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Cassandra MHere's for tonight. I only have one, as I was out the whole day with my Alpha doing some Christmas things.💖 I hope everyone is having a great start to their week! Thank you for all the gems and comments! And to all the new reviews as well! Please keep them coming!
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ALICE. I watched as the black van stopped in front of the steps. I could hear Joshua and Roan talking, but my focus was on the van. It was weird to have Alpha Kairo drive one like this unless he had many warriors with him. But why was he looking for me? The car hadn’t stopped yet when the sliding door opened, and Nikka jumped out of it. I was not even sure if she saw me because her eyes were already fixated on where Roan was standing, and she was smiling widely. “Why are you with Kairo?” Roan’s voice echoed around the grounds, which surprised me. The only time I heard Roan use this voice was when he would end up in a heated discussion with Mom or Dad because, let’s face it, my brother was the most peaceful and calm Alpha I had ever known. It was only then that his question registered in my head. He didn’t like that Nikka was here with Alpha Kairo. “What?” Nikka’s smiling face warped into a frown as her forehead creased. “I’m not here with Kairo. We are here with Kairo! There’s
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ALPHA ROAN. I knew I had overreacted when I saw Nikka come out of the vehicle, knowing it belonged to Kairo. I didn’t even consider she was coming from the backseat. Since we met two weeks ago, we’ve been exchanging messages, but just friendly ones. She was only seventeen, and I was almost four years older than her. Besides, I didn’t want to set any expectations. I had no plans of breaking any females’ hearts, especially Nikka. But I couldn’t deny that I felt jealous thinking she was here with Kairo — alone. I told her I would be here at the Eclipse Pack, so it hurt a bit that she didn’t tell me she was heading here as well — like I was not important. It was too late when I realized that I was not. I was just like any other guy that she probably flirted with. But still, I couldn’t just ignore her. Roan: I’m sorry for snapping at you. I sent her a message after they left Joshua’s packhouse. I knew I should have talked to her personally, but I didn’t want to make a scene. Nikk
THE BETA AND I UM - 028 Roan and Nikka
LADY THEA VERONIKA (NIKKA).Alpha Riley and Luna Nadia’s pup. My stomach knotted when I saw Roan enter the bar. I’d been checking the door since we got here, excitedly waiting for him after he promised he would come here. I had seen him earlier, but the effect didn’t change. My heart still palpitated at the sight of how dashing he looked, wearing simple black jeans and a shirt with its sleeves rolled up on his arms. Roan was not too tall or too bulky like Zach or Dad, but I liked it more. I was really crushing hard on the Alpha of the Moon Lake Pack, and regardless of what Zach said about him and his family, I knew I wanted him. The only problem was that I needed to make him want me, too — just me and not any other females around him. My eyes rolled when I realized he was walking toward us with a female I hadn’t seen in my whole life. Cassidy said Joshua was taking his sister with them, so I assumed it was her. So Alice and Joshua are couples, and now his sister and Alice’s b
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LADY NIKKA. Roan was kissing me hungrily and passionately, like he couldn’t get enough of my mouth and couldn’t get enough of me—something I had always wanted him to feel about me. But more than the passion, I wanted to know more. My hands crawled to his chest as I slowly pushed him away from my body. Our lips parted, and his gaze searched for mine. I could see uncertainty in his eyes as he stared at me. Maybe he thought I didn’t want to kiss him. Of course I do, but I had to let this out of the way. “Roan...” “Nikka...” “Are we still just flirting?” He let out a deep breath before he rested his forehead against mine. “I want you, Nikka. I don’t know how to explain it.” “Try…” “I want your time and your flirting. I want the privilege of being your boyfriend, but I will take whatever you can give me. If you want me to wait, The moment the word “boyfriend” came out of his lips, my heart fluttered. And I swear, butterflies and ladybugs were everywhere in my stomach. My hands
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ALICE. “And to Alice…” Amber spoke after she separated from Cassidy. She raised her glass and looked at me as my heart thudded loudly. She had been very civil tonight and was actually smiling at me from time to time, so I couldn’t help but feel more guilty. Our gazes met, and she smiled warmly before she continued. “For a new life, a new chance to live the life you want. To wake up each day beside the man the goddess gifted you with. For you and Joshua! Congratulations!” I smiled back at her and was at a loss for words. “Thank you!” “Your turn!” Cassidy said with her eyes on me. “Me? What should I do?” I’d been to many bars, but this was the first time I was doing this as my girlfriends and I would usually just toast to either a new guy we saw or crush on, but not individual toast like this. “Pick any of us and give a toast or a wish.” I wanted to tell them I knew nothing of their lives — not really an inner picture, but I didn’t. So, I guess I had to come up with something I
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LADY RIVER. My heart thudded loudly while I ordered a drink. I hoped the bartender understood everything completely and didn’t need to ask more. Amber said the Alpha liked a neat whiskey, and I was glad I asked more as I thought “neat” meant the whiskey’s name, only to be told it meant no ice in his drink. And I had no idea it would cost a lot. It was a good thing I had money, but if he wanted more, I wouldn’t have enough for another, so I hoped Alpha Kairo would come sooner, as he said he would. I held the glass of whiskey in my hand as I carefully walked in his direction. He was looking at his phone but not typing or scrolling. He was just staring at it as if waiting to see if something would happen or a message would appear. “Alpha Cyrus…” I said in a slightly higher voice because the music was too loud. His head tilted in my direction. He closed his phone and inserted it into his back pocket before he let out a chuckle and rested his forearm on the counter as he swiveled hi
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LADY RIVER. “Can I have water?” I asked because my throat felt so dry, only to regret it because I sounded too bossy, but the Alpha had already asked for water on my behalf. “I’m sorry.” “For what?” “For asking water.” “Why the need to apologize? It’s just water. It’s not as if you asked me to kill someone.” I giggled. “I have never asked anyone for water except my mother.” “Your mother?” I nodded. “Where is she?” he asked. “She’s gone now.” “I’m sorry to hear that.” “And she’s only an Omega, but she’s the best.” “My mother is an Omega too.” “She is?” My eyes widened as I couldn’t believe the similarity. “Is she still alive?” He nodded. “She must be special.” My eyes watered as I said those words. I was missing my mother. “She is. Best Mom…” “You’re so lucky… You still have her.” My hand clamped over my mouth as I stifled my sobs, but my tears just kept flowing. I didn’t want to cry, but I couldn’t stop the tears from racing down my cheeks. “My mother was the best, too
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ALICE. The night turned out better than I expected. This was the first time I went out without having to vie for anyone’s attention to be mine. I could relax, and I knew I would still be important to someone. Joshua made sure I felt that. I spent most of the time with the females, who were extraordinarily wonderful as they welcomed me into their circle, but every time I looked at my mate, his eyes had already been looking at me. And it was good that I danced with Joshua for a while. I got worried when I saw River approaching Cyrus, not that Cyrus was dangerous. But he never entertained females around him and was always blunt about it. Some of my friends in the Shadow Academy experienced that when they tried flirting with him. So they resorted to the conclusion that he was gay, just to save their egos. I didn’t want him to crush River’s courage, as I was sure it had taken too much of her to approach him. So, I kept an eye on them. I was relieved when, after a few minutes, River
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
