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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
NADINE.The kissing led to sex and before I knew it, Xander was unstoppable. I had no idea how many times we did it before we both fell asleep.I woke up in the middle of the night with his arms around me, and as much as I wanted to just sink into his embrace, I had things to do. At two in the morning, I was sneaking out of our room and walking casually along the corridor. I was hoping the Alpha was already asleep as he was the only other person in this house aside from Xander and me. I had no idea if Kenzo stayed here for the night, as he rarely does.But I hope he didn’t come back to grab his power bank. I walked carefully down the stairs and along the hallway, and I almost jumped in excitement when I saw what I was looking for. It was still there in the same position as I saw it earlier. I dashed to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of cold water before swiping the power bank on my way back and inserting it in my robe’s pocket. I then doubled my steps up while listening carefully
TEN YEARS AFTER THE BIRTH OF XAVIER.XANDER.“Are you ready, Alpha?” Xavier asked, and once I nodded my head, he turned to his side and nodded at his seven-year-old brother, Nexus. Without any more words, they hurried off into the forest for my wolf, Orion, to track them. I always give them a fifteen-minute head start before I start looking for them.Fifteen minutes—enough time for myself to soak in all the things my eyes could see and think of all that happened in my life over the last ten years.Three years after we gave birth to Xavier, Nadine fell pregnant again. This time, she extended an offer to me for the Alpha position. Like she said, I’d been doing the Alpha work whenever she couldn’t attend to it due to the nature of her pregnancy. She was going through a difficult time with Nexus. There were days she couldn’t get up from our bed and would vomit from time to time. Although our son was healthy, Nadine would always end up drained of energy. I, of course, could continue doing
NADINE.Dad and Mom arrived just a couple of hours after I gave birth. Nadia called them right away when my waterbag broke, so they were already traveling while I was in labor. Xavier’s birth came early, yet we and the whole pack had always been ready for him.With the approval of the midwives who assisted me, we began our journey home at midnight. I couldn’t wait to introduce our son to his pack and welcome Jillian as our Gamma Female. We arrived by dawn, and I expected the packhouse to be quiet as everyone should be asleep, but the sight that welcomed us was indeed overwhelming to a mother’s heart.The house was bright with lights, and the packhouse ground was decorated with lanterns and banners—both for our son and our Gamma Female—as if they had days to prepare for this and not just hours. The whole area was alive, and even without hearing anything from the outside, I was sure there was music playing as there were people dancing.But the moment Kenzo’s door opened, the whole pl
NADINE.I had just finished fixing my hair and was ready to drive to the Midnight Pack for Jillian’s debut. I came out of our room and went downstairs to find Xander. He was ready many minutes ago, and I asked him to leave me alone in our room so I could continue preparing because he kept distracting me with hugs and kisses. I found him at the bar, drinking alone. I wasn’t sure if he noticed my presence as he remained standing by the large window, gazing outside while sipping his drink.He must be thinking about Carlotta and her pup, as this had been the only thing keeping him quiet lately. Xander was determined to find Maddox’s child and give it a good life. But Carlotta had been dodging us for almost a year.But today, we got more information. We finally had a name and gender. Maddox and Carlotta had a daughter, Maxine Charlotte Trevino. Carlotta named her after her father. But we were still clueless about where they were staying. All we knew was that the child had a fever, and C
GAMMA KENZO.I unclasped her bra and tossed it aside before pulling away from kissing her, letting my eyes savor the perfect breasts that were made for me. Jillian had a petite frame, but her breasts were bigger than her size, and burying my head in between them was a fantasy I wanted to fulfill. She bit her bottom lip before her hands cupped the sides of her breasts and gently kneaded them; all the while, her eyes were swirling with lust. “Do you like them?”My eyes were surely twinkling as I nodded my head, like a boy on Christmas Day. “I fucking love them!”I didn’t need an invite as I bent over and captured one of her breasts, and a grunt filled my throat as I savored her bosom, one after the other, letting my tongue and hand play with them and her nipples while my sultry mate was fumbling with my shirt and my pants, helping in taking them off my body. After I had my fill, my lips pressed against her firm stomach. I trailed my mouth down to her inner thigh where my hand was, par
FUTURE GAMMA FEMALE JILLIAN.“Have you played hide-and-seek?” I asked him in a soft voice after he sent a message to Beta Xander. First, he asked them if Alpha Nadine had given birth and told them to call him anytime. He also informed him that “he got the girl and that he was blessed tenfold tonight.” Even though it was just a text message, I could see the pride in him as he puffed his chest while he was typing those words. Kenzo, even without him knowing, really knew how to melt my heart.“Hmmm... what are you planning to do?” He asked, his forehead creasing. We were already in the hotel lobby where I was staying. The party was already over, but my family was still there to make sure all the guests were sent off nicely and out of the border, but they let us leave ahead. I stood in front of Kenzo, walking backward as he walked forward at my pace. I placed my hand on his chest, a playful grin etched on my face. “Catch me if you can, lover boy.”I pushed him playfully before running
FUTURE GAMMA FEMALE JILLIAN.I watched in awe as my father, Alpha Lucas, took the center stage together with my mother, Luna Katarina. Unlike other parents, Dad and Mom were actually happy that I found out who my mate was as soon as I turned eighteen. Dad was glad he turned out to be the same man I was in love with. He didn’t want me to have any doubts about the man I would be in a relationship with, knowing that my mate was just out there somewhere. Although he was sad I had to leave them sooner, he knew I would be in good hands.“We would like to thank everyone for gracing us with your presence for our daughter’s coming-of-age celebration.” My father began, and the crowd gave him a round of applause. I couldn’t help but smile and playfully roll my eyes upon seeing my mother looking at him as if he held the whole universe in his hands. But then I realized it must be the same way I looked at Kenzo whenever he wasn’t looking at me, and I got to study his features. Dad looked at Mom
GAMMA KENZO.I had never driven so fast as I did tonight. Good thing that I only needed to drive along the forest road, so there were no cameras and traffic police lurking around. If I had my way, I would have run on my paws so I’d be faster, but I needed to look presentable, and I couldn’t just rip my clothes off. I was stopped at their border, and it seemed the one in there had no idea who I was. He denied me entry because I didn’t have the invitation with me. In my rush to get help for the Alpha, I might have dropped it somewhere in the packhouse. Only when I instructed him to reach out to Alpha Ledger and we conversed over the phone did I receive permission to enter.The drive to the hotel where her party was ongoing was plain torture. I was happy that I was here, but the thought of missing her dance and her not being my fated mate kept seeping into my mind. “Judgment time.” I reminded myself of this as I picked up the bouquet of red roses from the backseat of my car and made m
LADY JILLIAN.“Mine!!” The growl was so loud it vibrated through my whole body. I shoved Wes’ hand off me and abruptly turned my body around to face the direction of the voice.And my heart stopped as I stared at the man at the far end of the corridor. My eyes locked with Alonso, Alpha Aeon’s son, the next Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack. My mouth parted as a shriek passed my lips, something I was not able to control. “No!”Until I realized something.I was older than Alonso. Even with him having a wolf, it was impossible that I scented him. He was not eighteen yet. —----------------------GAMMA KENZO.I ran my comb through my hair one more time, perfecting my hairstyle before pointing at myself through my reflection in the mirror. To say that I was excited was an understatement. I was beyond ecstatic.Tonight, whatever fate had in store for me and Jillian, we would finally take our relationship to the next level. I could officially claim her as my girlfriend, and we would take it fro
A YEAR AFTER MADDOX’S DEATH. LADY JILLIAN of the Midnight Pack. I couldn’t erase the smile off my face as I looked at my reflection in the mirror. My hair was tied up tightly in a bun, and I was dressed in a swan-like ballerina dress. The only jewelry I had was one pair of crescent moon earrings that I had never taken off. Finally eighteen. My family was throwing a grand ball for me, and I would start the night with a ballet dance that I’d been practicing for many months. The dance was about a female coming of age and spreading her wings. I was excited, not only because I would be turning eighteen and would finally be able to do many things, but because I could officially say YES to Kenzo as my boyfriend. We could make it official. Kenzo and I started dating after he was re-inducted as the Gamma of the Dark Forest Pack. He asked me if he could court me, and I said he could, or he could come back once I turned eighteen, as I was not allowed to have a boyfriend until then. Not that