THEODORE.I moved away from him and turned around, ready to attack the newcomer, until I saw who it was. David. My brother found us. Our eyes met before he tilted his head to look at Maximus. “You’ve got him.”I didn’t say anything, and David continued to walk toward us. “I heard the growls, and I knew it was you.” He added. “You shouldn’t have come.” Maximus coughed before letting out a chuckle. “Because here comes, David. The happy-go-lucky, useless brother.”“Fuck you!” I roared one more time and swung my coiled fist onto his jaw. His body rolled over, but he didn’t stop laughing. “I pissed off the Alpha without a pack. But what I say is true. Because, like always, he’s still useless to you. His showing up here means I have a witness that I surrender.” His voice became firm at the last part before he raised his hands up in the air.My chest heaved, suppressing myself from letting out a growl because he was right. David could be ordered to tell the truth using an Alpha command,
XANDER.Everyone who came for Nadine did their best to keep the crowd from reaching her, and I couldn’t be more grateful. I only made a simple request in my note to Lady Catherine, asking her to ensure that the people would not be hurt. And they didn’t disappoint. They were holding them off without hurting or breaking their bones.They were too different from Maddox, who I was sure would be the first one away from harm, but these Alphas around here were protecting this crowd even if they were not their own people. They were exhibiting the maximum tolerance. I had no idea what to feel at the moment. My whole being was overwhelmed, and my adrenaline was pumping. Nadine had already sprung away. I needed to run after her. My eyes met with Anica. I nodded my head and turned around. I knew soon she would be behind me. I had no idea why Maddox’s command didn’t affect her, but that was the least of my worries. It was enough that we had one more on our side. I was already inside the fores
XANDER. Maddox took advantage of this and kneed her back, making her trample forward before pushing himself up from the ground.Soon, they were back in combat in human forms. Kicks, punches, and curses were flying, but I could tell Nadine was already ahead of the game. It appeared that Maddox’s wolf had deserted him at the mere mention of Catherine. Even if the rejection happened between the two, it seemed Thorn had not forgotten about her. I couldn’t count the number of times that Maddox stumbled to the ground. Nadine kicked and clawed at him. He tried to do the same, but at the moment, he was nothing compared to her. His only strength was his wolf, and he was crippled without him.I watched as they continued to fight each other until Maddox’s coiled fist landed on Nadine’s jaw. A growl was about to erupt from my throat, but I caught myself in time. Nadine didn’t even look fazed or hurt by it. She kept going—attacking and pivoting her body so she could land jabs and blows in plac
NADINE.My hand flew to my chest as pain struck. It was instantaneous, then gone. But it was still something. My eyes flew to Maddox, who was walking in front of me. He had the same reaction and tilted his head back to look at me.Our gazes met. I could hear the rumble coming off his chest, and my hunch on what it was was confirmed when Jace came and stood beside me. “Dad sent a mindlink. Maximus is dead.” He said in a whisper, but it felt like he shouted it for the whole world to hear.Maddox felt the death of a kin. A smile slowly crawled on my face as Maddox continued to stare at me with a deadly expression. His chest was heaving, and I could see veins popping on his neck.“I bet you felt it. Your only living relative is dead.” I told him. Maddox scoffed as he looked around before looking at me. “Xander is a Trevino. He knows how to suck ass until he gets what he wants.”“Xander will never be like you.”He scoffed. “Are you sure? Where is your mate, Nadine? Probably running fo
XANDER.My gaze met Alpha Jace’s, and I saw his eyes dilated as his forehead creased. His expression was deadly as he looked at me. It was then that I knew he saw the video.I had to do something. I needed to talk with him before he could tell Nadine he saw it. I dropped my gaze away from him, and my attention was immediately caught by Nadine calling Kenzo’s name.My heart was gripped with pain as she wrapped him into her arms. I knew she was grateful for all his help and was glad to see him alive, but a part of me was jealous of the affection she showed him in front of her whole family and friends. Of course, I am a Trevino.A disgrace.She would never be proud to have me around. Kenzo was a different case. They were the original lords of this land. Maybe they will be a perfect fit. The Montrells would never welcome me, even if we were fated mates.I had no idea why I was still here. As if I were waiting for the moment they would cuff my hands and let me stand beside Maddox. My ha
Author's Note: To those who haven't read THE BETA AND I - you might get lost in this chapter so if you get confused, please know that you didn't miss anything in this book. This is Maddox's connection to the book THE BETA AND I. Just continue reading. 💛💜-----THORN’S POV. (Maddox's wolf)Maddox and I had never seen eye to eye from the moment he got me when he was fifteen. He was reckless and arrogant, but I didn’t mind. I let him be what he wanted to be until we turned eighteen. He kept playing around and fucking every female he set his eyes on. But I only wanted our mate. Over the years, I consistently reminded him to change his behavior, or else she would not consider us worthy of her. But he never cared about mates. I couldn’t change his mind, so I just gave up. I also thought at this age, we would never find her. I became distant with him, abandoning him most of the time. I eventually lost interest in him and his actions. I became stagnant inside him. I only surfaced when I fe
BETA/LADY CATHERINE. The cars that would lead them to Maddox’s pack had left, and Tyler, my mate, was with them.I wanted to go, but he and my brother Jace insisted I should stay behind. I was pregnant, and it would be a great risk, especially since they had no idea what was waiting for them. I understood that. I was okay with that. I was left with Zoey and Andrew, the Betas of the Dark Crow Pack, the territory just 45 minutes away from Marddox’s. The same territory where I was taken after I ran away from Maddox when I rejected him. It had been over half a year since I was last there, and I was not sure I was ready to see the territory again. It would only remind me of all the horrible things I endured in the three days that I was there. But for some reason, I suddenly had the urge to be there. “Zoey… Can you drive me to the Dark Forest?” I asked. We were in the playroom, where Zoey and I played with Garrett, her son. “What? In your condition? Tyler will kill me, Catherine. His
CATHERINE.Thorn raised his paw and I caught it.A flash of light sparked in my head, and before I knew it, I was already given a glimpse of his mind. He let me know his thoughts when he first saw me at the Claiming Ball—the agony he felt every time Maddox would hit me, how he fought with him when he was mating with Carlotta, how he felt the pain of me kissing another wolf, but he was glad I did it to stop Maddox from hurting me more. He showed me how he took all the pain of the rejection and how he refused to shift during the Claiming so Maddox could not hurt Tyler.Through it all, he showed me how he loved and protected me in his own ways.I was a crying mess. How could someone as pure as him be paired with a human as wicked as Maddox?‘Don’t cry, Catherine.’ Thorn’s voice echoed in my head, and my head snapped up to meet his eyes. His voice was different from Maddox’s. I knew wolves could talk with each other and humans to their own wolf but never wolf to another human. But then,