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THE BETA AND I Chapter 60
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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BETA ANDREW. I was at the South border when a vehicle passed by one of our cameras that monitor cars heading in our direction. This was the first time I had seen this type of car with this color within the territory. This car was expensive and meant for heavy and rough driving, which I would notice if I saw it around, but it did look familiar. I just couldn’t pinpoint where I saw it. It didn’t take long before the car stopped at the border. I prepared to meet the guest while ordering three men to go over and request the window roll down, but they didn’t have to as the driver’s seat door opened, and Alpha Jace came out. “Alpha Jace, good afternoon.” I immediately stepped forward to stand by the barricade separating us from the neutral ground. “Good afternoon, Andrew. Is Alpha Lawrence around?” He nodded as he approached. His face was grim, different from a face devoid of any emotions I would see from him. “Yes, Alpha,” I answered curtly. “I want permission to enter your territor
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BETA ANDREW. “How could you let them enter here with your sister’s mate tagging along his mistress?” Luna Charina was fuming with her words. I swear there was more than one person who growled inside the room, including her own son. I held my breath as Zoey grabbed her mother’s arm and dragged her toward the door, something Zoey had never done her whole life, but she looked feral at the moment as she scowled at the Luna. And for some reason, even if this was inappropriate at the moment, I liked this side of her, as Zoey had always been prim and proper. “I’m sure you are not invited here, Mom.” She told her in a firm tone before nodding at her brother, telling him she would handle this. We knew that if Lawrence took this one in his hand, the whole packhouse would hear his loud voice again, as he would often lose his patience whenever he clashed and fought with the Luna. I waited until Zoey and Luna Charina, who kept talking and bashing Tyler, left the room before I followed th
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FORMER LUNA CLAIR.‘Princess, are you awake? We just crossed the border.’ Jake’s voice rang in my head, and my body immediately jolted up before I could even open my eyes.I told myself I would just rest for a while, but I eventually fell asleep. ‘I’ll see you soon. I love you.’ I answered. I kept the message short as I got out of bed, pulled off my sleeping clothes, and put on my regular clothes.I smiled despite the heaviness in my heart. Decades had gone by, and yet Jake had always addressed me as his princess in privacy and referred to me as his queen in public. And hearing him call me princess today was the love and strength I needed to face my daughter. I’d been wanting to see Catherine, but I had no idea how I would react once I saw her. I kept telling myself I should keep my emotions in check, but how does a mother do that perfectly? How do you move forward after seeing your daughter live the nightmare you almost went through and would not wish for anyone else? When I was a
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