Here's the last one! For tonight. Thank you for attending the Claiming! It has been a wonderful experience! Thank you for navigating this world with me! We still have more to go as we tie up loose ends before the book ends. Now who's ready for another Xander POV?
BETA XANDER.I walked with my chin up, refusing to look anyone in the eyes as we traversed the remainder of the forest to the final arena. Alpha Caleb’s men, Alpha Gray’s men, and our warriors came to pick us up. The moment they were free from the rope binding them, both Alpha Gray and Beta Julian left without even throwing a glance at Maddox. It was better that way, as I never wanted them to ask what happened to him.Orion, my wolf, didn’t agree that I just let Beta Brandon beat me up without fighting back. He even attempted to take over, but I guess my will was stronger than my wolf’s tonight because I was able to control him. But everything ended well. I heard Catherine was claimed by Tyler and Zoey by Andrew. Everything ended well for them, but I was not sure for myself.Maddox was still unconscious. I knew his wolf was not the same after Catherine rejected him. He was weaker. This was probably the reason he did everything to cheat tonight. I wondered if, if he woke up, he woul
CATHERINE. “Come on, let’s go ahead at the packhouse.” Tyler tugged my hand before his arm coiled around my body, guiding me to face him before he hugged me. I rested my head on his chest as I responded. “Are we not going to wait for the rest? They wanted to see Maddox out of the forest.” “Do you want to see him? Because I don’t. I was so tired looking at his face earlier.” He feigned a grunt, and it made me giggle. “Then let’s go ahead. I don’t want to see him too.” I told him. Tyler and I walked with our arms around each other and headed for the car Cameron let us use. Which I was grateful for. As much as I loved my family, I just wanted Tyler with me tonight. The hours inside the arena were so torturous that by the time I saw him, I couldn’t help but burst into a loud cry. Facing Maddox made me shed tears, but I didn’t cry hard. But when I saw Tyler raising his hands in the heavens and asking me to claim him, I lost it. My emotions overwhelmed me tonight, but I welcomed it
CATHERINE. I exited the ladies’ restroom with Amber and Nadine, and they immediately fell into a conversation about the Silver Moon Pack, so I just let them while I led the way to the main hallway, where the loud music was coming from. But before I got there, I saw Tyler in conversation with the other males. Although all of them were still wearing their messed-up shirts, and no one seemed to mind that some had blood on them, I wanted to fix Tyler’s get-up. The others didn’t have a female, but Tyler did, so I wanted to do it for him. I turned around and told Amber and Nadine I’d be back, but I didn’t need to go further because I bumped into Cameron, the future Alpha of this pack. “Hey there, hot chick!” He greeted me before giving me a bear hug. I smiled and hugged him back, not offended at all by his words, as this was his way of greeting all the females in the circle, and I would be more upset if he didn’t use the words’ hot chick’ on me. “I need help…” “Seriously? You kicke
LADY DAVINA. I didn’t expect Alonso and his family to come home with Catherine and Tyler. I thought they would take a different route as their home was nearer the Green Valley Pack than ours. And I was hoping it would be that way. He was scheduled to leave tomorrow, and I had no idea when he would return. I thought it was better if I never saw him again. So, I wasn’t prepared for his presence today. My eyes were still puffy from crying the whole night, and I was not even sure if Austin had bought my alibi that the book I was reading was the reason behind it. But I was glad he didn’t ask more. After I hugged my parents and welcomed them back, I stayed low-key and avoided everyone. I thought Mom felt something was not right because she told me we would talk later, and now I was wracking my brain about whether to tell her the truth or keep it all inside me. I didn’t join them at breakfast on the packhouse grounds and ate with the omegas in the kitchen instead. I was sure no one wou
(FORMER) LUNA CLAIR. “Princess, Amara is on the phone.” Jake’s voice made me turn around from placing dishes in the dishwasher. I was cleaning up after breakfast before we could proceed with our day. My eyes darted to Jake’s perfectly chiseled abs. After all these years, the sight of his nakedness could still send a shiver of pleasure down to my core. Fine, he was not fully naked, but still, he’s really sexy that I could… “Earth to Absaline Clair...” He chuckled as he waved the wireless receiver in his hand, snapping me from daydreaming. I laughed softly and felt my cheeks burning from being caught ogling him. “What did you say?” I asked. “Amara on the phone…” “Oh,” I said, wiping my hands on the apron I had on me before extending my hand to grab it from him. “Give me that.” Jake stepped closer before handing me the receiver and standing behind me. His arms snaked around my body, and he rested his chin on my shoulder. I cleared my throat before I spoke, reminding myself to foc
CATHERINE. “Oh, Goddess! More!” I moaned as I pushed back my ass, meeting Tyler’s thrust as I held to the headboard for dear life while his hands gripped my hips tightly as he slammed in and out of me. I had always heard that the first heat after a female had been marked would be extreme for both sides, but I wasn’t expecting this much. Tyler was like a raging bull, unstoppable. And I was his willing prey. I couldn’t even remember all the positions he had put me in and how loud my screams were. All I knew was that I wanted more as if my whole being craved having him inside me the entire time. We haven’t stopped fucking each other since we came back from the full moon run. We had never even glanced at the basket Amara gave us. We thought we would have a champagne or two before jumping into action, but the moment Tyler closed our bedroom door, I was thrown immediately into the bed, and the beast in him roughly devoured every part of me. And I wasn’t complaining. Tyler growled, le
CATHERINE. Tyler’s warmth suddenly became so cold that I felt my body shiver and my teeth chatter. My arms voluntarily wrapped around me as I snuggled toward him, but instead of his warmth, my head bumped into something hard. Tyler’s body was hard and soft, but at the same time really comfortable. This one was just so hard that I felt a bruise coming out of my forehead based on how hard I hit the surface. With my eyes still closed, I raised my hand and touched the surface that I bumped my head into. Solid. Hard with edges. Like a big stone. My eyes snapped open, and they became rounder as the view in front of me became clearer. I was lying sideways, so everything was sideways too, but I could see trees in front of me and leaves and twigs just beside me, or the one I was actually lying in. Why was I in the forest? Did we fall asleep here after the full moon run? My hand went to my back as I tried to feel the ground behind me, hoping Tyler was there. “You are alone here with me,
TYLER.My thoughts were running faster than my paws. I didn’t know which angle to look at or what thoughts I should entertain. I knew Catherine was safe in our territory. We had never been attacked and challenged for many years, not counting the fake threat spearheaded by Luna Renee. So I shouldn’t be worried. But I was.After the many times Catherine suffered on her own without me, the last thing I wanted was for her to feel I could never protect her. Because the Goddess knew I would lay my life for the only female my heart was beating for.And my wolf felt the same way.Black howled to the moon, sending our prayers to Selene to keep our mate safe wherever she was and to let us find her.We were almost at the meadows when the wind blew in our direction, and Catherine’s sweet smell reached my nostrils. We got our answer.Tears trickled down my face as Black sped up in his running.She was there. All we needed to know was if she was safe and unharmed.My heart thundered as the meadow