October 08, 2023
PLEASE READ UNTIL THE END.
Lovelies,
Another journey ends, and words will not be able to express my gratitude to everyone who stayed and finished this book with me. I appreciate your readership — the time, coins, gems, and thoughts you shared with me.
The Beta and I is my most emotional book. I couldn't count the number of chapters we all cried together, and I think this book gave the longest hell week in all of my series—from the moment Catherine met Maddox to her time at the Dark Forest territory until the Claiming.
But it is an adventure I would always be proud to have taken with all of you. 💜
Tyler and Catherine's story ends today, but it will spiral into more adventures as we go along with the series to meet other characters.
The third installment of the ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE will be Gamma Austin and Lexi's story. The book title is LET THE GAMMA FALL FOR ME. 💗
However, after The Beta and I, I will take a pause with this series and focus on continuing the third book in my INTO THE DARKNESS Saga.
I hope I will meet you in the North for another adventure, but this time with Alpha Blade and Althea.
After their story, I will come back and bring you the Gamma couple.
But before we end, I would like to make a request. If you have time to spare, please leave a review for THE BETA AND I on the book's main page. It doesn't matter if you left a review before. I still want to hear your thoughts as the book ends.
It will also help my book get exposure and attract more readers. This book is also competing in the GN Under the Moonlight Writing Contest, and any comments, gems, coins, and views you give this book will help me in this contest. ♡
To leave a review, simply click anywhere on this page to reveal three dots in the upper-right corner. Just choose 'About This Book,' and it will take you to the main page, where you can leave your review. This will mean a lot to me!
And don't forget to drop us some gems if you enjoyed and love this story as a farewell gift to our Beta couple as well as the rest of the Betas we met along the way!
Thank you again for sharing this journey with me, lovelies! It was a wonderful ride!
#TylerAndCatherineSigningOff
#TheBetasSigningOffxoxo, Cassandra M 💜💜💜
♡♡♡ ♡♡♡ ♡♡♡To those who want to see the orders of all the books (per series):
THE BLACK SHADOW PACK SERIES
He's My AlphaThe Beta Is MineLoving The GammaIn The Arms of My AlphaThrough The Eyes of My AlphaStealing The Heart of My AlphaUnder The Moonlight: Collection of Mate Bond StoriesINTO THE DARKNESS SAGA (Ten Years after STHOMA)
Beneath Her Darkness: The Alpha’s Little DemonBraving The Darkness: One Night With The Demon KingBeyond The Darkness: The Alpha’s Little Witch (Coming OCT 2023)THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE SERIES (Ten Years after Beneath Her Darkness)
She’s The Luna I WantThe Beta And IGamma Book (Austin&Lexi) coming soonGold Book (Nadine & Xander) not yet writtenOrange Book (Zach Adams) not yet writtenGreen Book (Kairo Evans) not yet writtenBlue Book (Cyrus Williamson) not yet writtenUNEXPECTEDLY MINE - Alpha Joshua and Alice Author's Note: Lovelies, If you have NOT read SHE'S THE LUNA I WANT and THE BETA AND I, some of the scenes and flashbacks here might spoil it for you, so I suggest completing these books before continuing this story. ♡♡♡♡♡ CHAPTER 1. ALICE. My hands sweated as I stared out the window. I was at Catherine and Tyler’s union at the Black Shadow Pack, hiding in one of the private rooms of the ballroom, as I was not really invited here. But I let my brother Roan pitch in for me, and in the end, I was given a go signal to attend. All because Joshua, my fated mate, requested to speak with me, and he thought this was the best place we could meet. I have known Joshua all my life since we were classmates during high school at the Shadow Academy, but as much as he was famous for having so many side chicks, he was a complete asshole. So I tried to stay away. Besides, he was not on my list. When I said my list, it meant the people I needed to be
ALICE. “We’re good. Let’s just get it on so I can release my buildup.” “Excuse me?” I asked, my brows furrowing. Did he just say he wanted a release? Did he want to get on with this mate bond so he could fuck me? “I said, let’s get on with the rejection so I don’t need to stop myself from doing things I’m supposed to do.” My mouth hung open as the words sank in, but I was able to mask my emotions right away. It took a lot to restrain myself from shaking in anger. “Rejection? What the hell was that? Are we not even going to talk about us first?” I asked, trying to sound calm, but I was sure I was failing. “It’s not going to work, Alice.” He took a deep breath before he continued. “My mom does not approve. It will just be hard for both of us. I’m sure your father doesn’t approve as well.” I shook my head, biting my inner cheek before I replied. “Yes, he doesn’t approve.” “So… that’s then.” He took another deep breath, and I knew he would carry on with rejection, but I beat him
ALICE. “Oh, shit!” I mumbled as I stared in horror at my brother while slowly clamping my legs together. My gaze shifted from Roan to Joshua. A smirk tugged on my mate’s lips as his hand withdrew from my throbbing pussy. And as if the smirk was not enough to upset me. He had the nerve to insert his fingers in his mouth and begin sucking them. Good for him because he could not see how the color drained from Roan’s face and how red tints crept into the cheeks of the female beside him. If the floor would just open and swallow me, I would welcome it, take Joshua with me, and push him further into the pits of hell. He was clearly enjoying this while I wanted to pee from the embarrassment of being caught. Of all people, why did it have to be my brother? My chest kept heaving. As soon as I was sure my dress was back in its proper place and was covering my front, my hands went to Joshua’s chest, and I pushed him away. I pushed him hard, but his body jolted only a bit before he slowly
TWO WEEKS LATER. ALICE. The party at Catherine’s union ended, and I never saw Joshua again, only for us to find out that he left even before the party was over, so the rejection never happened. I didn’t want to be rejected, but Roan talked me into it. And maybe he was right. I was better off alone than with someone who wouldn’t even treat me right. Although my wolf was not in agreement, I had made up my mind — I would tell him I was ready for the rejection. A week went by, and I had not heard from him. By the second week, I tried calling their packhouse, but it was always his father who answered the phone, and Joshua was always away. I had introduced myself — my name and not as his mate — and requested to have him call me. I even left my own mobile number, but he never called back. The full moon will be less than a week away, and I didn’t want a repeat of the last time. I was not going to deny that I miss him and that, at night or whenever I could, I would pleasure myself with
ALICE.I was here for almost two hours, and Joshua was still not around. I was hungry and bored, so when River invited me for lunch, I didn’t hesitate and accepted it.Instead of the usual dining room, she took me to the back of the packhouse, to a gazebo where lunch for two people was prepared.“Wow, it’s nice here.” I meant that. You could never go wrong with nature as a view.“I’m glad you like it. The Omegas prepared lunch in the dining room for you, but I thought you might not want to eat alone as nobody is here yet, so I just asked them to put it here so I can eat with you.”My brows furrowed. I took a seat while my eyes followed River as she sat on her chair beside me.“We can also eat together in the dining room,” I said nonchalantly, but I thought I picked up something from her words. “I’m sorry. I know it’s more comfortable there, but I’m not allowed to eat there without Joshua.”“No! I actually like it here better.” I swallowed before I continued. “Can I ask you a question
ALICE. “If you’re here for the rejection, it’s not going to happen today,” Joshua said as if he were just talking about the weather. But that was good news - I thought to myself before I slowly turned around to face him at the exact time he shut the door. “Just give me the rejection so I can live in peace and start with my life,” I told him as if I meant it while my heart thudded loudly, hoping he would not give in. “Didn’t you hear what I said when I came in?” He scoffed, crossing his arms across his chest, but I didn’t miss the way his eyes raked my whole body before he focused on my face again. And even without any expression on his face, his action made my pussy throb. “Uhm. What happened to let’s get to it so we can get past this?” “I changed my mind. Or let’s say I haven’t decided yet if I want you or not.” “Well, I’m sorry, Mr. Joshua Westmore. I’m not here for a taste test. Give me the rejection.” “Are you deaf? I already said I wouldn’t. If you want to do it, then
JOSHUA. I was at the Blood Moon Pack with Alpha Aeon when the call came that told me Alice was at the border of our territory. This female definitely could not be told. I had been avoiding her calls and never called her back, but still, she didn’t get the hint that I didn’t want to communicate with her at the moment. But then I remembered that the full moon would be in a couple of days, and she probably wanted the rejection. But there was no fucking way I would give it to her. I admit that prior to seeing her in Catherine’s union, I had made up my mind to reject her. I was so done with Mom ringing my ear off by telling me to cut any ties with Alice. I just wanted to get it over and done so we could all move on and I could still be in the running for the Alpha post I wanted all my life. I knew I was the rightful heir, but if you had lived your life knowing it could be taken away from you any fucking time, you would certainly behave like me. I wanted to do everything, and I m
ALICE.I called Roan, and I got an earful from my brother. He obviously didn’t want me to be here after his encounter with Joshua, but I told him to trust me on this one. I assured him that Joshua promised he would look after me, even if Joshua didn’t say anything like that except to have my back against his mother.Roan was still hesitant about my decision, but I told him I wanted to do this for myself and for my wolf, Nala. “I’m still not understanding why you are pushing for this, Alice. Just ask for the rejection.” He said, sounding annoyed.“I told you I didn’t want to without trying to see if this would work between us. You think I’m being stubborn again, but you will understand once you meet your mate.”“You know that is next to impossible.” He said, letting out a sigh. He was right. If the females in our family never met their fated mate in recent decades, so did the males in recent years. Most of our cousins would joke around that our bloodline was cursed, so no one really