, what's up?""Gabby is here to take us home. You good?" I thinkfor a moment, and wonderif Nate is still upstairs.It's weird but I feel drawn to him, I need to see himbefore I leave. My mouth is ahead of my mind as Iblurt out a huge lie. "Just a couple minutes, I thinkI forgot something upstairs earlier. You go and waitout front. I'll be out soon. Promise." Evie nods atme and says a quick goodbye to Kai, who turns andpulls my hand out and places money in my palm. I
Last Updated : 2023-07-27“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Ten: Rogue
Nathaniel's POVI can't help but sigh loudly as I enter my bedroom,having just gotten back from the Iron Wolfmoments ago. My mind is stuck on how Nadia hadsaid she didn't hear the rogue wolves in the forest.She has a wolf does she not?I didn't smell anythingoff about her, but it's very odd that she wouldn't beable to sense any danger near her. The fact that shefroze up with the mere mnention of a rogue wolf,makes me concerned as to what could havehappened to her to make her that afraid. Most she-wolves can hold their ground well enough.You must protect her..Ignoring Kiba, I walk into my bathroom and turnthe shower on as hot as I can handle, beforeundressing and stepping inside. As I start to washup from the day, my mind then drifts back tofeeling her hands splayed over my chest, and herreactions to me backed against that wall. It felt soright having her touch me, and the calmness I feltfrom her being close was unexplainable. Theyalways say that your mate is your oth
Last Updated : 2023-07-29“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Eleven: “Defeated”
Nadia POVIt's too hot....I place my hand above my eyes to shield them from the harsh sunlight that is out in full force today. It's beaming down over me, and I feel the intense warmth on my skin. I'm currently tending to the garden at the pack lands, as it's one of the many “duties" that Mike has assigned me with. I don't mind it, but some days it can be back breaking work, like today. Especially in this heat.The garden itselfis a marvel of beauty. A largeopen area that has a wide assortment of vegetables, flowers, and fruit trees. There are smallgreenhouses for different crops anda large shed forstorage near the entrance. It's located close to myhouse too, so I don't have to rush to get where I'mgoing on days I work here. As much as i enjoyworking in the garden, it is right beside the packtraining grounds, so again I feel pangs of hurt whenI see the warriors and trainees outside in the field.Thankfully they aren't out today, so I could focuson my tasks here and not wallow
Last Updated : 2023-07-30“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Twelve : The Plan
Nadia’s POV"What in the actual fuck does Mike think he'sdoing?" Lynette says as she sits down on ourgrey couch in the living room of our house; wellsoon to be their house.I sigh. "He knows you guys help me, so he's tryingto take away any assistance I may get and replace it with only me getting in trouble if you guys do help.He's trying to continually isolate me from everyoneelse." I reply as I sit down myself.I'm still in shock-mode from the bomb that Mikedropped, and of course I came home and told Gabby and Lynette everything. There's no way Icouldn't. They're just as pissed as me and cannotbelieve that Mike would stoop to this."I swear he's going to get a rude awakening whenthe Alpha King comes to visit. There is no way thatAlpha Nathaniel would look at this pack and say it'srunning smoothly. It's a fucking shit show here."Gabby says in a strained voice, his eyes dartingbetween Lynette and me.I know he's raging at this new revelation, but Ihaven't even told them
Last Updated : 2023-07-31“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Thirteen : Emergency
Nadia's POVMy mind scrambles as I try to process."What the hell am I going to do now?" I say outloud, my voice filled with panic, and rightfully so.Gabby walks over to me and pulls me into a hug,Squeezing me tightly."We will figure it out, Nadia. We just might have topostpone until we get a better opportunity." Wepart and I raise my eyes to look at Gabby, tearsthreatening to fall. "Will there even be one?""I know it's hard to think that you have any chancenow, but you've got us. We will figure it out. But fornow, we need to go to the packhouse and keepappearances up, okay?" He states and I nod.I take a deep breath to calm myself. "Okay."Gabby turns and walks to the door where Lynetteis waiting still. I approach them, and we all walkout of the door together and head for thepackhouse, with me still trying to get over theshock of this new development.Once we arrive at the packhouse, Lynette ispulled away to help with God knows what, and thenAlarik approaches Gabby a
Last Updated : 2023-07-31“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Fourteen: “Getting to know you”
Nadia's POVMy heart pounds as I walk out of the packhouse, with Nathaniel in tow. I turn as I reach the ground from the steps, but I'm not expecting him to be right there. I bump into him slightly, and I stumble back. He reaches out and grabs my arm to steady me, and as I look at him, I feel my heart flutter."Sorry, I didn't think you'd be right behind me." I manage to say without my voice giving away my current flustered state. He laughs as he releases my arm. "I shouldn't have been following so close." His voice. How is it so deep and luscious? It's insanely alluring.There's a short moment of silence, us just staring into each other's eyes, but then I remember we're outside and people can probably see us. I quickly clear my throat and turn away from him, breaking the trance that I was in. I need to get back into what I'm supposed to be doing. I sigh mentally.This is going to be harder than I thought. But why?Nathaniel's POVI can tell she's reacting towards mne, but I'm still c
Last Updated : 2023-08-02“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Fifteen : “ Connection”
Nadia's POVI wanted to tell him everything.But I couldn't.The emotion that splayed across his face when I asked him to not force me to tell him made me want to cry. He seemed really hurt by my rejection of information. I knew that he wouldn't be the type of man that could be fooled easily, but he even exceeded my expectations by catching onto something within a mere half an hour of being alone with me.Oh, how I wish I could say something..I sigh as I look around the pack training area where the BBQ dinner is in full swing, as I lean on one of the fences near the perimeter, looking in. Nathaniel and I had walked back in silence after the moment at my house in my music room. We didn't haveanything else to say to each other, it seems. He had thanked me for taking him around and then had gone to go talk to Tobias and a few other members of his guard before starting to mingle with the rest of the pack members here, and I was alone yet again.I continue to look at everyone mingling, l
Last Updated : 2023-08-02
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“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Forty-Four: “Bonded in Silver”
Nadia's POVI still can't believe it.I'm Nathaniel's mate.I'm still getting used to seeing all the pack members bow and address me. They've been doing it over the past few weeks and honestly, it continues to baffle and wonder at me. I'm mated tonot justa royal, but the future king of our race.Nathaniel has completely gone back to the endearing, loving and sexy man that I'm used to, and thank God because now that I know we're mates, I can't keep my hands off him. We've beenspending every waking moment together between his work and he's been showing me around the packlands and allowing me to help him with his pack work in a more official capacity consideringIt's now my pack too.We've briefly discussed making a trip out to the witches' coven to see about getting my cuffs removed and accept our mate bonds once they're off, which I am extremely excited for. These cuffshave been the biggest burden and hurdle for me in terms of coming back into myself and the woman I know I can be.I'
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Forty-Three: “ Shock and Awe”
Nadia's POV"What?" I say, bewildered as what he told me sinks in. "I'm...""You're my mate, Nadia." Nate says lovingly but with hurt in his voice."You've known this entire time?" My voice shakes with emotion, and he nods. "I've known since the first day we met."I back away and bring my arms up, lightly touching my cuffs."I never felt anything because of these.""Most likely. But I think you felt some sort of connection, just not as a mate bond.I look at him, tears still streaming down my face. "Why didn't you tell me sooner?" I see the pain cross his face and I know it must have been difficult for him to keep this hidden and as shocked as I am, I'm sure he had his reasons."Come into my room, let's talk." I nod and follow him down the hallway. We enter his bedroom and we sit on the bed together, the darkness of the blacks and grays of the room aligning with how I feel at this moment.Nate takes my hands in his and I look directly into his eyes as he speaks."I didn't tell you rig
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Forty-Two : “Admittance”
Nadia's POVI'm angry. It's been two days since Nate just walked away from me without an explanation, and I've been avoiding him. I don't understand how he can just keep playing with my feelings this way. The retreat was absolute bliss, and ever since we came back, it's been an utter shit show.I'm sitting in the music room, plucking away on the piano, trying to sort through my feelings.Confusion.Anger.Attraction.I've never been so emotionally confused in my entre life, and this is proving to be hard to navigate. I want to yell, scream, and kiss Nate all at the same time and it’s driving me insane. I sigh, beginning to play andI hear the door open, and I stop and turnto see who is coming in and I see the familiar face of Lynette."Heya stranger." She says with a smile and I half smile back."What's wrong?"I shake my head. "I don't even know."Let's talk about it, like we usually do." She comes and sit beside me on the bench, andI nod and sigh loudly. "It's Nate.""What happened?
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Forty-One: “Crystal Moon”
Nadia's POV It's still hard to believe that I'm living at Nate's packlands.It's been weeks since my incident and there's been not a single sound about our departure from Pure Moon, which Nate has found highly suspicious. Surely if three of your own pack members just up and disappeared, you'd look for them, no? Apparently to Mike, it's a no.Honestly, I don't care as much about it at this point. This is the freedom that all three of us have been wishing for a very long tỉme.Not looking over our shoulders.Not worried about our actions.Not getting verbally or physically abused.The pack has taken us in fully, and it's like we were a part of it this whole time.Now that I've healed fully from my wounds, I've been helping Nate with his pack work, almost like an assistant or secretary. I help keep track of his meetings and help him organize his paperworkfrom other packs and inform him when he gets new requests, Organizing them by importance and whatnot. It's been a steady pace, and I'
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Forty: “ New Territory”
Nadia's POVI can't believe this is happening.We're part of Nate's pack now.It's only been a few days and I'm still recovering from my attack, but it feels like we've been here this entire time. Gabby and Lynette have their own suites now and have fallen right into place with Nadine and Tobias.I'm still in the medical wing as I had a small setback with my stab wound, I accidentally pushed myself a bit too hard during exercise and ripped my stitching open, so now I'm on light movement until it heals. Everyone has been visiting me every single chance they get, and Nate has been texting me every moment he isn't in here with me.It's sweet.I feel a huge weight has been lifted off my shoulders in telling Nate the entire backstory of my life and how I came to be in this present moment. It surprised me that he immediately knew something was off like Gabby and Lynette had been saying for years, but I'm glad it’s out now.He also made a full incident report on my attack based on what I told
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Thirty-Nine : “Battered and Bruised”
Nathaniel's POVI'm restless.I haven't slept.Nadia hasn't woken up. It's been four days since her attack and she's still unconscious. Nadine has said she is healing at an accelerated rate now thanks to my blood transfusions, but it's hard to know how much damage was done until she wakes up.So far it hasn't been positive.I've gone to visit her every chance I've gotten. Gabby and Lynette haven't left her side and said that they would let me know if anything changed. I wanted to be by her side this entire time, but I've had to keep to my duties and run my pack. The pack is uneasy due to my unease with her condition. They know she's my mate and their Luna and the despair I feel from them knowing she's been injured maliciously has been a heavy burden to bear. I sigh as I sit at my desk in my office, mindlessly going through papers on my desk, I try to think of our happier moments, and I'm startled when Lynette bursts in."She's awake."Nadia's POVNadia. You're stronger than this. Open
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Thirty- Eight: “Broken”
Gabby's POVI help Evie lift Nadia up from the pavement and into the back of Tobias' car. Evie supported her on the left side and me on the right, her still body laying over both of us, the metallic stench of her blood filling my nostrils. I keep my hand pressured on her wound as it's still bleeding, disgusted at the fact my friend's blood is seeping through my fingers from an injury that someone else did to her.Mike must be behind this, but until Nadia recovers, we Won't know exactly what happened to her and who actually did this to her.If she recovers.I glance over at Lynette as Tobias takes off, and I see her face is wet with fresh tears as she strokes Nadia's head that is on her lap. She's still alive but barely. Her heartbeat is faint. Evie is covered inNadia's blood just like me, and my wolf lashes out in my mind in intense anger. "If she doesn't survive, I'm going to kill him." The coldness in her voice is highly apparent, which is a drastic difference from her usual bubbly
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Thirty-Seven: “River of Fire”
Nadia's POVI pace around my room, trying to pick an outfit for the show tonight. I've got three options pulled out; black ripped leggings with a long black sleeved fishnet top over a white tank top, my red baby doll dress with fishnet stockings, or acid washed jean capris with a black corset.I pace, looking over each option and ultimately decide on the red dress and stockings. I kept my set for tonight chill, so I won't be moving around too much. Plus, I know Nate would like it.I can't kid myself; I'm dressing up for him.I get changed, making sure to put my favourite perfume on and sit down to do my makeup. I decided to do heavier winged liner, mascara, a nude lip, and a little bit of pink blush. I tidy up my brows and fill them slightly and add some highlighter to my cheekbones.I style my hair, pulling it back into a half pony with me pieces out to frame my face.I stand and take another once over when I hear a whistle. I turn around and see Evie in my doorway, all dolled up her
“Nadia Shackles” Tied To The Alpha King Chapter Thirty-Six: “Yearning”
Nadia's POVIt's been a week since I returned from the retreat with Nathaniel, and I'm missing him.Missing him a lot. More than I really thought I would.We've been texting every single day when he's got time, but it's nothing like being in person with him physically. We're planning to do a video call this evening once he's finished up with a meeting so at least I'll get to see him in some capacity.As for life back home, well..Mike and Alarik haven't laid-a hand on me since I've come home, making me think that Mike listened to my threat and has backed off for time being. At least, I hope. I'm still doing all the normal dutiesthat he asked of me before, but it seems he's finally leaving me alone to do them. Gabby and Lynette have told me that I probably should keep my guard up still, which I am, but this is a welcome feeling to not have to worry as much.I walk outside of the house and make my way to the garden, and I make sure to do the zipper up on my sweater as I walk. It's star
