NADINE.“Mindy is not allowed to cross the border.” The male said. My forehead creased as my heart began to thud louder, but I was able to control it. And then I offered him a confident smile. “Well, the Alpha didn’t say anything when I told them this morning that I would be taking Mindy with me.”“I didn’t receive any information about the lifting of the order.” He said right away. “But if you give me time, I’ll check with the head of security and get back to you.”I wanted to say more, but someone called his attention and asked him to help because another truck came. So, I took the opportunity to speak.“How about I call Beta Xander so you can personally talk to Alpha Maddox? But then, knowing the Alpha, he might get upset about this trivial thing. It’s not really a big deal, but I want to make it home before they do, so just let us go.”“Okay, go ahead. If I get reprimanded…”“I got you, Justin.” I smiled at him and rolled my window up immediately while he stepped back. He motioned
XANDER.“How could you?” I growled. I had no idea where I got the energy to growl so loudly and show anger toward Nadine when all I wanted was to shield her and take her away from Maddox. I had no idea why she took Mindy out of the territory, but a part of me didn't want to believe she wanted to hurt her. But her cries and her pain about Mindy and me sounded so real that instead of snapping at her, I wanted to reassure her that she was the only one I wanted. But I set aside all my emotions and just went with the flow.If she wanted Maddox to believe that she and Mindy were still not on good terms, then I had to get her back on this. I swiftly turned her body around and shook her until she opened her eyes. “I told you just a little time so I could get my head straight!”Her face was wet with tears, and it was taking too much of me not to hug her. I had to play the part that I wanted Mindy as well. “Little time? And then what? I will wait, and in the end, you will choose her.” She s
NADINE. “Are you planning to hurt, Mindy? Or save her?” Xander asked, and I felt an Alpha command roll off, forcing me to tell the truth. “Save her…” I replied before tears poured from my eyes. “I wanted her out of here so Maddox could no longer use her for his own benefit. I wanted to free Mindy from her suffering. I wanted her to be the first person I would save here.”I was not even done with my words when Xander let go of my face and wrapped his arms around me, hugging me tightly as my head rested on his shoulder.“Kiss me…” Another Alpha command. My face was wet with tears, but a soft chuckle erupted from my throat as I grabbed his face and kissed him. “Even without the Alpha command, I would still kiss you if you asked me,” I said this in between our kisses.He didn’t reply, but his kisses became more aggressive, and his body was pushing against mine, making me fall back on the mattress with him on top of me. “I want you to ride me as I fuck you…”“Xander!” I exclaimed, and la
NADINE. The days went by so quickly that before I knew it, I was already in this pack for a month. But everything had been going my way. I was thriving here if we didn’t include the days when I encountered Alpha Maddox alone. He did try to kiss and grab me several times, but I was always saved either by people coming in or by my sharp tongue. For some reason, if Xander’s name came out of my lips, he would withdraw. Although he tried not to show it, it seemed he was afraid of Xander. And I wanted to know why. Aside from that, there were also things that had happened outside the territory.Two weeks ago, Alpha Grant, the head of the Council, was ousted from his position through impeachment. He was the father of Alpha Gray, one of Maddox’s allies. This meant that Maddox would no longer hold importance in the Council. I knew it had nothing to do with me or my goal, but things falling apart for him was good news for me. As for Xander and me, we were doing great, and we were still gett
NADINE.“They’re coming back.” I mouthed as I clasped my hands together in the act of pleading before I mouthed. “Don’t say anything.”“You should ask Xander to take you to our pack and meet my sister. I’m sure you will like her. She’s also mated to my Beta.” He said in his regular voice, and my shoulders relaxed.“No one is visiting your goddamn territory,” Maddox said coldly, and my shoulders tensed again. “Take Zoey here if you want.”“After the ploy you made with Zoey, I doubt she will ever step here again.” Alpha Lawrence scoffed.“But you did.” Alpha Maddox answered as he took his seat. “If it weren’t for my fucking territory, you know I’d never come here.”“I want to eat in peace.” Maddox ignored the anger in Lawrence’s tone. “If you can’t give me that, you may take your leave.”I wanted to raise my brows at the exchange. It seemed Alpha Maddox didn’t want him here, but why did he invite him for dinner? “I only want one thing. Void the contract signed by my father, allowing yo
NADINE. Alpha Lawrence finding out Xander and I were mated kept me on my toes for the last two weeks. I wanted to call Jace, but my phone had a low battery, and I couldn’t find time to charge it. I didn’t want to leave it alone while charging, as someone could see it.I was already staying in Xander’s room, but my phone was still under the bed in the guest room they assigned to me. To be honest, I had no idea if Xander had placed a camera in his room, so I hesitated to bring the phone with me. And then, I hadn’t had enough time to be alone. During the day, I would be in training, or he would take me around the territory—sometimes just us, sometimes with the Alpha.So, I had no idea how Jace took the news. A part of me was still hoping the Alpha didn’t tell him because the last thing I wanted was for them to barge in here. But if Jace had known, I hope he knew that nothing would change in my plan, regardless of whether Xander was my mate or not. I hadn’t calmed down yet from Alph
NADINE. “Did you miss me?” Xander’s voice came out throaty as he asked after we broke away from our kiss. I nodded my head and wiped my lips with my tongue. “I do. A lot.”“Good. You’ve been spending so much time with Anica that I was starting to think you didn’t want to spend your free time with me.” He replied as he secured my belt. “But you’re busy all the time.” I pouted and crossed my arms across my chest. He leaned closer, so our noses were touching each other. “You asked me to find out what’s in the warehouse, right? I’m working my ass off to get Maddox’s trust. Maybe after a few more days or weeks, he would finally let me in on the biggest warehouse. So, a little more patience.”I tilted my head up and aimed for his lips, biting his lower lip, and we ended up kissing again. I giggled softly as I pulled away to gasp for air. “This is so unfair. I want to act upset, and you just lean over, and I forget all about it.”“You can’t deny I can make your knees weak and your pussy
NADINE.The moment the packhouse came into view, my heart began thudding loudly. There was an unfamiliar car parked in front of the steps. “Do we still have a guest? I thought Alpha Gray had left already.” I asked as I moved away from Xander. “Yes. They left already.”“But who’s car is that?”“Seems to be Alpha Gray’s men.”“So he’s still here?” “I don’t think so. Maybe just his men. He has his own car, and he was driving it.” Xander answered as he opened his door and stepped out.I remained seated as I swallowed hard. What are the chances that Alpha Gray went back? Xander opened my door and laid out his hand, flashing me a warm smile. “Let’s go home, my lady.”I forced a giggle as I stepped out, holding onto his hand. “Do you think they need you there? Can we go around and enter from the back door so that we don’t meet anyone? I’m still horny from what we did in the car.”“We can always excuse ourselves.”“As a Beta, I’m sure they expect you to stay with them for whatever purpose