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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
ALPHA LAWRENCE. ***FLASHBACK - AFTER THE CLAIMING*** The moment we entered the territory, the warriors manning the border informed us that Mom was at the packhouse and had ordered everyone to let us know if we had arrived. He also told me that Mom spent the whole day yesterday questioning everyone about where Garrett was. And she had already ordered a manhunt to look for Andrew’s parents, as they were not in their home either. She was right. Garrett was with them. But they were not inside the territory. Zoey had a gut feeling that Mom might take Garrett and use him against her, so she requested, with approval from Andrew’s parents, that I place them somewhere outside the pack. So when we left yesterday morning, we also had Garrett and Andrew’s parents in the car, and none of my men on the border knew since they never checked my car. We then left them in a hotel in a city more than two hours away. And since it was still dawn when we passed by after the Claiming, we didn’t wake th
ALPHA LAWRENCE. I just saw the most beautiful and sweetest face I had ever laid eyes on. I was immediately hypnotized, enjoying the way her voice was soothing my senses and calming my wolf. Our eyes locked, and despite wanting to smile, my face remained stoic, just taking in all of her. Until she stopped singing and red tints began to crawl on her cheeks. I panicked at the panic that registered on her face when she realized she was not singing anymore and I suddenly wanted to act like a knight in shining armor. Before I could even comprehend what I was doing, I had already heard my voice singing the next part of the song. I’m not a singer, but I think I could carry a tune. And the moment a smile curled on her lips as she looked at me while I sang the part she missed out on, I knew I did the right thing, even if I was not sure why I wanted to do the right thing. But fuck this! Her smile was worth the humiliation of singing in front of the crowd because I was certain I was singing
TYLER. Being on the dance floor with the people we adored — from our parents’ generation to those the same age as us— was so much fun for Catherine and me. It was overwhelming that we were finally letting go of the dark part of our lives and moving on with so many blessings all around us. But then the Adams arrived, and after the commotion with Zach, I knew Catherine was affected even though she was not trying to show it. I pressed my back against the wall outside the female restroom and tilted my head to look at the ceiling. Catherine wanted to fix herself and requested to go to the restroom. And, of course, I didn’t want her out of sight, so I tagged along. “Beta Tyler!” A voice snapped me out of my thoughts, and my eyes opened as I tilted my head to look at the Alpha in front of me. “Alpha…” I acknowledged as I pushed my back off the wall and nodded in respect to him. “The twins that arrived, who are they?” “Are we talking about Cyrus and Amber, or a male set of twins or