Nightshade
I never asked to be his mate.
Damien Magnus was everything I could never have, powerful and untouchable. He was the heir to the Moonstone pack. I was the pack's only omega, a disgrace, surviving on scraps and their mercy.
When the mate bond finally snapped into place on my eighteenth birthday, I saw the horror reflect deep in his eyes. Rejection even before he spoke the words.
But for a single night, he let himself want me.
He came to me in darkness a desperate and hungry man. He touched me like I was precious, like I meant the world to him. He made love to me like I mattered.
By morning, he'd made his choice.
The note he left behind shattered what was left of my heart: "This never happened. You mean nothing."
I would have left quietly. Disappeared. Let him have his perfect life with his perfect mate.
But I discovered the biggest shock of my life, I was pregnant.
Now I'm running for my dear life with his child in my womb, bleeding from wounds his vile chosen mate inflicted and crossing pack borders as a rogue.
And five years later, when fate finally forces us back together, Damien discovers the truth. I didn't just survive. I thrived.
His daughter has his eyes. His power and strength.
He wants us back. He'll do anything.
But I've learned the toughest lesson.
Sometimes love isn't enough.
The mate bond breaks.
And sometimes, just sometimes... it can be forged afresh
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Chapter: Chapter 18: Helga IIIThe room went completely silent.“You’re saying she has to mate with Damien,” Kade slowly said. “Complete the bond, before the spell breaks?”“Yes.”“But the Alpha forbade any contact.” Maya protested. “He said if Damien even sees her…”“Then I’m exiled immediately,” I finished. “Which means I can’t finish the bond without being kicked out. And I can’t shift without completing the bond.”“Magnus set you an impossible task.” Helga said. “whether he understands the nature of your binding or simply wants you gone, the result is the same. You were never meant to succeed.”“Does the alpha know?” I asked. “About the spell? About who I am?”“that,” Helga said carefully, is a question I cannot answer. “But I can tell you this…Alpha Magnus is not what he appears. His hands are not clean. And if I were you, I would trust him with nothing.”“Then what do I do?” my voice cracked. “Just give up? Accept exile?”“No.” the witch stood and moved to a shelf, pulling down several items. Cloth bags of he
Last Updated: 2026-03-08
Chapter: Capter 17: Helga IIHelga’s cottage was nothing like I expected. No bubbling cauldrons or jars with suspicious ingredients. No animal skulls or dark magic symbols carved on walls. Just…a home. A warm and inviting one with herbs drying from the ceiling beam, a crackling fireplace and shelves lined with old books. It looked more like a scholar’s library than a witch’s lair. “Sit,” she said, gesturing to a worn wooden table in the center of the room. Three chairs waited, almost like she’d known exactly how many of us would come.We sat, warily. Kade positioned himself closest to the door, in case we needed to run. Maya sat beside me, protectively close enough that are shoulders touched.Helga moved to a shelf and pulled down a leather bound book. One so old the cover had cracks on it. She set it on the table and finally looked directly at me.“That pendant, where did you get it?” she asked.My hand instinctively flew to my throat. “it’s the only thing I have from…. before.”“Before what?”“Before I was fo
Last Updated: 2026-03-02
Chapter: Chapter 16: HelgaEverything happened at once. Two of the rogues shifted. The transformation was a fast and brutal one as two massive wolves launched forward. Kade met them head-on, his own shift instantaneous. A brown wolf with streaks of golder larger and faster than the rogues. Maya shifted beside me, a graceful grey wolf. She positioned herself betweene and the scarred man who was still circling us in human form. "You can't shift, can you?" The man said, his eyes gleaming. "That's what smells wrong, you're a broken wolf." Fear flooded through me, sharp and cold. "Actually," Maya's spoke in her wolf form, "she's protected and you're about to find out why.". The man lunged, shift mid leap into a massive grey wolf. Maya intercepted him and they collided in a snarling mass of fur and teeth. The rogue was twice her size, experienced and brutal. She was outmatched. He slammed her into a tree with a sickening crunch. She hit the ground and didn't get up. "MAYA!" I screamed. The wolf
Last Updated: 2026-02-26
Chapter: Chapter 15: Into the wild III woke up before dawn feeling like I hadn't slept at all.The bond pulled constantly now. A dull ache that I was starting to realize would be my companion for the next few months.I quickly showered and changed into clothes appropriate for travel. Worn jeans, a T shirt and my sturdiest boots.Margaret was waiting for us in the kitchen with three packed bags when I arrived."Food, water, basic medical supplies and this...." She pressed something into my hand. A vial of silver liquid that seemed to glow faintly in the predawn light. "It's wolfsbane extract. Diluted enough that it won't hurt you but strong enough to deter rogues. Don't use it unless absolutely necessary.""Where did you get this?" I asked staring at the vial."Beat you don't know." Margaret's expression was grim. "Just promise me you'll be careful. The neutral territories are extremely dangerous. They're not like pack lands.""I'll be careful, Maggie.""And Sera..." She pulled me into a fierce hug. "Come back safely."
Last Updated: 2026-02-25
Chapter: Chapter 14: Into the wildThe walk back to the pack house felt like miles even though it was barely half of one. Every step away from him made the bond in my chest pull tighter. Not painful but quite insistent like an Invisible rope tugging me backwards. Turn around. He's right there. Just go back. It whispered. Margaret's arm stayed firm around my waist, supporting me when my legs wanted to give out. She didn't speak. Didn't offer false comfort. Just walked with me, steadily, while my whole world crumbled around us. I'd always thought I'd at least be loved by my mate. We'd both live happily with our kids. That I'd get to experience what it felt like to have a family of my own. But fate had once again played a cruel joke. We made it to the packhouse through the back entrance, avoiding the main halls where curious wolves might see. Down the servants stairs, through the basement corridor with its flickering lights and water stained walls, and finally to my door. Margaret released me, following me in
Last Updated: 2026-02-21
Chapter: Chapter 13: Recognition IIDamien finally looked directly at me and the conflict in his eyes was painful to look at. Want and rejection, need and disgust. The bond pulled him towards me while everything else pushed him away. "I'm sorry." He said, and.he sounded like he actually meant it. "But yes, I can't." "Then reject her properly." Magnus said with satisfaction evident in his voice. "Do it now. Break the bond before it has a chance to fully form." "If he rejects her, the pain...." "I don't care about her pain!" Magnus' roar echoed. "I care about this pack! I care about my son's future. I care about maintaining the reputation of Moonstone! I don't care if rejecting her kills her! There words hung in the air, brutal and honest. "It won't kill her," Mara quietly said. "The bond is new. But it will hurt. Both of them." "I can handle the pain." Damien said, his voice hollow. "Can you?" Mara's voice was sharp. "The mate bond isn't just emotional, boy. It's spiritual. Physical. Rejection sickness can l
Last Updated: 2026-02-20
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