All Chapters of My Unsuspecting Mate: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Isabelle turned around knowing the last thing Lorelei needed from her right then was a rescue. Her panting and quiet moaning was an indication. She did feel her twin’s pain though and hated that he was hurting. The pain was so profound it was almost physical. She rubbed her chest.  Does it mean he has strong feelings for Lorelei? The other lady had always flirted with Beowulf although Isabelle never thought Lorelei would actually sleep with the man.  But then Xavier never acted as if it bothered him. He always looked bored and emotionally detached. Was that a mask then? Or was it a ploy to keep their relationship a secret? But why? If he had come out and claimed her, no one in the pack wo

Cole folded his knees and pulled his legs up just watching her lie there. He dragged his hands over his hair, roughening the already combed hair. Isabelle had tended to him in a way that mellowed him, making him feel cherished and like she was his to do as he pleased. She had even combed his hair, and he smiled. The last time he recalled anyone doing that for him was before his mother was killed. He also can not imagine any human woman doing that especially when he was not incapacitated. Although the chains would have made it a little difficult, but not impossible. He remembered how intense she had been, the concentration on her face and her insistence on patching him up.  He had meant to scare her when he held her neck and found even then her concern had been for him. She called her death an escape.  The comment had made a protective surge rush through him. The growing need to protect and make sure she lacked nothing welled up inside him bu

“Is that true, Belle? Did Beowulf try to molest you?” Xavier asked her via mind link. A deep frown furrowed her eyebrows. She hadn’t even pondered how Beowulf got into her room or why. She had figured Cole’s presence had made him lose control to the point of going feral - a mindless beast whose human side has been suppressed and only the animalistic instinct rules. And all the thought in her head had been to protect her mate, she hadn’t even remembered she had locked the door and he shouldn’t be in her room in the first place. “I locked my door and yet he got inside…” Isabelle responded via mind link, still, a bit befuddled.  “He picked the lock. Your human stopped him. He complained of his limitations as a result of the chains,” Hallec supplied. “Let me have him, Belle,” he added, and she raised her eyes to hold his intense gaze, and from the corner of

“Isabelle!” Cole's voice broke through the void of pain in Isabelle’s head and she opened her eyes. She found herself looking up into Cole’s concerned eyes as she panted heavily, struggling to getaway. Gradually she took cognizant of her surroundings and her struggle eased as the sound of the strange bird outside her window pricked her ears. She couldn’t smell death or blood, nor could she sense danger close by. But the sense of doom settled upon her shoulders and she released a shuddering breath. “Calm down, and breath in and out…” Cole coached in his calm cool tone. Isabelle nodded then her eyes smart with tears. Taking steady breaths, her eyes involuntarily darted around her room over Cole’s shoulders as if reassuring herself that this was her reality. She was still in bed naked and they were both in her room alone. She accepted then that her horrific experience a moment before was nothing but a dream – a very dark and cruel dream. Tears spilled from her eyes and she whispered

“Before I tell you, I’m going run it by the other alphas. I wouldn’t want to give you false hopes.” Xavier said. “Tell me anyway, Xavier.” Isabelle pleaded. Xavier sighed.“We can make the rule that Beowulf must fight fair,” he said. Isabelle huffed at the incredulity of his statement and threw up her hands in exasperation. “You know he will not play fair, Xavier. He wants to kill Cole! That's the whole reason for this elaborate lie!”“Will you please let me finish?” Xavier snapped, making Isabelle give him her full attention. Xavier added, “ If he doesn’t play by the rules, then Hallec will stop him.”“No. I want to be the one to stop him.”“You can't get involved, Isabelle. I already told you we must be careful. You have to appear detached which is why I have decided you would not watch the fight.”“Bullshit! There is no way in hell that I am going to let Cole be taken to some fight alone without me there to protect him. No way in hell, Xavier.” Isabelle said in a low forceful ton