All Chapters of My True Mate: Chapter 111 - Chapter 120

I see something shift in Carmine’s eyes before she says, her voice harsh, “How dare you? What exactly are you implying?!”“Exactly what I’m seeing,” I respond, lightly. “Your focus seems to be my mate rather than tracking down your father’s killers. How else is anybody here supposed to interpret that?”Carmine’s eyes flit through the room and she can see the suspicion on everyone’s faces.“I’m simply following pack law,” She grinds her teeth. The soldiers with her are tense, “I think it’s best that we find the killers, Carmine. They obviously targeted Raymond for some particular reason. We need to be sure they’re not going to come after you or anyone else in our pack. You are, by default, the next Alpha’s wife. We cannot have you at risk.”I can see the frustration on Carmine’s eyes and I have to wonder what kind of daughter who has so clearly been doted on, would rather get her way than track down the killers of her father. This goes beyond spoilt. It’s almost insane. 

Lucas’s temper doesn’t die down and I feel guilty.I know he worries about me.Ever since I took up the mantle of Alpha, we haven’t had one moment to ourselves which is even remotely relaxing.It’s been one whole day and he’s avoiding me.It hurts but I have to put the interests of the pack before my own. I knew that being an Alpha was not going to be an easy job. That’s why I had been so hesitant when it had been offered to me. But Lucas had insisted I accept back then. He never considered that for someone so young, it was burden that was all consuming.I sigh, setting down the journal, I’ve been staring at, rub my hands over my face.“You’re sad,” Kayla comments from where she’s doing her homework on the couch in my office. She may be young but she’s still the legendary Phoenix. She doesn’t get along with the other children that much, preferring mine or Lucas’s company.“I’m tried,” I confess.And sad.“Is it because Lucas is angry with you?” Kayla wan

The trek to the village is no small one. Our territory is wide and it takes a two day travel to reach the border of it. Accompanying us is Clara, her mate, Sandy, three of my trusted soldiers, Rock, Jade, and Phil, and then there’s Lucas. The healer from the Wind Winders Pack, Wyatt, and the soldier, Sid, who has some experience with this village have joined us from there. Another two soldiers from the Midnight Wolves Pack have also joined us. Carmine has brought her entire delegation.She’s not made any move on Lucas so far. She only watches him. To his credit, Lucas avoids her. But then he’s also been avoiding me and that hurts.It takes us a few days to reach the village that Sid told us about. I’m a little surprised when I see it.I was expecting a run down down place but it is a bustling settlement, well built, and guarded. As we enter, I look around in fascination. Their buildings are constructed with bricks and they have a good infrastructure system in place. It kin

Natural?It’s a strange word to use but before I can ask her what she means, there’s a knock on the door.It’s Phil.“We’ll be in the next room,” I tell Kayla. “Will you be okay here by yourself?”She stares at me for a moment and then the orange in her eyes disappears and I’m once again looking at the ten year old girl who is yawning and nodding.I lock the door behind me before before entering the soldiers room.I see Lucas and I turn my gaze away, settling them on Carmine and my voice is cold, “What the hell were you thinking?!”She just gives me a careless look, “What? I did what I had to do.”I get in her face, “You put the entire mission in jeopardy, you stupid girl!”One of her soldiers hisses at the insult, “Watch how you talk to her!”I round on him, my tone scathing, “Talk to her? You should keep in mind that your Alpha was assassinated and I am trying to hunt down the men who did it. We went in with a plan that she derailed for her own selfish p

I go still before looking over my should at them, my voice sharp, “Were you speaking to me?”The woman looks down at my protruding belly, her eyes filled with contempt, “There are no shortage of bastard children in this village. Why don’t you go elsewhere to -“Before she can finish speaking, I am in her face, my voice dangerous, “Did you just call my child a bastard?”For a moment, she flinches, not having expected me to retaliate but her friends make angry sounds, giving her the courage to spit in my face, “We don’t like your filthy kind here. Breaking marriages, spreading your legs for men. If you want to do that, just go to a whore house and get paid for it.”I am seeing red at this point but before I can so much as move, I feel dangerous tension in the air and I freeze.Kayla!I whirl around and I see her staring at the women, her gaze filled with a terrifying fury.The lenses I had put in her eyes seem to have melted and I can see the orange in her irises, a