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The beloved one The panic room
“You must go into the panic room,” Colin told Adina.“Colin, I can help,” she protested. Colin looked at Sea,n and Sean nodded. He understood.“Adina, the panic room. Now,” Sean said.“Sean,” she said.“One rule,” he told her. She sighed and nodded.Sean went into full protection mode. He stayed glued to her side. Sean was right there even when she hugged and kissed Collin.“You too, Julia,” he heard Mateo say, and Julia let out a small sob.Sean and Colin looked at each other again and nodded once more before Sean led the two women towards the library. He would have liked to fight some rogues himself. Let off some steam. But he knew his place was by Adina’s side.As they arrived in the library, the door to the panic room was already open, and pack members were moving down at a steady pace. They stopped and offered Adina to go first.“No, you go. Sean and I will make sure we don’t get ambushed,” she told them.Sean would have felt better with her in the shelter, but the one door into
The beloved one Healing power
On the bed in the examination room, Mateo was stretched out on his back as Doc and Amy franticly tried to help him. If Adina hadn’t known that the person on the bed was Mateo, it would have been hard to guess.It looked like some explosive had gone off in his mouth, his jaw was dislocated, and he had what looked like burns all over his face but more concentrated around his mouth. His body looked like it had been shredded and grated. At a glance, Adina could see two fractures breaking his skin and at least three dislocated joints.She took in a deep breath and stepped closer. Her focus was on his face. She hissed when she realised why he looked the way he did. She turned to Colin.“Silver?” she asked. He nodded.“They had these harnesses strapped over their neck and chest. We didn’t know what they were until Mateo tried to rip the throat out of one of them and bit into a harness. It exploded and sprayed a silver mist on him. He mind linked the rest of the warriors to tell us before he
The beloved one The sting operation
Adina’s POVThe day that followed the attack was stacked with tasks to be done. As Adina had been formally introduced as Colin’s mate and they had marked each other, the pack treated her like their luna. To Adina’s surprise, she didn’t have as much trouble fitting into the role as she thought.The rumours about Adina healing five members of the pack spread quickly. Both Adina and Sean had seen different reactions to her abilities from packs and had learned that it was better to be prepared for a bad reaction. To their surprise, the pack showed nothing but gratitude and amazement.“Maybe it was destined that we end up here,” Sean said to Adina, Colin, and Jason as they had gathered in Colin’s office to go through what was left to be done.“Of course, it was,” Colin said. “Adina is my mate; the goddess wouldn’t have given her a mate with a pack that couldn’t handle her abilities,” he continued confidently.“You’ll have to ask her sometime,” Sean said with a chuckle.“You can speak to th
The beloved one Cleatus
Adina’s POV“My granny used to tell us pups about the Beloved One, how she and her people had made it possible for werewolves and other magical creatures to go into hiding from humans. Without that, we would all have been goners by now. It’s an honour to have you as luna,” he said, bowing his head.Adina felt moved by his gesture, smiled at him, and returned the bow.“This information is for pack ears only. There are still threats out there that want to harm our luna. We are strong enough to keep us safe. But it’s unnecessary to risk things,” Colin told everyone.There were agreeing murmurs throughout the dining hall. The pack agreed with its alpha, and even though Adina wasn’t part of the pack link, she could feel them closing rank around her. It moved her even more, and she found it difficult to hold back the tears. But she didn’t want to cry in front of the pack.Instead, she smiled and looked around to let each of them know how grateful she was.“I think we should have some party
The beloved one Plans for the future
Colin’s POVColin could see the tension in Adina’s shoulders. He itched to place his arm around her, to comfort her and make her relax. But this was not the time. She needed to look strong. That meant that he needed to step back. And it was killing him.They were walking down the hallway; Cernack was leading their way. Adina walked behind him, and Colin and Sean flanked her on each side, half a step behind her. Their warriors were surrounding them.As they arrived at the conference room, Cernack went up to the two warriors guarding the door, a werewolf and a vampire.“Open up” was all he told them.“Who are we announcing?” the vampire said.“You are just going to open the door,” Cernack told him.“We need to announce any guests and wait for a response,” the werewolf told them.“I have the Beloved One with me. You are going to open those doors, and then you will leave the guard duty to these gentlemen,” Cernack told them, nodding toward the warriors they had brought with them.Both gua
The beloved one A talk
Adina’s POV“Nothing will happen to him. He will stay as my protector,” Adina answered.“But you have a mate,” Remus stated.“That doesn’t matter; Sean will stay,” Adina said.“I have named him my brother. He is more than welcome. As Adina’s mate, I am grateful to have him in our pack. As alpha, my duties sometimes may prevent me from travelling with her or being present as much as I want. Sean will make sure she is always safe,” Colin said.Adina smiled at him. He had come a long way in accepting Sean.“I think that is commendable, alpha. To realise one’s limitations is key to success. That is why it’s not uncommon for lunas to have more than one mate. Alphas have things to do besides tending to their mates.” Cranney nodded happily.“That is true,” Cernack agreed.“Questions?” Adina asked.There were some regarding the nominations and what the minimum requirements were. After that, Cernack gave a report regarding Cleatus, and they closed the meeting.As they got back into their cars t
The beloved one I love you
Sean’s POV Sean stood up and cursed himself for letting the words slip out. Now there was nothing he could do to take it back. He had just ruined his chance to stay by Adina’s side. He waited for Adina to yell at him, but there was dead silence. Sean turned around and saw Adina looking like her heart had shattered into a million pieces. He stopped breathing. What had he said that would cause her to react like that? “Why don’t you want to be my friend?” she asked. There was a slight tremor in her voice. It felt like physical pain to Sean. “Nothing, I shouldn’t have said it. Forget it,” he mumbled. “No, Sean. If you feel like we can’t be friends, I need to know why. I won’t force you to be my friend. But I need to know what I did to make you feel like that,” she said and walked over to him. That’s when Sean understood that Adina had interpreted his word to mean that he didn’t want to be a part of her life. “Adina, I didn’t mean it like that. You have done nothing wrong,” he said,
The beloved one The first kiss
Colin’s POV “I don’t know,” Adina said. A small sob escaped her. “Hey, it’s okay,” Colin comforted her and took both her hands in his. “I love you, Colin. I love you so much that it hurts,” she said. “I know, Adina. I have never doubted your feelings,” he told her. She looked at him with a small smile. “But you love him as well,” Colin continued. Colin had known it, even if he hadn’t wanted to admit it. How could she not love Sean? With what they had gone through, it would be stranger if the two of them hadn’t developed feelings for each other. “I do,” she nodded with a sigh. “What do you want to do about it?” he asked. “I don’t know. I know I have to give one of you up, but I just don’t know how to choose,” she whispered. Colin could see her pain as she tried to force herself to choose between the two men she loved. “Do you have to choose?” he asked her. He surprised himself with the question almost as much as he did her. “I can’t force Sean to stay in my life, watching you
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