
Mated in the Shadow of My Sister
James Anderson lost his future mate and luna, Stephanie, during a rogue attack. Stephanie's death left his entire pack in mourning; her death anniversary was even declared a pack holiday.
Five years later, James discovers that Stephanie's younger sister Lily is his mate. But how can that be? Wasn't Stephanie supposed to be his mate? And would his pack even accept Lily as his mate and Luna—many have always blamed Lily for Stephanie's death, because Stephanie died trying to save Lily.
For her part, Lily has lived in the shadow of her beautiful older sister for years. She knows very well that pack members and her parents wish that it was Lily that died that day instead of Stephanie. Lily had looked forward to the day that she would meet her mate and finally feel important to someone.
Discovering that her mate is James is Lily's worst nightmare, especially when James reacts poorly to the discovery. Lily decides that she is unwilling to live in Stephanie's shadow any longer. She will not spend the rest of her life with a mate who wishes she was someone else. She rejects James, who all too quickly accepts the rejection.
Soon afterwards, horrifying truths come out and James immediately regrets letting Lily go. He sets out to get Lily back and right the wrongs that have been done. But is it too late? Will Lily find love with James, or with someone else?
قراءة
Chapter: Chapter 276Author Note: The Inspiration Have you ever wondered where the inspiration for a story comes from? I know I have... and for this book, I promised you a while back that I would tell you. So here goes. I mentioned to a friend in passing that I wrote "My Mate's Wedding Drama." That one was written as sort-of a fun, funny project. Not very serious. Something VERY different from my day job. She asked me, "Is that some sort of therapy for you?" "Therapy for what? I don't need therapy." "Well, with your dad in town... and everything with your mom and sister...." "Oh.... Ohhhhhhhhhh...." And somehow that was literally all it took. Mated in the Shadow of My Sister was born. I feel sort-of disingenuous saying I wrote it, because it largely wrote itself. More often than not, the characters took over my keyboard as I typed, or they started yelling plot points to me in the shower or while I was driving. It was sort of a wild ride, to be honest. To get this book done, I have gott
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Chapter: Chapter 275I could not believe that they had done all of this for me. We spent the next few hours eating, dancing, and laughing. I did not think the night could get any better, but then it did. James pulled me aside. “Sweetheart, I don’t know if you noticed the colors of the decorations…” “They are beauti
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Chapter: Chapter 274(Lily POV) (A few months later) Something is up, but I do not know what that “something” is. What I do know is that everyone has been acting really strangely today. It started when James brought me breakfast in bed… that he had taken the time to cook himself. Then, after we had both eaten, he
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Chapter: Chapter 273When she did not say anything for a few minutes, I decided to go ahead and give her the message I was supposed to deliver earlier. “Evelyn, this may sound a little weird, but I had an opportunity to talk to the Moon Goddess several months ago.” “Because you are the chosen one,” she said, not lifting her head off of the table. Ok, it is definitely the jailhouse newsfeed. “Yes. She gave me a message that I was supposed to give to you when I saw you. I am sorry that I did not give you the message earlier, but everything sort of happened really quickly…” “What was the message?” Evelyn asked. Her head remained sideways on the table, but her tone was curious. “She said that you sometimes ask her a question when you pray. It is usually the same question, and she wanted to answer it for you.” Evelyn sat up. “What… what was the answer?” “Yes, she will and more.” Evelyn began smiling and crying at the same time. “I assume you understand the message?” I asked curiously. Evelyn nod
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Chapter: Chapter 272(Lily POV) After I arrived back at Black Moon, I met Charlotte for a quick lunch. We then headed to the dungeon visiting room together, where Evelyn was already chained to a table waiting for us. Like Stephanie and Sheila, she was being taken good care of, but she nevertheless looked awful. “How are you, Evelyn?” I asked. “As good as can be expected, being this pregnant and in here,” she sighed. “You wanted to meet with us?” I asked politely. “Yes, thank you. I know it may seem crazy for me to reach out to you after everything that happened, but my wolf trusts you. And Charlotte, Sammy talks so highly of you every time he comes to see me.” For the briefest moment, I half wondered if we were in the right visiting room. This was not the Evelyn that called me and Charlotte whores as recently as her trial. This Evelyn seemed very, very different. “What is going on, Evelyn?” Charlotte asked. Evelyn sighed. “This pup is going to be arriving soon, and I need a plan. I ori
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Chapter: Chapter 271(Lily POV) Another couple of months have passed, and the trials in both packs have finally all been completed. I am currently on my way to see Evelyn at Black Moon. I need to finally deliver to her the message that the Moon Goddess gave me, and she also wants to talk to Charlotte and I about her plans for her unborn pup. Like all of the other trials, Evelyn’s trial is now over. She was sentenced to 25 years in the dungeons. That was a harsh sentence, but she did not lose her wolf. When I talked to Edy, she told me that she wanted to stay with Evelyn. She said that Evelyn had lost her way, but buried under all of the jealousy and pain, she really did have a good heart. Interestingly, those sentiments were very similar to the ones that I received from most of the wolves that I talked to. In fact, with the exception of the council member wolves that I freed on the night of the takeovers, the only other wolves who wanted to be freed from their humans were those belonging to Ste
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My Mate's Wedding Drama
College-educated werewolf Cassie Semberton has spent a good portion of her life preparing to reject -and be rejected by- her mate.
Her plans go sideways when she meets her mate while her mate has a beautiful blond on his arm and she (Cassie) is trying on wedding dresses.
Meanwhile, Jason is a womanizing beta wolf who knows nothing about women. He wants a mate, but he has no idea how to treat or be one.
Join Cassie, Jason, and crew as they explore the power of misunderstandings, the reality of weddings with more drama than flowers, and difficult questions surrounding cheating, mistresses, and forgiveness.
Will Cassie and Jason get their happily ever after? Will it be with each other or someone else?
قراءة
Chapter: Author's NoteAnd that is a wrap! I hope you all have enjoyed the journey. I will definitely miss these characters. They definitely took on personalities of their own as we went along. I cannot tell you how many times I sat down planning to write one thing, only to find the characters demanding we go a different direction. Thankfully, we will still get glimpses of the key characters in Book 2, which will focus on the Moon Goddess's decision to pair Maggie and Alpha Paul. That book will also pick up where this book left off, in terms of Bobby and the Moonlight Six. I plan to start Book 2 in a few weeks, after I take some time off for a couple of family vacations. Thank you all for reading!!! If you have enjoyed the journey, please leave a gem and/or positive review!
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Chapter: Epilogue(2 ½ months later)(Jason POV)The last few months have been an absolute whirlwind, but I can honestly say that I have never been happier.After our big fight the night of Duncan and Moira’s cake-tasting, Paige and I stayed up for hours talking… and fighting… and making up again. We realized that we both like to be challenged, and once we both agreed to take rejection completely off the table, we found that we are really good at being one another’s “safe place” to have heated or difficult conversations.Instead of Theo flying out to Texas, Paige decided that we should go back to Blue Moon together. She arranged for other wedding planners to handle all of her Texas weddings except for Moira and Duncan’s. She understandably wanted to keep their wedding, but everything left to do could be done remotely until the weekend of the wedding itself. Once we are a bit more settled, she plans to open a part-time wedding planning business just outside Blue Moon territory.... at which she wil
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Chapter: Chapter 109: My Idiot(Paige POV) Neither Jason nor I said anything to each other on the way home from the bakery. It was just as well. Thankfully, Moira did not seem angry about Duncan and Jason leaving… and we were able to successfully pick flavors for their wedding cake… but the whole thing was still embarrassing and unprofessional. The moment we walked into my apartment, Jason headed to the kitchen. He peeked inside the refrigerator and calmly asked me what I wanted to eat for dinner. “Really? That is the first thing that you are going to say to me? Not ‘I’m sorry for embarrassing you,’ or ‘I’m sorry for having my head up my a— since you got back’ or ‘How did the rest of your tasting go? I hope I didn’t cost you a couple of clients.’ Hell, at this point, I’d even take ‘Hey, Baby, I’m craving tacos, does that sound good to you?’” “Why do I feel like you are itching for a fight, Paige?” “Maybe because I am, Jason! I cannot live this way anymore!!!” Jason turned around and glared at me. “Liv
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Chapter: Chapter 108: Jason & Duncan (Paige POV)So it turns out that Jason not only upgraded my flight to first-class… he booked himself a ticket as well. Jason explained that he had decided that he was going to go where I went for the rest of my life… or until I rejected him for the third and final time. He also told me that his plan was for Theo to stay with Jason’s parents for the first couple of weeks, and then —if I had not kicked him out yet— Theo would come and join us.But for everything else, I probably would have found Jason’s decision to come to Texas with me to be a really sweet gesture.However, over the next week, Jason’s behavior continued to be bizarre. Worse, his constant presence began to feel suffocating and overwhelming. Even Carly, who loved having her mate nearby, was becoming concerned.Among other weird things, Jason:—continued to insist on making me breakfast in bed every. single. day. I could not even grab a piece of toast or a granola bar without Jason freaking out. —refused to disagree
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Chapter: Chapter 107: The De-Brief(Paige POV) As I get on the airplane, my heart feels heavy. I know that I need to get back to Texas, but even after spending the morning talking to Jason and most of the afternoon de-briefing with everyone else, things still just feel… unsettled. I had hoped that talking to Jason would give me some better insight on our relationship… but more than anything, this morning felt…. awkward. In addition to bizarrely shaving his head and insisting on serving me breakfast in bed, Jason spent almost the entirety of our conversation either apologizing or agreeing with everything that I said. It sort-of felt like I was talking to a wall; the normal, opinionated Jason was not there. As much as the normal, opinionated Jason irritates me at times, I could not help but wonder where he was. I definitely like the normal Jason better than the shell of a wolf that he was this morning. Oh, well. At least if I am going to have a heavy heart on my flight back, I will be comfortable. (Somehow, my
آخر تحديث: 2023-08-08
Chapter: Chapter 106: Big News(Cassie POV) I wake up to Josephine’s voice in my head. “Cassie, Sweetheart?” I moan. “I am sleeping. What is up, Josephine?” “It is one o’clock the afternoon.” “One in the morning?” I respond back groggily. “No, Sweetheart. It’s the middle of the afternoon.” “That’s not possible,” I groan. “We did not get home until five o’clock.” “Five o’clock yesterday, Baby.” Realization hits me. I must have been more tired than I realized. The last thing I remember was having a hot shower with Aaron, eating more food than I want to admit to eating, having a second round with Aaron in our bed, and then asking Aaron if we could talk after a took a quick nap. Apparently that nap was the longest nap ever. I try to stretch my arms, but one arm hits something hard. I blink open my eyes and see Aaron laying on his side, with one arm supporting his head as he stares at me. He smiles as soon as our eyes meet. “Good morning, Sweetheart,” he says. “Good morning, Aaron,” I smile back at
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Mated in the Shadow of Betrayal
To avoid a brutal war, the alpha of Blue Ridge Pack reluctantly agrees to an arranged marriage between his beta's daughter Piper and his enemy's son. His son, Xander, learns of his plan to sacrifice Piper and helps Piper run away. Xander makes her promise to stay hidden until she finds and marks her destined mate.
A few years later, after she turns 20 and is able to identify her mate, Piper begins to struggle with stomach pain. She assumes that the pain is caused by the herbs she is taking to mask her identity.
Unfortunately, Piper's world crushes down around her when she discovers that the stomach pain is not really stomach pain at all… she is experiencing betrayal pains. The only problem? She does not know who her mate is.
As the betrayal pains become more frequent and more destructive, Piper must race to find both her mate and the reason that neither he, nor she, recognize one another.
قراءة
Chapter: Chapter 202: The Hidden Memories(Piper POV)When my father asked about the day Viper died, I wasn’t sure what to say. I almost immediately saw stars and the machines around me began beeping loudly.I felt myself beginning to disassociate from my body. I was there, but I wasn’t there. I could hear and see what was going on, but I couldn’t feel anything.Suddenly, doctors and nurses filled the room.“What is happening to her?” my father demanded in a panic.“Sir, what happened before we came in?” a nurse asked.“Nothing. We were having a normal conversation. We talked about …oh, goddess, we talked about ---”Just then, I saw Leo break through security and force his way into the room. “What is going on?” he growled. “She isn’t supposed to be having attacks anymore! What is happening?!?!?!?!?!”Hearing Leo’s voice brought back memories. Some good. Some horrible ones. And conflicting emotions that I didn’t want to deal with.I felt myself begin to panic. Unless I was already panicking?The machines spiked ag
آخر تحديث: 2026-04-20
Chapter: Chapter 201: Daddy's Little Girl(Piper POV)As my father walked into my hospital room, I broke down in tears. Not just tears, but big, fat, ugly tears.I tried to get out of my bed and run to him, but my legs were still too weak after having been in bed for so long. I started to fall, but thankfully, my father quickly ran over and caught me.Once my father got me settled back into bed, he sat down next to me and held my hand.“Hello, my beautiful daughter,” he said warmly.My heart was racing. I could not believe he was here.“I … I thought… Xander t-t--told me… you died.”I saw a flash of anger cross his eyes.“I am very much alive, Sweetheart.”I wiped some of the tears from my eyes. “Why would Xander lie to me?” I asked. It did not make sense. Xander was my best friend. Or he had been. He wasn’t that cruel.My father frowned. “It wasn’t completely a lie.” I stared at him, confused.“You … you did die? And then they were able to revive you?”My father sighed. “No.”“Then what … what do you mean? Did y
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Chapter: Chapter 200: She's Awake(Eight weeks later)(Piper POV)I woke very slowly. I had no idea where I was or what had happened.All I knew was that the lights in whatever room I was in were very, very bright. I kept my eyes closed, not wanting to look at them.As I struggled to make sense of where I was, I thought about the last thing I had been doing before blacking out.The last thing that I remembered was being in my bedroom, laying on my bed, and then hearing Penelope’s voice. It had been so long since I heard it, that when she spoke, I got excited. Unfortunately, her words crushed me.***FLASHBACK***“I am sorry, Piper, but I think it is time for me to go,” she said slowly.“What? Nooooo! Penelope, no!”“The pain… it is too much… I cannot take it anymore.”I hadn’t even realized that we were having another attack. Attacks had become so frequent that I had almost become numb to them. Penelope was not so lucky, in part because –unbeknownst to me until it was too late—she had started to take on more o
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Chapter: Chapter 199: The Realization(Leo Bloodstone POV)I cannot begin to describe the rage that I felt when I received the call at 2 am.Piper wasn’t just in trouble; she was now fighting for her life.I did not understand what had happened. I had plans, and backup plans, and backup plans to the backup plans.And, although I did not know what she had gone through since we lost sight of her just before my alpha coronation ceremony, I knew she was now safe. We knew where she was; we knew who she interacted with; we had Dr. Eggert working with her; and we had guards supervising her every move.She should have been safe.Yet, despite all that I had done… despite all that Landon had done… despite the safety protocol that the council had invoked… we had failed.It was a realization that burned me from the inside out.As I headed to the hospital, I called Xander. He was awake, just as I had been, and I told him the little that I knew about Piper’s condition. I still distrusted the guy, but he had been Piper’s best friend
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Chapter: Chapter 198: Flash Forward(Present Day)(Dr. Eggert POV)It was at this point in Piper’s story that I had to make a critical decision.We had been talking for hours, but I felt like I was still light-years away from getting the information that I needed to help her.Yes, I now knew that she had a childhood crush on Alpha Xander, who was alternatively helpful and toxic… that she had a brief romantic relationship with Alpha Leo, who was controlling, manipulative, and filled with secrets… that she had a somewhat toxic friendship with Alpha Aiden, who was a case study all in himself… that she somehow got mixed up with a human motorcycle gang after an accident… and that her dead father wasn’t really dead. And I also knew about scent masking herbs and a magical engagement ring.But none of that explained why she had attacked the gamma wolf. Nor did it explain why she had been experiencing mysterious pain.Truthfully, I had no doubt that all of these events were somehow connected, but how? Therapists like myself a
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Chapter: UpdatesI have NOT abandoned this story. 2024 just hates me.I am determined to finish this story, and do so as soon as possible.2024 willing, updates start again tomorrow.
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His Secret Second
They were fated mates. When they met, it should have been happily ever after.
But it wasn’t.
For her, he was her previously unattainable celebrity crush. Someone she wanted to impress and be worthy of… even if it meant sacrificing parts of who she was.
For him, she was his second mate. Someone he had never noticed before, but someone he definitely noticed now. He wanted to get things right with her, and he was eager to start their lives together.
Unfortunately, all of their plans are forced to change when his first mate makes an unexpected re-entry into his life. She is forced to become his secret second, and they are both forced to deal with baggage they didn’t even realize that they carry.
Then he hurts her in ways that she never saw coming.
The end for this couple is inevitable. The real question is this: after life tears them apart, will it bring them back together, or will it push them into the arms of others?
قراءة
Chapter: Chapter 63: Shadows on the Internet(Jenna POV)“Hey, Baby,” Danny said as he leaned over to kiss me.I jumped two feet in the air.Danny laughed. “What are you doing that has you concentrating so hard?”I shook my head, trying to get my thoughts put together.“Just doing some research.”“On?”“Alpha Black.”Danny stilled.“Why?”“The alpha king asked me about him tonight. And Ashley brought him up today too. I realized that I don’t even know what he looks like.”Danny paled and took a step back.“What did Ashley say about him?”I furrowed my eyebrows, not sure why Danny seemed so worried.“Just that his wife left him. Apparently my mother told your mom, who told Ashley. That’s why we were talking about their friendship earlier.”“Oh. And what did the alpha king say?”“He just said that my father has been asking questions about me.”Danny froze. This time his body posture was unmistakable.“When did you talk to the alpha king? What kind of questions?”“It was while you were gone today. I don’t know what questio
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Chapter: Chapter 62: Onion Rings over FriesCHAPTER 62 – Onion Rings over Fries (Jenna POV)The text from the alpha king was short and simple. It should not have bothered me.But, like always with him, it did.Nick: “Jenna Maxwell.”Seriously. That was all he said.Me: “What do you want?”Nick: “Just checking in.”Me: “You have incredible timing. As always. Are you stalking me?”I no longer believed in coincidences.Or did I ever believe in them?Nick: “Define stalking.”Me: “Leave me alone.”Nick: “I heard you moved. Can’t be easy for you.”I almost dropped the phone. I was joking about the stalking. But now? Now I was seriously concerned.Me: “How do you know that?”Nick: “I’m a stalker.”A&&hole.Me: “Tell me the truth.”Nick: “I’m the alpha king.”So a&&hole on steroids.Me: “You know too much.”Nick: “I’ve been accused of that before. Are you okay? Living next to Beth would not be my first choice for you.”For the second time, I almost dropped the phone. The irony was not lost on
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Chapter: Chapter 61: The Things He Didn't Say(Jenna POV)“You want me to hide?” I asked in shock.I thought one of the reasons for the move was that I wouldn’t have to hide here.“Just for now, please. She is with Beth next door. She’s going to head over here next.”He seemed frantic.“Please, Baby.”No. I wasn’t going to hide. Not in my own home. Not after all the promises he had made about how this would be better.“I don’t get it, Danny. If Beth knows, what does it matter if your mother knows about us too? What did you tell her was the reason you were moving here?”I couldn’t believe I hadn’t thought to ask the latter question before.Danny frowned. “She thinks I am doing this for Beth.”Of course she does.“What specifically did you tell her?” I asked, refusing to let it go. The words mattered.Danny hung his head, and I knew the answer was going to be bad. “That Beth and I were moving out of the packhouse so that I could give her more of my time and attention.”“And who would be living here?” I asked cautiously.
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Chapter: Chapter 60: Bakery v. Crumbs(Jenna POV)Ashley watched my face, clearly looking for a reaction.I didn’t give her one.“You don’t care?” she asked, surprised.“Not even a little,” I replied. “My father chose to be a non-figure in my life, and my mother chose to be a destructive one. Why should I care about what they do? The only thing I’m curious about is Danny’s mom. Since when did she become friends with my mother?”“She was the one who introduced me to her, remember?”“Yeah, that’s why it’s weird that the two of them are coming up again.”“I get the sense that they’ve known each other for a long time,” Ashley offered.“Huh. I would have remembered it if they were friends when I was growing up.”“If who were friends?” Danny asked, walking in from the other side of the duplex.“Your mom and my egg donor,” I said, choosing to give her the same label I had given my father. It seemed fitting.“They are friends?” Danny asked, seemingly surprised.“I think so?” Ashley said.“Well, that’s interesting. I can’t
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Chapter: Chapter 59: Settling InCHAPTER 59 – MOVING IN (Jenna POV)“As your friend, I want you to know that I do not support this.”I rolled my eyes.“Yes, Ashley, I know that already.”And I did. She had been raising objections to the move-in-with-Danny-and-Beth plan since I told her about it.“Then why are you doing it?”I sighed and handed her another heavy box. She was currently helping me unpack while Danny helped Beth get settled on the other side of the duplex.“What else could I do?”“Claw Beth’s heart out? Tattoo your name to Danny’s forehead? Mark the guy?”“All viable options,” I admitted. All but the marking at least, which Danny was still insisting we wait on until after Beth was better. He was worried that marking one another would cut off any healing properties for Beth.I understood his position …really, I did… but it also hurt. It felt like a part of him was keeping the possibility of re-mating with her alive.Which technically was the point, I suppose.And why it hurt.“I think you should
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Chapter: Chapter 58: Rewriting the Rules(Jenna POV)I wasn’t sure what to think when Danny asked to come over.Of course, to be honest, I hadn’t been sure what to think since we met. But I did think I was past the point in our relationship in which anything Danny did could shock me. In fact, I thought I was becoming numb to his antics.That is, until I looked at the proposed lease agreement, which listed Danny, myself, Jessica, and Beth as co-tenants. “You want me to live with Beth?!?!?!”I could not believe even Danny would go this far.“Yes… but no. It’s not as crazy as it sounds,” he rushed out. “Just let me explain.”I sat back in my chair and crossed my arms. I couldn’t wait to hear how Danny would try to justify this one. I had long since learned that when people were talking crazy, sometimes it was best to just let them keep talking. Especially when they were on the witness stand.“I’m listening.”“Beth is sick, and now that she has started chemotherapy, I can’t make her leave the pack even if I wanted to.”B
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