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THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER WELCOME
She looked around the crowd and loved the admiration she saw in their eyes.King walked up to her with reverence in his eyes. “Wow...that’s the most spectacular thing I have ever seen. That was amazing. You’ve really come into your powers as a witch.”“Yes, I have.”Emilia lacked the ability to say more than that, given the way she was feeling. She struggled to stay on her feet, refusing to collapse in front of the whole town. King looked offended by her curt response but she couldn’t care at the moment.She watched patiently as the crowd dispersed, standing her ground with all her will. King waited with her, glancing up at the disappearing purple dome.“Finally,” Emilia gasped as the last group of townsfolk left.Kingn turned to ask her what she had said, only in time to see her collapse in a heap, unconscious before her body struck the concrete.King watched Emilia pull into the driveway in her tiny suburban rental from the massive window in his office. The curtains were slightly o
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER IRONICALLY
All his friends were already gathered together, and he was the last one to arrive. They sat at a table beside a window, chatting softly, all turning when he entered the bar.There were only a few other occupied tables in the room, and King breathed an air of relief. He didn’t feel particularly comfortable talking about how he was feeling in a room full of people.He made his way to his friends and settled into the only available seat at the table. “I’m sorry, guys. Had a little delay with…work. What did I miss?”They waved off his apology and mumbled greetings to him in response. All except Jay, who grunted and sipped beer from the bottle.“Well, let’s see…” Blake replied, rubbing his jaw pensively in mock consideration. “Not much really. To be honest, there’s not really been a lot going on, so you can see we’ve been collectively enjoying a quiet drink.”Articus smirked and shook his head. Callahan laughed, earning him a frown from Fannar. King looked from face to face, taking in the
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER COUNTENANCE
“King?” Articus called.King blinked twice, returning to the present. “I’m sorry. Yes, I appreciate the help. I’ll let you all know how the situation develops. For now, no one has been hurt yet and we have…measures in place to keep everyone safe.”“Well, that’s settled,” Articus said. “Tell us though, how are things going with your mate?”“Mate?” Blake raised a brow. “Interesting. I didn’t expect her to ever come back. Now that she has, though, isn’t that a good thing?”“I wish.” king bit the words. “She doesn’t want anything to do with me, and she has made that pretty clear.”“I mean…you did kind of…reject her. Didn’t you?” Callahan piped up. “I mean, even we didn’t know that you had found a mate. You really kept it a big secret. It was only after she skipped town and we saw your pain that we knew how much you cared for her.”There were general murmurs of agreement in response to Callahan. While King was happy that Emilia had been brought up, he couldn’t help feeling like none of his
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER HURRY
The way she saw it, the only way out for her was to complete her mission, and then leave Moonwood as soon as it was done. This was why she worked on her investigation daily, pursuing leads wherever she could.She often went around town, tapping into the memories of the town itself, seeking a glimpse of her prey. She sat on park benches, touched streetlamps, buildings, and everything that could give her a clue of what she was looking for.The exercise was admittedly a colossal waste of time. Whatever memories she got from the town were of things happening within the town. That knowledge was useless to her, at best. The thing she sought tormented the woods.Irrespective of that, it was a better alternative than being in King’s house. She occupied herself with activities to avoid the damn man. Still, she could always feel him watching her with his golden, searching eyes.She parked in front of a convenience store. She hadn’t really planned on going there, but her mind had worked on its o
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER DISTURBANCE
It occurred to her that the warning could mean that there had been a breach. She dismissed the idea of that happening at first, then thought more carefully about it.What if she had made a mistake? Was her shield really as strong as she hoped? What if the thing had just ripped through her barrier?How strong is this thing?The fact that she didn’t have an answer to her last question terrified her more than anything.And then again, the barrier could have trapped the thing. The chances of that happening were slim, but Emilia felt hope rising in her heart. She moved faster, and King kept up with her excellently. He didn’t ask her questions, he only followed after, trusting her to lead the way.Just as Emilia had feared, the ward had been tampered with. Worse, it had been moved? Huh. Who could have moved it? As she searched for the ward, she realized something.The ward had not been tampered with from the outside. The disturbance had come because someone had stepped out of the shield. Emil
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER CONGRATULATIONS
“I…I didn’t see anything, Alpha King. It all happened so fast. I didn’t even hear or sense anything. One moment, I was racing through the woods. The next moment, I felt a dark presence against me, faster than I could blink. I’m so scared, Alpha King. What was that?”King listened quietly, watching the boy with intense eyes. The boy trembled violently as tears poured out of his eyes.King was livid, even more so than before. They had been flouting his orders and taking his warnings for granted.What could Emilia possibly stand to gain by lying about an existential threat? And if they thought she was lying, did they think the same thing about him as well?He wondered about the people the boy had spoken of. How widespread was the contempt for the order to avoid the forest? What could he do to put an end to such conversations within the pack?He had been presented with a whole set of problems, starting with the young boy fighting for his life.All they had to do was follow instructions, da
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER PHYSICAL VARIETY
King was about to tear into the boy, but then he saw it. The boy’s pain was not of a physical variety. Whatever he had witnessed had completely shell-shocked him, leaving him with mental scars deeper than the one on his stomach.“Right then.” He scooped up the boy as gently as his frayed patience could handle, and placed him over his shoulder. Next, he scooped Emilia into his arms, and then rocked to his feet.As he ran out of the woods with the two people, he glanced around for the young boy’s dog. He didn’t need to. He knew exactly what fate awaited the sorry animal.Rowan felt relief as he got back into safer territory. He set the boy down and then strapped Juniper into the passenger seat. He then strapped the young boy in as well. He jumped into the car and raced off into town, glancing at Juniper every five seconds.“What exactly happened to her?” the pack healer asked, shining a small light into both Emilia’s eyes.King had sped through the town like a lunatic, and had brought E
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER YOU'RE PREGNANT
“I feel…weird. My head’s a bit fuzzy, but I’m fine, I think. Can you tell me what happened?”“You don’t remember anything?” King asked softly.“Not exactly, sorry.”“Well, you passed out again. We went into the forest to investigate the ward that had been tampered with, and…”And then her memories came rushing back with full force. The recollection slammed into her with unexpected strength, and she felt like she had just been rudely thrown into a cold pool of water.She remembered feeling the ward trigger and rushing into the forest with King. She had really hoped to find a clue about their target, but instead all they’d found was the young boy who had been hurt and left for dead.Emilia remembered how that had felt. The boy had lost a lot of blood and she was going to lose him. She had felt it. She had checked her reserves and had known that she did not have enough to bring the boy back.And yet, she had managed to stitch him back together. She had checked to make sure she wasn’t tra
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THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER SPLENDID
“I can’t stop thinking about Selina,” Emilia said wistfully.King turned to face her. “Truthfully, I had also not expected her to do that.”“I was moved by the fact that Selina apologized.”“That’s true,” King agreed. “To be honest, she was the last person I expected to apologize to you.”After Emilia had saved Selina’s life, she had come to apologize to her. It was quite a show of humility as she had gone down on her knees and bowed to the ground before Juniper. Juniper had pleaded with her to get up, but she’d refused to get up until she had said her piece.“I’m sorry for how I treated you growing up,” Selina had said, with teary eyes. “You were right. You never killed Dad. I was always so angry at you for that night, but I never thanked you for saving me that night. And that sucks.“So thank you, Selina. Thank you. Twice you saved my life, and all I ever did was hate you and bully you. I wish I could turn back time and do things differently, but I can’t. Do you think you can forgiv
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER AMENDS
He let out a sigh of relief, then collapsed on the bed again. His thighs burned something furious and he was afraid of moving too suddenly. He couldn’t deal with a cramp right now.Emilia’s breathing started to level out after five minutes. She had the energy of five people in bed, and no matter how tired King thought she was, she was always ready for another tumble.Her intensity and desire scared KIng, but it was still one of the things that he loved the most about her. She matched his energy in so many different ways and their time together always ended up looking like one of them had a point to prove to the other.She turned to look at him, beaming. “That was….”“Amazing?” King finished for her, chuckling.“I was going to say scary, but amazing works as well.” Emilia smiled. “Really, I thought I was going to burst an artery for a moment there.”“Lucky you,” King teased. “I think I heard a few pop.” Emilia laughed as he leaned forward to kiss her forehead, and then her lips.“Poor
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER ALMOST THERE
With tears in her eyes, she admitted what she had been holding back from admitting for so long. “I love you too, King.”King smiled wider and put his arms around her waist. He pulled her close, gently, and kissed her softly. Juniper melted into his embrace and forgot all about her pain and fear and frustration. She wrapped her arms around King, happy that she could hold him again.She had been so afraid of losing him. She had been so afraid of dying. And yet…here they were. She gripped him tighter, wanting to make sure he was real, not another sliver of her creative mind, a figment of her imagination. Yes, he was real. This was real.She was startled to hear voices and broke the kiss abruptly. The entire pack approached them, whooping and cheering loudly. She blushed slightly with embarrassment. She had completely forgotten all about them, and with good reason.“Wow!” Articus said. “What you did? We have never seen anything like it before. Where did you learn that from?”Emilia blinke
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER WALK
She walked slowly to the side, keeping herself on his blind side as she approached. She tried to levitate off the ground but couldn’t. All her powers had manifested physically into the spear in her hand.The only mana left in her was what powered her to move and function. She had to strike, and quickly, or she would be dead before she realized it.King had seen her get up, had seen the spear form in her hand. By some miracle, he had managed to keep his expression neutral and his eyes on the vampire.The vampire landed softly in front of him and pulled his blood spear out of the air. “So, this is how it ends.” He grinned wildly. “You fought well.”King held his gaze. “Don’t patronize me. Do what you have to do. Do you remember your promise? My life for theirs. No harm comes to my pack or my mate.”“Why the rush to die?” The vampire shook his head in mock sympathy. “Such a naive little boy. I made you no promises, fool. But I will promise you this. When I kill everyone you love and dest
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER CARELESS MISTAKE
The vampire threw his head back and laughed maniacally. He held the whole town hostage. He was judge, jury, and executioner, and he had all the power. Worst of all, he wasraving mad.He formed another spear in the air and it hovered beside his head. He shoved Emilia casually, ever so absentmindedly, to the ground. She crashed into the ground and bumped her knees as she fell.Pain lanced through her. Her palms felt like she wielded two balls of fire, and she couldn’t feel her legs. She stretched out on the ground, taking stock of her injuries. She never suffered any real damage from injuries, thanks to her powers, but she still felt pain.She watched the vampire as he floated toward King. Her chest squeezed with fear when she looked at the long, thin spear that moved before him. He had a look of pure evil on his face.King, on the other hand, looked resigned to his fate. He looked like someone who was waiting to die. He looked ready for it, like he had been waiting his entire life to d
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER SACRIFICE
He saw the vampire hovering high in the sky, watching the people. King had a sinking feeling in his stomach as he watched the still vampire.The vampire spread his arms to the side. At first, nothing happened. And then, the air around him shimmered. Thin, red objects appeared in the sky. Thousands of them, pointed like needles.King let out a wordless cry when he recognized the pointed objects floating in the sky. Blood spears. This was why the vampire had spent his time killing and discarding of so many animals.This was blood magic on an unprecedented scale. Cold realization washed over him. The vampire was going to wipe out the entire pack in one attack, and there was nothing that he could do to stop it.King clambered up to his feet, feeling defeated. How many of those could he block? How many people could he have saved today? He arrived at one inevitable answer. Not enough.As he had feared, the spears were turned toward the pack. His mouth ran dry and he watched wordlessly, awai
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER HOVERING
His body trembled from pain and he could feel a few broken ribs. He got up shakily and the pain lacerated through him, even as his body started to slowly knit itself back together.Still disoriented, he looked up just in time to see a fist flashing toward his face. The vampire’s bony knuckle connected solidly with King’s jaw and sent his head reeling backward.The force of the blow caused a shock wave to spread out around King and the vampire. He went flying backward, crashing into the ground several times before he came to a stop several yards away.He got up slowly and felt a hot, white pain in his jaw and knew that it had been shattered. He limped, his front legs faltering as his shoulder had not fully healed. The vampire floated toward him slowly as he felt his jaw. The vampire grinned at him and licked his lips with a pale tongue. “My turn.”King had no idea how to escape the blows that rained down on him. He ducked as furiously as he could, but half the strikes connected, and he
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER INFURIATED
Fannar drilled Selina about what she had seen, and asked for details about her fight with the vampire.Selina cackled drily. “Fight? That wasn’t a fight. That was a beating. I barely managed to get my hands up before it ripped into me with the force of a bear and the speed of a fox. I have never seen anything like that in my life before. I think we are in big trouble.”The room fell silent and the alphas exchanged glances with each other. Asher spoke up first. “Did he give any indications why he took your sister?”Selina gave him an incredulous look. “If he did, I didn’t notice. I was too busy picking pieces off my ass off the curb.” She sighed and slumped into her seat. “What do we do?”The question hung over the room like a thick cloud of black smoke. No one had an answer to Selina’s question. No one knew how to find the vampire in the woods with powers like she had just described.Worse, they had no idea if Juniper was still alive. King didn’t want to think about what could have ha
THE ALPHA KING’S WRONG MATE & THE SECRET BREEDER COMFORT
He frowned and narrowed his eyes at her. She shriveled under the scrutiny. He looked down at her stomach and she covered herself reflexively in horror. Knowing how he felt about the wolves, she was afraid of what he would do to her unborn child.A look of realization settled on his face. “You’re carrying a wolf child in your womb…” His voice sounded as soft as the wind rustling through leaves, barely a whisper.He let go of her wrist and took two steps back. He looked hurt and upset. “How could you? How could you allow your womb to be tainted by wolves?” And then, his eyes turned as cold as ice and his voice hardened. “I will wipe them all out. I will start with Moonwood, and then I will wipe every last one from the Starlight Valley and wider.”Emilia started to plead but he just walked backward, with a look of cold resolution on his face. Without another word, he turned around and sped off into the woods, heading toward the town.Without thinking, Emilia started running. From the den
