All Chapters of DEFYING FATE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

With Beta Sage's powdered-blue eyes twinkling with delight, he bent his head and gently caressed Sophie's chin. "Oh, sweetheart, you are such an innocent, pure pawn." "What?" What on earth did he mean by that? Sophie ignored his words as she drew her head away, electricity whizzing along her nerve ends. The joy she'd felt upon realizing she wasn't being abducted but rather saved was quickly replaced by a rush of hatred when she met mockery in the eyes of her future brother-in-law. After all, it was open news among the werewolf kingdom that this devil's elder brother, Alpha Landon, was her mate and the future Master of all alphas or the King in the Kingdom of Vienna. Sophie sighed as she looked at the man. His suit was well-cut and a deep midnight color, with the jacket stretching across broad shoulders and unbuttoned to show the white T-shirt he sported rather than a shirt and tie. The T-shirt was just long enough to cover his large chest's powerful, well-defined outlines. But it

Sage moved forward, bending his body towards her and levering his shoulders off the leather-padded backrest and seat. "And what exactly would someone like me fail to comprehend, doctor?" Sophie clenched her teeth and tilted her head. Her wolf growled, but it didn't take away the sense of being trapped or the nerve-racking impact of his testosterone aura. She would have accepted the opportunity to crawl out of her skin if it had been provided at the time. "Duty," she said, her jaws clenched. Sage's mockingly sardonic laugh was delivered from his throat. "Of course, obligation. Duty! And all of this contributes to my brother being the alpha that he is." His languid handclap exacerbated her rage. "What is funny about that?" Sophie raised her brow. His pupils dilated. "I'm sorry," he muttered, sounding far from sorry. "Was I supposed to be inspired by your sacrifice? Oh, I don't think it's amusing, dear; I think it's awful that you're so thrilled about martyrdom. Being a saint. I'd bl

"I'm curious, Sage. If dad knew, what do you think he'd do?" Alpha Landon asked, his eyes worrying. Beta Sage moved over to his older brother and placed his hand on Landon's shoulder as his annoyance gradually subsided. He assertively said, "He won't, Landon, stop worrying. Our mother's 'affair' love letters were burned. Nobody is aware that they ever existed, remember?" The young brothers had not known at the time they discovered their mother's love letters hidden under a floorboard that despite breaking off the affair after she discovered she was carrying her lover's child, Luna Robinson's pack had continued to see her lover after the child she had conceived with him had been born. "Perhaps father was aware of it; after all, his wolf would experience pain if mother made love to her lover, wouldn't it?" Landon inquired once more, behaving more like a teenager than the master-alpha-to-be of the werewolf kingdom. Sage grimaced and said, "Of course not; mother would know how to utili

Cherryl propped her chin on her steepled fingers and scanned the garment that Sophie hung on a coat hanger and hooked over her wardrobe door.Cherryl gave her verdict. "Nice, and I love the fifties vibe, but you could show a bit more cleavage."Sophie raised a brow."You did ask," her sister said."No, actually, I didn't.""Well, you should. Have you any idea how many people read my fashion blog? I am considered a fashion guru.""Yeah, right… and our father isn't happy at all.""Come on, sis. Mother loves it." Cherryl grumbled. "And you love it, that's all that matters.""And what do you think Dad, our alpha, is going to consider about that?"Sophie angled a nod in the direction of the micro miniskirt her sister was wearing in neon green."He won't see it," Cherryl said with a grin as she rolled over and pulled herself into a sitting position, her long legs tucked under her.It was then that Sophie saw what her sister was wearing on top.Cherryl gave another million-voltage smile and

"Oh no!" Sophie quickly knelt, attempting to grasp the diamond and pearl that were bouncing around the polished oak floor in all directions. "Oh, no! Sh*t, sh*t!" "Relax, they're not the crown jewels." He came to a halt, his taunting expression gone as she lifted her head, and he saw she was in tears. "Just leave! okay? Damn it!" Sophie hissed angrily. "I couldn't care less. They're all mine. My treasure." With a grimace, Beta Sage kneeled beside her, sitting on his heels. He noticed the shaking in her shoulders and felt something hard twist in his chest. He did his best to ignore it, telling himself it was either indigestion or the threat of tears that had caused it. He’d never liked seeing women cry. "She left them to me," Sophie muttered beneath her breath. "She wore them all the time, and now they're destroyed! Everything has been wrecked..." "Who gave you this?" Sage inquired. "It's none of your business, just leave!" Sage wanted to roll his eyes and just ignore the woman