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ALPHA JACE. “Something is wrong. It’s Catherine, but it’s not Catherine.” I said this as soon as I heard the phone click on the other side. “I was about to say that,” Amara said as she walked from the window to my desk. I pushed my chair back, and she slipped on the space between me and my desk, anchoring her ass on the table as she stood in front of me. “Catherine will never break up with Tyler this way. She would find a way to talk to him and explain.” “But it felt like she was avoiding having Tyler on the phone so she wouldn’t break from the act she was putting on.” “I can’t believe she just fucking told me this over the phone and not face-to-face.” I sighed and leaned forward, leaning my forehead on Amara’s belly. Her hands ran over my hair as she spoke. “We need to find Tyler. He was upset when he left.” I tried to open a mindlink with Tyler, but his mind was totally shut off. I could only imagine the thoughts in his head. I stood up and took Amara’s hand before gently pu
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CATHERINE. “I don’t want you here. You better leave.” Maddox’s voice reached my ears as I neared the dining room. “But Mom wants to...” A female replied, but she was not able to finish her words as Maddox intercepted them. “I don’t fucking care!” He roared, and my heart thundered loudly. They were arguing, probably because she was not supposed to be in the packhouse. “Can you calm down, please?” The female said. Her voice sounded familiar, but I couldn’t pinpoint where I heard it. But the moment I turned to enter the room, I found the answer I was looking for. The female sitting at the dining table with Maddox was the same female that haunted my nightmares for over a year. And she was back to haunt me more. Zoey. My brows raised when Zoey’s gaze met mine. I had no idea if I was upset she was with Maddox, or because she was somehow linked to Tyler, and for some reason, it didn’t seem right that she was with Maddox. “What are you doing here?” Maddox’s voice snapped me from thro
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TYLER. Jace didn’t want me to go with them, but I put my foot down this time. I was done letting Maddox stomp over me. I wanted to be there and see Catherine for myself. Everyone around me kept telling me that Catherine might be under some threat and that she had no choice but to say those words over the phone and to denounce the pack, and I wanted to believe them so badly. But I wanted to see her with my own eyes. If Catherine really did choose him, I would let her go without any fight, but if he was threatening her, I wouldn’t give up until I got her back or until I died trying. In the end, we voted, and everyone agreed that I would go with them after the Luna countered the Alpha and explained that if Catherine was confused at the moment, maybe seeing me would snap her back to reality, and she would decide to come home with us. That was what I was hoping for, and I didn't want her to think I abandoned her. After we had decided, we sprang into action.We were supposed to take th
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CATHERINE. I was still reeling in anger, even if it had been more than thirty minutes since Carlotta left my room. So when Maddox sent me a mindlink to come down to his office, I already knew it must have something to do with it. I didn’t want to go, but the way he ordered me left me no room for objection as he shut down his mindlink afterward.If this were another day, I would probably ignore him. But with Zoey here earlier and my father and brother on their way here, I had to. I didn’t want to be left with no information, even if the one who would give me it was Maddox himself. So if Carlotta told him about us, then I had to swallow that, and hopefully, I came out of his office alive.It had been more than an hour since Zoey left, and I was assuming she was already home by now, and hopefully, she was able to reach out to Amara.My only prayer was that Maddox didn’t meet her before she left and ordered her not to say anything about my ordeal. But if anything, Xander didn’t say anyt
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TYLER. We arrived at the Dark Forest border, and the resistance we expected didn’t come. The warrior that contacted the packhouse for our arrival informed us that Alpha Maddox and Luna Catherine were waiting for us at the packhouse. Luna Catherine. A title I could never give her. I knew she would be a perfect Luna. Perhaps that was why she was mated to an Alpha. But despite that, I was not giving up until I saw with my own eyes that she wanted that position and that she wanted Maddox. I grew up with Catherine, and the female I knew never cared about any title. Didn’t she leave the pack and live like a regular human for 18 months? Commuting on her way to school and learning how to do household chores when she was treated like a princess in her own home? Catherine would never leave me for the title unless she did fall for Maddox. And that was what I was about to find out. Only I, Jace, and Uncle Jacob were allowed entrance. The one-car convoy that we had, which consisted of fo
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CATHERINE. I watched as the men I loved drove away, leaving me behind with the man I loathed the most. I had no idea what would happen next, and I doubted if I could ever get away from him. My last chance of being saved was gone. I just hoped that after two days, if we didn’t show up there, they would find a way to come back here in full force. Maybe take the Council with them — anyone, just as long as they would not be outnumbered. But with the many weapons all around here, I was already losing hope they could do something about this. “They’re gone. No need to stare at the open space.” Maddox chuckled mockingly as he walked back to the packhouse, leaving me alone. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t even move to look at him, even when all I wanted was to shout at him and punch him. I had to restrain myself, at least until my family left the territory. ‘Beta Xander…’ I mindlinked the Beta as he was asked to follow them until the border, but I heard Maddox instructing him not to conve
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ALPHA MADDOX. “I, Alpha Maddox Trevino of the Dark Forest Pack, banished you, Catherine Gertrude Galhart, from my pack. You are no longer welcome in this territory!” I cut my palm using my claws, and let the blood trickle down her face. I would have done more to mock her and make her feel worthless if the pain in my chest was not aggravating me. I had thought saying it out loud to make her feel the pain would suffice for her to take all of it. I wasn’t expecting it to hit me back. Hard. I walked over her, not giving her a second glance while she squirmed on the floor, and instead proceeded to step out of my office. I didn’t know where to turn, but I didn’t want anyone to see me while the pain of our bond disconnecting was making my whole body shake in pain. I rushed to the stairs and headed for my bedroom, slamming the door hard before I went to my bathroom and opened the cold shower. I didn’t even take my clothes off. I went ahead and stayed under the cold water, but it wasn’t
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BETA XANDER. I watched as Catherine’s wolf sprinted away in the direction I instructed her to go. I doubted if she would be able to catch up with them on how her brother was driving the car. But that direction would also lead her to Lady Zoey’s pack if she kept going. I hope she will find solace there. But I had to send someone to check the path she took to make sure she got there safely. But who? I had no idea, as everyone in this pack was loyal to Maddox. Or I should say loyal to his Alpha command. I scoffed as I shook my head. I had been in this pack for over two months to replace the former Beta, and until now, I had no idea what had happened to him. I tried asking Maddox, but he ignored me, and no one else was saying anything either. Even Gamma Kenzo. It was then that all my gut feelings were confirmed. This pack was running under his Alpha command. And I knew I had just made the right decision to accept this post, even if I never wanted to be a part of the ranks. In fact
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