CATHERINE. The closer we got to the border, the more I wanted to back out, but Purity was right. We owe it to ourselves to meet Maddox and sever ties if needed. Although she was looking forward to meeting our mate and spending time with him, Purity was affected by Tyler’s sadness, and she told me that Black was not communicating with her. I guess Black did a good job of making my wolf think twice about what she wanted. But there was no time to dwell on that at the moment, as we had arrived, and I had to face Maddox. I tried to block any emotion from showing on my face when I stepped out of the car. I didn’t want him to see that he was affecting me in a negative way. My eyes darted to the people around the border. There were far too many — not the usual men around when a guest was coming. Jace didn’t trust Maddox at all. My gaze found Grandpa David and Grandpa Theo among the men at the border. They were here to see Maddox, who was standing ten feet away from our border with fiv
CATHERINE. I’d been staring out the window for far too long before I finally decided I could not stay here and just wait for things to happen. I needed to go out of my room so I could also check the entrance and exits of this packhouse. Nadine had shown me a floor plan, and I wanted to see if I could find the panic room in case I needed to go there. As soon as I got out of my room, I headed to the stairs and to the main floor. I would explore the upper floors later when I already knew who the people living in the packhouse were. The last thing I wanted was to bump into someone who might harm me, especially when my wolf decided to ignore me again. Purity was silent in my head. She was sad when we left our packhouse but got excited when we scented Maddox, only to be disappointed because Maddox was ignoring us. I wanted to tell her, “I told you so,” to let her know I was right that Maddox was not the type of mate Tyler was, but then I chose not to. She was smart enough to figure tha
CATHERINE. “I need my luggage,” I told the Beta after Mindy left us in the kitchen. I was holding the ice pack on my cheek. “He has it. But I can ask him later. I can also ask Mindy to look for clothes you can wear in case he won’t return your luggage today.” I let out a frustrated sigh before a question came out of my lips. “Why are you staying here? Your Alpha is a monster.” “Maybe give time to get to know him. Maybe… maybe…" “Maybe, what? That maybe he will change? That the bond between us can make him a better person?” “And why did you come here?” He asked, his eyes narrowing. “I could tell that you don’t like him at all.” He replied in a hushed tone before he looked around and motioned for me to follow him. We went to the main kitchen, and the three Omegas there turned around to greet us, but Xander raised his hand, stopping them from doing so. I handed one of them the ice pack before they all just went back to what they were doing while we exited a door leading to the ba
CATHERINE. A loud gasp left my throat as I was pulled inward into the room, but before I could scream, a hand clamped over my mouth, stifling any sound from coming out of me, and by the sparks traveling in my body, my intuition was right. Maddox was here. I closed my eyes and steadied my breathing. I had to calm down, or he would not let me go. I was not mistaken. The moment I stopped wriggling my body, his hold loosened, and he let me go from his arms. I immediately spun my body to face him before I stepped back, creating a big distance between us. He was letting his aura come back up. He suppressed it earlier, which is why I was not able to feel his presence completely. “Why are you here?” I asked. “I want to talk.” “We can talk outside.” I tried to sound friendly. “No. We will talk here.” “I’m not comfortable having a man inside my room.” “I’m your mate.” “You’re still a man.” “Really? Are you telling me that you saved yourself for me?” He said this as he slowly steppe
CATHERINE. I lifted my arm and saw that red marks began forming as the pain intensified. My jaw tightened as I gritted my teeth before they chattered when another pain shot right through my chest, making my body move voluntarily, and I fell to the ground. It was painful like my chest was being ripped apart, but I refused to cry. I swear, I would make him pay for every bit of pain he gave me. I knew there was no remedy for this. Grandmother Jessica told me that she endured this pain for over a year before my grandfather finally decided to man up and choose the female he wanted to be with. This was still a sensitive topic in the family, but for some reason, I found myself asking her about it when I was sixteen. She said she would take sedatives to fall asleep, but most of the time, she would bear it on her own until she just became numb. But aside from not having access to sedatives at the moment, my body was also reacting badly to them, so that was why they didn’t sedate me during
CATHERINE. I woke up because of soft knocks at my door, and my heart immediately hammered in my chest as everything that happened in the last 24 hours sank in. My eyes flew to the window, and I could see that the sun was already out. ‘We made it to the morning, Purity.’ I told my wolf. ‘Yes, we did. But the game is not yet over.’ ‘I know, but I feel safer in daylight than at night.’ I said as I shoved the blanket off my body and stood up because the knock kept coming. “Who’s there?” I asked as I stood in the middle of the room. “It’s me, Lady Catherine.” “Are you…” “Yes, I am alone.” She answered before I could finish. “Please let me in before he sees me.” For some reason, I didn’t feel any hesitation to trust her today, but for safety, I grabbed one dagger. I trust Mindy, but not Maddox. I opened the door slightly, my eyes roaming around the corridor, and when I saw no one except her, I opened it completely and let her in. “How did you know I was here?” I asked as I closed
CATHERINE. I haven’t encountered any of Maddox’s pack members except the Omegas at the packhouse, so I had no idea what I would be facing. The Beta wanted me to go somewhere and hide until the training was over, but Purity and I agreed to face it head-on. I knew Maddox was pure evil, but a part of me wanted to believe that the people in this pack were part of the family my forefathers governed, and based on how proud Grandpa David would talk about them, I knew most of them loved the Montrell. And I hoped they would remember that before they attacked me. It was already past ten in the morning when I decided to go down and head for the training area. I knew no one among the people I saw along the way, and although they were looking at me weirdly as if scrutinizing me, I kept my head up and kept walking. “Finally, you showed up.” Maddox’s voice rang in the quadrangle, and all heads turned in my direction as I walked toward the makeshift arena where they stood. “Of all things, I hate
CATHERINE. “I love you too, Jace,” I said it back with a wide smile on my face before I slowly put down the receiver. The moment it clicked, my lips quivered as my hands coiled into fists. I just lied to my brother and plunged myself deeper into Maddox’s hell. *FLASHBACK 30 MINUTES EARLIER.* After the training with his Ace warriors, Maddox took Daisy and me to a warehouse where some of his illegal weapons were stored. I had no idea this place existed or why he showed it to me, except that I thought he wanted me to know what he was capable of doing. Grenades and guns of different calibers were there, as well as high-class explosives that I had never seen in my whole life. Daisy was enamored with them, but it worried me. But I didn’t have time to think about it or ask him about it because he already had another thing in mind by the time we left his warehouse. He took us directly back to the packhouse. It was already past lunchtime when we came home, but instead of eating lunch, h
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