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
(FORMER) LUNA CLAIR. My eyes watered as the double door of the ballroom opened, and Catherine stood there in her wedding gown. Ordinary unions, even mine and Amara’s, were simple, with us wearing an evening dress that represented the pack’s color, but for Catherine, we all went the extra mile. Tyler told us that he wanted to give Catherine a union she would never forget, something that would make her feel like every trial she went through was worth it to get into this part, and I couldn’t agree more. I told him how Catherine would always be fascinated with wedding gowns when she was still a pup, with me tagging her along whenever one of my human friends would get married in Atlanta. My human friends would always let her try on their gowns or let her hold them so that I couldn’t help but show Tyler the photos of Catherine in them. Catherine had always wanted a wedding gown, but I didn’t tell her young heart then that in the world we live in, wedding gowns were not a necessity. But
TYLER. All eyes followed her line of sight, and she was right — Zach just entered the ballroom with his Beta and his whole family around him. I felt the air still as the noise dissipated around the ballroom that you would hear if a pin dropped. “Zach!” Catherine exclaimed as she left my hold and hurried forward, walking and running toward them before she threw her arms around him. “I’m so glad you’re here.” The silence stopped, and the crowd began to have their own conversation again, but my focus was on the Alpha, who didn’t even move his arms to hug my mate. Instead, a scowl was on his face as he waited for Catherine to pull away from him. The moment she did, his gaze went around the crowd in front of him, which consisted of his friends and Alpha Circle. “Stop with the staring as if you’ve seen a ghost.” “Enough, Zach.” Uncle Riley said in a low but firm voice. His forehead creased, and I could see he was already upset as well. “We’re just happy you are here,” Catherine said
BOOK 3 OF THE ALPHA BLOOD CIRCLE IS NOW SERIALIZING ON THIS APP! (This is a free note, you should not be paying any coins for this) --------------------Title: LET THE GAMMA FALL FOR ME Full Blurb: My name is Alexandria Ricafort.Or call me Lexi for short. My mother was an ordinary she-wolf mated to a human, making me a half-breed. After my father's untimely death when I was fourteen, my mother and I left the human territory and sought shelter in a new pack. But with both of them gone, I struggled to fit into a world full of shifters without a wolf. I already knew from the very beginning that I was more human than a werewolf. So the moment I turned eighteen, I packed my bags, thanked the couple that took me in, and moved out of the Black Shadow Pack to start my own adventure somewhere else. And just when I found my peace and purpose in human territory, the world of shifters came knocking on my door, ready to create havoc in the guise of my hot "so-called stepbrother," Austin.
THREE YEARS FROM THE CLAIMING (continuation of The Betas’ Day Out, Chapter 129 of this book). ALICE. “You are fashionably late!” Catherine said, giggling. She kissed my cheek before she took my almost two-year-old daughter, Ayesha, from my arms and cuddled her, whispering sweet nothings to her as I hugged the rest of the Beta females and Lawrence’s Luna. While my mate went directly to the males huddled on the other side of the room. We were invited to the Dark Crows Pack for Garrett’s third birthday, but we passed by Roan’s territory so we could convoy with them going in here. But he had an urgent thing that needed attention, so Joshua helped him first before driving here. But we notified them ahead of time, so Catherine was just teasing us when we arrived. After Joshua and I got mated, Catherine and Tyler introduced us to the other Betas that were on the same ground as us on the Claiming, which changed all our fates. We met Beta Brandon and Vicky of the Red River Pack, Beta
A YEAR AFTER THE LAST CHAPTER. JOSHUA. I stood beside Gamma Julius as we discussed the final security instructions for Alice’s baby shower tomorrow. We didn’t have many guests, mostly Alphas and their Lunas, so we had to be strict. I didn’t want this event to be the reason for us to be shunned if anything happened to any of the Lunas while they were in our territory. Alice was already in her seventh month of pregnancy, and Nikka insisted on throwing a baby shower for her. It would just be a formal lunch and a small get-together after that. The people she wanted to be here were all invited. Who would have thought that Amara and Jace would be entering our territory tomorrow? It took a while before Amara and Alice became comfortable with each other, but it finally happened. And I could only look back at all the stupid things I did and said to Amara, but I was glad that she and Jace both gave me and Alice a chance to be better and to make up for the way we acted toward them.
JOSHUA. “We did it. We did it, Luna Alice….” I mumbled back at my mate while pecking her forehead. The day we had been waiting for finally came. Dad decided to give me the pack even before my 20th birthday. I guessed my refusal to back down about Eugene, and my ignoring Mom’s tactics opened his eyes to the fact that I was ready to leave this pack anytime. And with no one to pass the title on, it terrified him, especially when he realized the people were more comfortable doing business with me than him. Or simply because he was already tired. The arrogance in his eyes had been long gone. And I seldom hear him raise his voice. Eugene leaving the territory started the spreading of news that he was the Luna’s son but not the Alpha’s. Even in modern society, this is still frowned upon. The Alphas could have many pups, but the Lunas were supposed to be perfect. And if I were not who I was at this point, I would probably be on the side of the people mocking my own father for this. Th
FIVE MONTHS LATER. JOSHUA. The days turned into weeks. And then into months. But we never got the answer we were looking for. River was still nowhere to be found. The CCTV footage of her in the train station showed she went inside a train heading for Atlanta. On the same day, some of my men went to that city. My father didn’t want to spend any dime looking for River, and since I had no jurisdiction to give orders to our trackers, I was not able to seek assistance from them. Cyrus, however, extended his help again and sent his own trackers to do the job. And so did Roan and Kairo since their packs were nearest to Atlanta. But even with them and their friends helping us and using their own resources, we couldn’t find her. Like she just vanished into thin air. Alice had gone to her room the day after she left and checked if she left any clues, but there was nothing telling us where she had gone. She saw Cyrus’ calling cards in the trash bins, and she told him about it. And I
LADY RIVER. I didn’t know I had fallen asleep on the train ride to Bernice City. I was grateful the female from whom I bought the ticket woke me up and told me we were approaching the station where I needed to get off. After making sure everything I had in my bag was still intact, I took my aunt’s address out and asked her if it was a long way from the station. She told me I needed to take a bus to get there. I was left with no choice but to tell her I couldn’t read and that I might end up somewhere far from this place. Her eyes softened as she grabbed a pen from her pocket and ripped a piece of paper from her notepad. She began to draw something out of it before she handed it to me. “When you get out of here, you will see a red building. Cross that street to get there. And in the direction where a colorful rainbow arch is, head in that direction. Follow that sidewalk. Just continue forward. You will pass three corners. On the fourth corner, turn left. Here.” She pointed at the
ALICE. I couldn’t believe it was possible for a pack to hate a future Beta as much as this pack hated Eugene. Joshua put him in the middle of the quadrangle and ordered two whips on his back before he asked his warrior to tie him up on the post. He told him he would remain there all night until he denounced the pack. I knew Joshua could force his father to banish him, but I also knew Joshua wanted to put him there for the whole pack to see. Before we departed, Joshua commanded his men to guard him and inform him once he denounced the pack. But he allowed everyone to throw a punch or two if they wanted. In the beginning, no one was coming near Eugene. Until we were informed by one of the warriors that there were two females, clad in a big hoodie and long black skirt, who came and threw a punch at him. Those females didn’t want to be identified but surely wanted to do that. Joshua told them to just let them and to never block anyone from approaching him. So, aside from these t
ALICE. My coiled fist connected with his jaw. I had punched several men in my lifetime, but I was sure I had never hit anyone as hard as I hit Eugene. After Kenneth told us in what state he found Eugene and River, I knew that there would never come a time when I would forgive him. Ever. Of all the females to assault, he chose River — someone who was too good for anybody. Rage was ruling my whole body, and I acted without thinking. As soon as my fist hit him, a loud growl erupted from his throat, and even though he staggered back, he was able to gather his footing right away. And before I knew it, he was launching at me. “You, mother fucker!” He roared, his arm stretching back with his hand balled into a tight fist. He was planning to hit me back. My eyes widened, and even if I wanted to scream, no sound left my lips. But I saw a figure pass me, and the next thing I saw was Joshua lunging at Eugene. His hand snaked around his neck before he slammed his body to the ground. A lo
RIVER. “Again, who told you that you get to decide?” He growled lowly before I heard him unstrap his belt, and fear coursed through my whole body. He was starting to unzip his pants when I finally had the courage to move myself. My hands pushed his stomach away as my feet kicked his knees. He staggered backward, and I took the opportunity to run, but he was fast. He caught my hair and slammed my body against the hood of his car. In no time, he was hovering over me. His eyes were dilating, and if looks could kill, I would be dead already. “Please let me go!” I shrieked. My hands were on his chest, trying to stop him from leaning closer. “After you fucking flirt with me, you will leave me hanging? Can’t you feel how hard my cock is already? You need to finish what you fucking started, whore!” I tried to push him, but I couldn’t move as my feet were caged in between his thighs, and I could feel his erection against mine, but before he could dip his face into mine, I saw a hand gra