I'm crying, and I can't write anymore. đ This was supposed to be yesterday's update, but I had to pause and continue this morning as it was an emotional chapter for me. So, thank you for patiently waiting. Catherine's POV will be next. P.S: Thank you for all the gems, gifts, comments, and reviews for the last chapters! I always doubted whether I could pull it off (like the Claiming), but your kind words made me feel better. Thank you! đđ
BETA/LADY CATHERINE. The cars that would lead them to Maddoxâs 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 Marddoxâs. 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. âZoey⊠Can you drive me to the Dark Forest?â I asked. We were in the playroom, where Zoey and I played with Garrett, her son. âWhat? 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 Ballâthe 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?âDonât cry, Catherine.â Thornâs voice echoed in my head, and my head snapped up to meet his eyes. His voice was different from Maddoxâs. I knew wolves could talk with each other and humans to their own wolf but never wolf to another human. But then,
CARLOTTA.I hurried inside the packhouse and went into one of the receiving rooms, where I saw Tristan hide the key to Maddoxâs personal vault. I locked the vault and slipped the key into my pocket before grabbing the paper bag and the notebook. I sat on the couch nearby and began flipping through the pages. Maddox surely took pride in his list, as he also stated when and where they died. âWhat a psycho!â I giggled because this was more exciting to me. I should really not get into his bad side, or I might be listed here. Which meant I had to get out of here soon before someone realized I stole these. Thankfully, I was prepared for this moment. I had made sure that there were no cameras in this office as well as the sitting room where I took the key. Tristan probably knew that as well, so he chose to hide it in that room. Luckily, he was stupid enough not to check if someone was outside the window when he slipped it in. âOh, Goddess!â I let out an exclamation upon seeing Maxwell
Hello, lovelies!I don't know what happened, but a chunk of Chapter 121 went missing. So here it is (end of Chapter 120 and beginning of Chapter 121).This is a free chapter, and you shouldn't be paying coins for this. xoxo, CASS-------------------------CARLOTTA.I hurried inside the packhouse and went into one of the receiving rooms, where I saw Tristan hide the key to Maddoxâs personal vault. I didnât take it, but I did check it from time to time, ever since Tristan died, to make sure it was still there. Maddox was stupid enough not to ask me if I knew where the key was using his Alpha command, so lucky me. It meant whatever was in that vault was mine. And I knew there was a large sum of cash in there. I carefully flipped the smallest painting in the room, peeled off the paper detailing its rarity and value, and retrieved the tiny key he had taped around it.There was a paper around it, and I knew it was the number combination for the vault.My heart leaped with joy when the va
NADINE. I closed my eyes as I relaxed my shoulders. According to the taxi driver who was taking me there, I was just less than ten kilometers from the nearest border of the Dark Forest Pack. I waited all my life for this moment. I wanted to enter the Dark Forest Pack territory. The pack that rightfully belonged to my family. The pack that was taken by the Trevinos under the false pretense of friendship. They killed my grandfather, the then-Alpha, while he was sleeping, while they were in our territory posing as comrades. I was not born yet when that happened, but I lived my whole life knowing about their treachery, and I had made it my goal to make the Trevinos fall to their knees. I would take our pack back at whatever cost. Even if it meant losing my own mate. The Goddess surely knew how to play games. She gave me a Trevino for a mate. Beta Xander Trevino of the Dark Forest Pack.Two weeks ago, I met him at the Claiming Ball. But instead of claiming me, he went away with a pro
NADINE.We arrived at the packhouse, and the first thing my eyes looked for was Mindy. But I didnât see her. I saw other females around. They were probably the Omegas of the packhouse. They looked at us when we came in, but no one greeted me, even when I smiled at them. And Xander didnât even bother to introduce me. They all made me feel like I was not welcome. They just continued with their routine without giving me a second look. I also thought Xander was the one who would show me my room, but he let someone else take me. I was directly ushered to the second floor. And no matter how I tried to converse with the female who walked beside me, she never replied and only told me where my room was.And then I was left on my own. I didnât even know what I was supposed to do. I had been walking back and forth, contemplating whether I should go down and introduce myself to anyone I would meet and, at the same time, try to find out who Mindy was. But then I was not sure if I was welcome to
NADINE.âDamn, Nadine⊠I can smell your arousalâŠâ He groaned as he pressed his bulging erection against my front and I couldnât help but grind mine onto him. âFuck!â He growled as his hand gripped my hair, and our eyes met. âMy wolf wants you!ââYes.. pleaseâŠâ I moaned. âTake meâŠâHis hand moved, and goosebumps raised on my skin as he trailed his calloused palm along my thigh while our mouths fought for dominance. His fingers brushed on the tiny fabric covering my core before he slipped it to the side and began touching my folds. His touch was rough, but I reveled in it, and in no time, I could feel my pussy leaking. He pulled away from my throat and pushed his body up so his face paralleled with mine. I whimper in disappointment because I wanted his lips on my skin. âArenât you too wet for me, mate?â He asked as he licked his lips. His eyes dilated again while his two fingers slid in between my folds and penetrated my pussy - stroking in and out of me.Whimpers and moans escaped m
NADINE.As soon as he left, my heat came. And it was the worst feeling that I ever had in my whole life. I was burning and miserable.In the beginning, I kept myself composed and did my best not to even flinch at the first sign of pain when it came. But as time went on, I couldnât stop myself anymore.I was burning. I thought I was about to die. I couldnât stop my cries anymore. So I just let the pain consume me and added my mateâs name to the list of people who had wronged me. I thought Xander was different. I thought being his mate would make me special in his eyes. But I was wrong. He was one of the worst kinds. I spent the whole night crying, cramped up in my little bed. I didnât know when and how I fell asleep. Or maybe I passed out. I woke up with my clothes soiled from my sweat and tears. I was sure the whole room was reeking of my juices because of how many times I touched myself until I couldnât remember anything anymore. I was the only one in the bunker, but I felt used a