All Chapters of Taming the Alpha's Heart: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

I stand near the edge of the pride borderline. Looking beyond the invisible line, marked off only by the scents of pride members and landmarks to help remember when the edges end. The terrain visible to my eye has been used repeatedly over time. Only adult males and training females were allowed past the border. That's only with the permission of the Alpha of the Lycans who owned almost the whole Perućica forest. It's a law to make sure that no one in the pride gets hurt.Lions do not normally live in the middle of the forest. We live in savannas, grassland and open spaces where prey is abundant. Normal pride of lions would be safe there but us? No. We’re shifters. We need to hide our secrets otherwise humans full of curiosity will set their eyes on us. And we cannot afford that. I see a deer a few yards up ahead across the borderline. I blink and wonder why it would be this close to civilization and not deeper in the woods. It's quiet but nowhere close to calm. The wind is blowing my

I say goodbye to my parents and pride. It's a heartfelt goodbye, but none of us get truly upset for leaving and bargaining me for the land. Dad had explained to me that if he refused what Xerxes wanted, he would have already killed us a long time ago. I was destined to leave at the age of eighteen so it was fine for me and besides, I like Xerxes’s scent. Every bird has got to leave the nest sometime and explore, but that doesn't mean they won't come back and visit. Plus, Xerxes promised that I could come back and see them in two weeks. He had to come back anyway. The car boards the turnpike. I lean my head against the window and try to think about where we're going. Suddenly I feel Xerxes’ two arms wrap around my torso and pull me against his chest. I breathe out as a sensation of the intoxicating scent that brutally attacked my nose making me lose my mind. It's an alluring and irresistible scent. I rest my head against his shoulder and close my eyes. "How old are you?" Xerxe

When is the next full moon?" I asked, my fingers brushed over the counter top. Xerces was slicing up some carrots for some kind of soup he's making. He pursed his lips while he concentrated on not chopping his fingers up. "In a few weeks. Why?" He scraped the carrot into the pot and turned to look at me. I poke my bottom lip out and shrug my shoulders. "I just uhm not wanting to have a heat again. And especially when you’re that strong. You know, wolf thing," I tried to explain without embarrassing myself. Xerxes raised an eyebrow at my shyness. "It only really hurts when you're still unmated,” he said. I felt his eyes on my body before they ripped away from me completely. "But you won't have to worry about that,” Xerces added, stirring the pot. "Why?" I asked. I've already confused myself. I took a seat at the nearest barstool and spun around to ease the awkwardness. "Trust me when I say I have a strong self-restraint. Yeah?" His back is to me but I could almost feel that he

Zehra heard a loud voice chanting-like praising their King as her carriage was carried inside the gates to someplace she didn't have any idea. Even if she was with Ember, Zehra's heart was still beating wildly. She knew she was far away from home and now doesn't know the way back home. She heard footsteps outside as the guards probably returned the horses to the stable. It went quiet for a bit, but suddenly, someone opened the curtains, and Zehra gasped as Ember jumped in front to protect her. "Looks like the king brought a two whore from another kingdom," a man spoke as he grabbed Zehra's hand and pulled her off the carriage, pushing Ember away. "Leave her alone!" Ember said before jumping to the man and shifting mid-air before landing on top of him and biting his hand while holding Zehra. The man let go of Zehra, who ran to the corner, followed by Ember in her wolf form, and snarled at those men who wanted to get near her. One of the men shifted into his wolf and attacked Ember

Zehra looked at herself in the mirror; seeing her face with blood on it, she almost cried. She was the reason why Cade took someone's life. Before that, countless deaths from her kingdom happened because of her, too. When will it end? Why did Cade keep on killing people? Did he like killing them, or was it just another deadly obsession?There were too many questions, and yet they will remain unanswered. She stood up, groaning in pain a little. She stripped her clothes off and went for a hot bath. There was a red bruise on her stomach from the punch of that man who almost raped her. Sighing softly, she got into the hot water, wanting to feel better than she felt right now. After taking a bath, Zehra sat on her bed-no, his bed, wearing her light pink gown that ended on her ankles. Her hair was wet and curly. When she sat, she pulled her legs to her face, thinking about everything that happened. "My lady," Ember entered, worried about the look of her lady. "Are you tired? Did you eat