Thank you for reading and voting! I was asked to change the title and cover, so over the next few days, you will see a different image in your library. It will no longer be called Touched by Darkness and will instead be something along the lines of The Cursed Alpha's Fake Mate. The book itself will not change though.
DEXI felt my stomach twist into a ball and the eyes of my pack boring into the back of my head.I needed this. We needed this.This was the first time we met with the Fae since the curse was cast decades ago. If I let them go now without coming to an agreement, I wouldn't ever get this chance again
Only Ember cut me off, taking one step forward as if she were truly outraged by the accusations of our relationship being fake, even though it was. "I am with him because he is my mate. Dex being a wolf and me being Fae is irrelevant. It is the will of the Goddess, and I know that even someone as po
EMBER "He can't be trusted, Ember." Queen Willow said. Yet there was something in my head screaming that she was wrong, that he could be trusted. But her…not so much. I didn't like the way she was looking at me. It was as if she were sizing me up to see if I were competition or a threat to her. I
I needed to look out for myself. If I went back with Dex, there was a high chance of me getting my wolf back. But if I went with the Fae, there was the chance I could have powers gifted to me by my ancestors, even though I might lose my wolf for good. Still, Queen Willow had already openly accused
EMBER Walking among the pack felt so different after that. I knew they still didn't like or trust me, especially after Queen Willow separated me from them. Based on the whispers, they believed any number of things had happened in the few seconds they couldn't see me. All eventually rounded back to
"The truth. I don't keep things from my people when it comes to war, and the war is all they need to know about." He said, sending me a pointed stare that I knew meant to keep my mouth shut about our relationship. Dex walked us to the third floor, just past his office to a large conference room. I
DEX The air felt lighter as I headed to our room for the night. Knowing that Ember was in there, getting ready for bed, made me feel at peace. The pack had taken the news of what transpired surprisingly well, and I was pleased with how they reacted to learning that Ember had helped. Besides a sele
"You can sleep in the bed. It's big enough. I bet you won't even notice me in it." Ember said as she walked past me to get to her side of the mattress. Her head was down, but I could still see the faint pink tint on her cheeks. Oh, I doubted that very much. "Alright," I agreed, and she glanced up