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Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Twenty-Eight: Colin
“Thanks for the run.” The bright sun shines down on her, and I’m lost staring at her glistening skin. Goddess, she’s beautiful. “Our wolves really like each other.” I laugh. “Dom has more stamina than I do.” “I know. I’m exhausted.” Her voice sounds strained. I frown at the thought of her being in pain of any sort. “I could give you a piggyback ride?” Paige doesn’t hesitate to jump on, and I lead us back to the packhouse. The large field that was littered with wolves only hours ago is filled with pups playing. You’d never know that 20 wolves took their last breaths here. Paige lays her head on my shoulder as we walk into the packhouse. I slow my pace, not eager to put her down. I contemplate not going into our room at all. I could just let her sleep on me, but she wouldn’t get any good sleep like that. I lay her onto the fresh sheets and tuck her in. I brush her hair from her face. “I’m going to meet with Nolan. I’ll be back later.” I kiss her forehead. She mumbles something b
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Twenty-Nine: Paige
I woke up to a burning in my chest. My body knows that Colin is furious. It’s interesting to me how deep I can feel his emotions, especially since we aren’t marked yet. I pull myself from the bed and go to find him. When I leave our room, I know something is wrong. The packhouse is silent despite being full of wolves, and the ones I can see are staring into the hallway that leads to Colin’s office. Before I can even step foot onto the stairs, Charles emerges from the hallway. He is steaming with anger. I offer him a slight smile as he leaves, but he just stares at me and slams the door. Colin stomps out of the hallway. His face is unreadable. He doesn’t look like himself. Worry pounds against my chest. Colin’s stoic face softens slightly when he sees me. He takes the stairs two at a time and wraps me in his arms. His face is buried in my hair, breathing in my scent to calm himself. I wrap my legs around his waist, and he carries us back to our bed. The burning in my chest has cooled
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty: Colin
Colin turns his body to face mine. I can see the gold flecks dancing in his eyes. “When are you going to understand that I will gladly give everyone up for you? You are the most important thing to me. Anyone who has a problem with you has a problem with me.” Colin cups my face, smashing his lips to mine to drown out any argument I had. “We’re late,” I say. “Ah, but we’re late for a good reason.” “Not sure having your dessert before dinner is a good enough reason to keep your mother waiting.” He winks before knocking. Nicole is standing in front of us with a very impatient look on her face. “Hi, mother. Sorry we’re late. I got a little caught up in some especially important business.” “A true Alpha will always have important business, but the best Alphas know how to balance family life, too.” She huffs. He gives her a sweet kiss on the cheek, and she relaxes. Nicole’s apartment feels like we left the packhouse, but in reality, she just has her own wing. Her place is cozy and inv
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty-One: Nicole
** Trigger Warning ** The second my son and his mate leave, the scorching tears set themselves free. Hearing how Charles feels about Paige took me for a ride down memory lane. Twenty-two years ago, I was a lot like Paige. My future should’ve been bright, but the Moon Goddess had different plans for me. Don’t blame her for our mate’s insolence, Faith’s voice rings out in my head. I often wonder what my life would be had I not met Charles at the annual mating ball. Maybe I would’ve continued onto the warrior path and served my pack. Maybe I would’ve traveled or joined the werewolf military. It doesn’t really matter now though, does it? I remember the moment his hazelnut scent hit me. My heart was pounding, and my wolf was howling with glee. His ocean eyes locked with mine, and right then, I knew I was in love. I imagined a life of unconditional love, respect, and happiness. Oh, how wrong I was. Charles was amazing that night and for the year that followed it. I kept training in his
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty-Two: Nolan
The constant beep of the machine is the only thing keeping me sane right now. It tells me that Nicole is still alive despite Charles’ best efforts. I’ve nursed Nicole back to health so many times before, but it was never this bad. Charles bashed her skull in and shattered several other bones. It’ll take her a long time to heal from this, even as a werewolf.I shift on the uncomfortable couch. Sleep is evading me. Every time I close my eyes, Nicole’s bloody, lifeless body awaits me. My wolf isn’t helping. His moods switch from howling sadly and hungrily growling for Charles’ blood. Not that we can find Charles to kill him. It’s been twenty-four hours since the attack, and Charles is long gone. Colin is losing his mind. He never knew the monster his father truly was. His mother protected him from that. I can only imagine how lost he feels right now. I know I felt lost the first time I saw what my brother had turned into.Paige says, “Nol
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty-Three: Nolan
“Nolan, I know you love my mom, but this changes nothing for the plan,” James says.“It changes everything.” I gulp the last of my whiskey. “I’m out. I refuse to be a part of your plan any longer. I’m done. You are not Charles, James. You are not the rogue that murdered your family. You are not evil in any sense. Don’t let hate sculpt you into one of them.”My words hang over James like a dark cloud. His eyes tell me he is fighting with himself. Colin and Alex return with maps of the packs within 200 miles of ours. Colin rolls them all out one by one on his desk. I recognize the maps as Moonbeam Hills, Diamond Fang, Onyx Moon, Silver Shadow, Raven’s Blood, and Lunar Harvest.“Which territory is my dad most likely to run to?” Colin asks.“He still has friends in Moonbeam Hills and Lunar Harvest,” I say.“I think it’s best to split up the warriors and check all six packs.”
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty-Four: James
Nolan’s words from last night are still bouncing around in my head this morning. Was he right? Maybe my revenge is misplaced. Maybe my walls did make it hard to feel love from Colin and Nicole. He was right about one thing; I love my mother. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have come running when I heard what happened. I try to remember back to when I first became obsessed with overthrowing Colin. I had always kept my distance from the family growing up. I can remember being so scared of losing them too, so I thought it would be better for me not to love them. That didn’t stop the love from growing, however.When I was eighteen, I remember being particularly frustrated that Colin was going to be my Alpha. I guess the doting love he got scraped against me. That frustration amplified when he asked me to be his Beta a year later. The hurt etched on his face when I refused is still painted on my brain. I had gone to the bar that night and drank myself into a stupor. I
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Thirty-Five: James
The ability to argue leaves me, so I just nod my head.“Come help me in the garden before we lose the daylight.”“Ah, so the real reason you wanted me to stay was to put me to work?”“What can I say? You have a destiny to fulfill.”“I highly doubt that destiny has anything to do with your garden. Nevertheless, I shall appease an old lady such as yourself. I wouldn’t want you to break a hip.”Spending the day with my grandma made my bones hurt with sadness. I hadn’t realized how much I truly missed her. After I had helped her with the garden, we pulled vegetables to make her gumbo. Her gumbo made me feel loved. It wasn’t as fancy as what I ate with the Blackburn’s, but it was home. It was genuine, and it reminded me of my life before my parents died. Her chocolate chip cookies soothed aches I didn’t know I had. I feel better after today. Maybe she’s right about my fate. Maybe, jus
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Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty-Five: Paige
I follow him through the woods, letting him guide me to whatever he has planned now. Colin walks us to a small clearing between the trees. It’s decorated with a tent and roses. Twinkling lights highlight my smile.“What is all this?”“The date I owe you.”“It’s beautiful.”“Not more so than you. But I’m glad you like it. Alex and I worked on it all afternoon.”“I’ll have to remember to thank him.”“Nah, he only helped a little, but you know if you want to thank me. I wouldn’t be mad.”“In that case, let me show you thankful I am.”He yanks the tent open. It’s filled with blankets and pillows. I crawl in and plant myself on the soft pile. Colin falls n
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty-Four: Paige
“My name is Elder Kai Fury, and I’m here to oversee the Luna ceremony tonight, but first, Alpha John has an announcement to make.”My hands tremble. It’s time to break the news about the merger. I don’t know what I’m expecting, but I’m not sure it’s good.“Good evening. Thank you for all being here to celebrate my daughter and her mate. Before we continue with the ceremony, I wanted to take a few minutes to tell you how proud I’ve been to be your Alpha. Truly, it’s been an honor to lead you, just as it was for my father before me and his before him. That said, there comes a time when every Alpha must retire.” John pauses. “Traditionally, the title would be taken by my son Peyton. However, he’s chosen to go down a different path. He’s on his way to fatherhood. His mother and I couldn’t be prouder of him. I mean it, Peyton. You’re going to be a wonderful father, and I respect
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty-Three: Paige
“Nicole! You came!” I try to get up and hug my mother-in-law, but the hairstylist pushes me back down.“Of course! I wouldn’t miss this.” Nicole stands in front of my mirror and wraps her arms around my neck. “You look beautiful.”Mom says, “Wait until you see her dress!”She hugs Nicole and then drags her off to only Goddess knows where. I down my fifth glass of champagne, trying to keep my enormous bundle of nerves at bay. I wish Ash were here with me. She would be so happy to become Luna. Goddess knows she was always in support of it, even when I wasn’t. I call for another glass of champagne. I give a mental toast to Ash wherever she is. After hours of sitting in the awful plastic chair, the stylist is done. My fiery hair is twisted and braided into a bun that sits on the top of my head. A few stray hairs have been curled around my fa
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty-Two: Colin
“Welcome to our home,” Margot says.“Thank you for having me. My name is Kai Fury, but just call me Kai.”He shakes everyone’s hand but lingers on Paige’s a little more than I like. I have to turn my head as he lightly kisses the back of her hand to avoid a fight.He’s an unmated male touching our unmarked mate. Kill him. Dom growls.He’s an Elder; violence won’t get us far. Margot leads everyone into the sparkling packhouse. She introduces my family to Kai, and I catch a glint of jealousy in James’ eye. So, it’s not just me, good to know. Once the tour is finished, we head to dinner. We’re eating in the private Alpha’s dining room tonight. Paige and Margot thought it best because it’s much more formal and elegant. But if we were in the dining
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty-One: Paige
“What are you doing?” Colin asks.“He helped us, Colin. We have to help him.”Nolan barely looks up at us when he opens the door. I don’t like what I see when he does finally returns my gaze. Nolan’s eyes are cold and empty, something I’ve never seen from him. Even when Nicole was in the hospital, his eyes held so much emotion.“Nolan, how are you?” I ask.“I’m wonderful.”“I can tell. The broken desk looks like it’s had a ball with you.”He flops on the bed with nothing but a sigh. He seems to be sober, despite the room smelling like a hurricane of bourbon hit. Guess it wasn’t strong enough for his werewolf genes.“Nolan, do you remember what you said to me? You told me that Colin couldn
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Sixty: Paige
The last four days have been insane. Every day there has been something happening to pull off this last-minute Luna ceremony. Right now, I’m feeling overwhelmed by the number of dresses the designer brought. Three racks pumped full of dresses stand before me, and I’m supposed to choose one. Ugh. Most of the dresses are black, some are green, some are white, and there are some gold ones stuffed in. I grab the first green dress I see; it looks like a sequin monster threw up on it. I shake my head in disgust. I’m not even trying that on. I keep combing through the racks until a dress catches my eye. I pull it from the hanger and try it on. It’s beautiful. The emerald green matches my eyes. I slip it over my body, and I know that it’s the one. The dress is tight in the right places and flows at the bottom for effortless movements. I walk out into the room where my mother, Cassie, and Claire are sitting. Their gasps tip my lips up into a bright smile.
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Fifty-Nine: Nolan
Hugh bristles as soon as Nicole leaves our room. He’s not a fan of letting her out of our sight, ever. For a woman who isn’t our fated mate, he’s really protective of her. Then again, the love we share is strong. It’s growing every day. Maybe we’ll be mates after all. I count the seconds until my southern region calms down. I’m already missing Nicole. I just want to get downstairs and hold her again. Scratch that. I need to get downstairs. Nicole needs me; I can feel it.A sweet honey scent hits me when I get to the stairs. Hugh immediately perks up, and I feel my heart fall. That scent isn’t Nicole, but it is my mate’s. My feet hit the bottom stair. I peek into the dining hall. Nicole’s back is to me. My gaze moves to the woman in front of her. The doe-eyed, stunning woman who Hugh says is our mate. Her brunette hair is pulled into a bun, making her look taller than she is. My body gravitates towards her, despe
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Fifty-Eight: Nicole
The room is covered in ideas and fabric by the time we finally nail all the plans down. It’s a good thing too; I thought Paige was going to explode on her mother a few times. I wave goodbye to the girls and run to my room to make phone calls. It takes me two hours and several thousands of dollars later before I have everything ordered. Pushing away from the desk, I rip the ponytail from my vanilla hair. It cascades down my aching shoulders, nibbling at the tops of my scars. The fleshy stripes that I should hate, the blemishes that should remind me of the man who tried to kill me. But all I see is raw proof that I’m strong, that I survived twenty years of torment. “You are gorgeous, Nic.” Nolan leans against the doorframe. I smile at him, so grateful that the Goddess gave me him. He wraps his arms around me, and his crystal blue eyes darken just a shade. If I didn’t know any better, I could swear a mate bond was forming between us. He smells sweeter to me with every day that passes. H
Onyx Flame (A Fated Mate's Romance) Chapter Fifty-Seven: Paige
“How long has Ash been gone?” Rita asks, gliding around her room to grab a crystal.“Just since the battle. She was there, but when I shifted back, she was gone.”“So, she was there for part of it?”“Yes.”“When you were hurt, did you change by choice or by force?”“Force.”“Okay, I’m going to put my hands on either side of your head. This will help me get inside your head. I’ll try to find her or figure out what’s going on. It may be painful, but I need you to keep still.”I glance at Colin. His smile is uneasy, but he nods to me. His hand reassures mine with a squeeze, but they still tremble. My stomach flips when I feel her plump fingers land on my temple. I close my eyes and wai
