Just a calm one for today. I took a day off yesterday and didn't write anything at all. So I only have one chapter! Thank you for waiting and reading! Certainly, Xander and Nadine's story doesn't end here, but we will go back to Tyler and Catherine's POV in the next chapter. The Claiming might be over, but we still have many things to enjoy and tie up before the book ends. 💜 We are taking our Beta Female home in the next chapter, and I'm looking forward to getting a little visit from the "one" who knows all! 💜 Thank you for all the gems and comments! Please keep them coming! 💜
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
CATHERINE. A female was doing my hair for the ceremony, and I knew Amara would be coming in to help me put on my dress, so when the knock came, I thought it was her. An Omega opened the door, and my eyes widened when I saw Alice instead through the mirror. I was in one of the guest rooms in the packhouse, as I didn’t want many people to come in and out of our suite, as that was our own sanctuary, and I wanted to keep it that way. I turned my head around and smiled at her, but I was not sure if they reached my eyes. “What are you doing here?” My question came across as awkward, but I was actually asking why she was here in my room. I knew Alpha Roan was invited. Tyler and Jace asked Amara and me if it was okay if they would also allow Alice in the ceremony, as Roan requested his sister as his plus one. I didn’t have any problem with it. However, I knew Amara and Alice were still not okay, so I was surprised when Amara allowed it but with a condition to make sure Alice would not