BETA KRANE. Aeon confused the fuck out of me. One moment I thought he was Alexa’s mate with the way his eyes were groping her body, only to pull back and treat her like shit. I wanted to ask him, but I couldn’t take the risk. I remember the last time Alpha Argon went inside my head, and it didn’t end well. It was then that Aeon decided that, as much as he trusted me, he wouldn’t tell me anything more. For some reason, Alpha Argon still thought his son was too weak to be an Alpha. But I thought differently. Aeon has his mother’s heart which would make him a better Alpha than his father. But his push and pull with Alexa was pissing me off. I couldn’t care if Alexa was just a regular rogue or if we killed her the moment we saw her, but living with her under the same roof allowed me to see a different side of her. And my mate adored her. Holly liked Alexa, and I knew if Aeon broke her, Holly would be devastated. I woke up early today, as Aeon instructed me last night, so I could accom
ALEXA. "Let me go!" I pounded on his back, but this man was made of steel. He wasn’t even bulging and proceeded to carry me to my small room. He kicked the door closed before hurling me to the center of the bed and locking the door. My chest was heaving as I watched him stand in front of my bed. He was just looking at me with a dark expression. "Do you like Edward?" he asked in a cold voice. "Yes!" I answered right away, and his eyes softened before he let out a deep breath. He turned around and sat on the bed. "He’s younger than you. And he’s waiting for his mate." "What?" I asked, my brow hiking up before my mouth twitched into a smile. Did he think I fancied Edward? "I said, he’s waiting for his mate." He said it in a slightly higher tone of voice. "I know. He told me." "Hmmm…" "I like him as a person. He really seems nice. " "Do you like him more than you like me?" His voice came out so hoarse and full of insecurities that all the irritation I felt for him just vanishe
ALPHA LUCAS. The phone on my desk rang. It must be Aeon. I left a message for him to call me even after work hours. "Midnight Pack, this is Lucas. How may I help you?" "Lucas, Aeon here." "Hey, man! I’m glad you called in. I was trying to reach you for days." "Just been busy. What’s up?" "I just want to tell you I’ll have my Alpha ceremony soon. And you’re invited." "About fucking time, man! Congratulations!" "Thanks, man!" "Are you telling me you have a Luna already?" "No, I don’t have one. Not yet. But I already have someone in mind." "Way to go, man! Do I know her? So fucking annoying is this thing about having a Luna to be an Alpha." "I don’t get it either. But I think Dad just realized I’m more than capable now. And you? When are you taking over?" "After my union." He chuckled at the other line. "Is that a sarcastic reply or do you have a Luna already?" He took a deep breath before replying. "I have a chosen. So hopefully, after the Claiming. But you’re avoiding the
ALEXA. Holly and I ate dinner together, and she finally asked me the question I’d been waiting for. "Alexa, have you met your mate?" She asked nonchalantly as we ate. "No." I smiled at her. I’ve been practicing this in my head for a long time now. Regardless of Aeon’s absence for the last few days, I had put my whole faith in him. And although I trusted Holly, I understand now that the other people around us could not be trusted. "You’re not going to lie to me if you do, right?" "Why would you think I have met my mate already? Besides, I was among humans for most of my life, and before your pack found me, I was just with my father for three days. And I swear, I’m not mated to one of his rogues." I chuckled for emphasis. But I wasn’t sure if she would buy it. "Okay, if you say so." "What made you ask?" "Because it’s a full moon tonight. And usually, mates do coupling during full moons." "Okay." I wanted to giggle and tell her that mates do have sex on ordinary nights, but it mu
AEON."Can you fuck me?" She asked me in a soft voice.My jaw tightened as I untied the rope in her hands. I wondered if she knew what her words were doing to me. "Sssh... Let me fix this first. We need to heal your wrist.""I’m so wet, Aeon. I don’t know what’s happening." Tears streamed down her face, and I wanted nothing but to hug her. But I kept myself focused as I untied the last one. "Oh, Goddess, your hand on me feels so good. It stops the burning..." She whispered before she moaned.It was taking all of my control not to pounce on her. She kept talking, and everything that was coming out of her mouth just sounded so fucking sexy.Control, Aeon. You knew better than to take advantage of her.When I finally freed her hands, her arms snaked around my neck as she slammed her body on me. She caught me off guard and we stumbled onto the bed backward as my arms wrapped around her body to hold her still.I could feel her trailing her tongue on my neck, and I was slowly losing contro
Author's Note: Mate bond only snaps into place once mates are physically present with each other, which includes both of them scenting each other' mate scents and locking eyes. LADY KATARINA. I had no idea how long I’d been under the blanket, crying my heart out. I had never felt this kind of pain in my whole life and I felt like my whole world was crashing in. What did I ever do to deserve this? I tried to be the best daughter and sister, even a better Alpha Female as much as I could, but it seemed never enough that I would still get punished for something I didn’t have any control over. Lucas had been ignoring my messages and was not answering my calls. After attempting for a day, I finally stopped bothering him. I didn’t want him to think I was being too aggressive. I thought maybe he was just busy. But of course, I had my doubts. I was afraid he found out something, but I was trying to stay positive and kept telling myself he was just busy, that soon he would pick up his pho
AEON. I woke up with Alexa curled up in my arms, our legs tangled with each other, and I couldn’t help but smile at our position. This felt like heaven. And for a moment, it gave me the calmness I’ve been missing all my life. But reality slowly crept in. Alexa was just a dream. Sooner or later, she would vanish from my life. And I would be left with nothing again. I held her tightly in my arms as I pressed a soft kiss on her forehead. I closed my eyes and tried to relive the memories of last night. Alexa begged and pressured me to fuck her, but I stood my ground. I didn’t know I had it in me to watch an alluring naked female seduce me and yet, I left her unfucked. But not totally unfucked. I gave her release too many times last night until her heat subsided. When she finally succumbed to tiredness and fell asleep, I cleaned her up, and it was only then that I was able to fuck myself and have my own release. It was painful and torturous, but I was proud of last night. I was think
ALPHA LUCAS. "You tell me! What the fuck, Aeon? You reeked of sex and of another female when you have a fiancee out there!" I bellowed at him. I didn’t give a fuck that I was in his territory. My heart was hurting for Katarina. I knew I wanted to take her out of this mess, but if I couldn’t, I didn’t want her to end up like a trophy Luna, while Aeon fucked around with other females. Katarina deserved to be respected. "Can you fucking calm down!" He hissed. His eyes darted to the small house where he came from as if he was checking something there. "If you’re just going to fuck around like that, leave Katarina then!" I told him, my teeth gritting in anger. "No! Katarina is mine!" He snapped at me, his voice louder than it was. I was about to say something when the front door of the house slammed shut. Somebody shut it down. "Fuck!" He muttered under his breath, and my brows hiked up. "So what the fuck was that? Your other female was completely unaware of your Luna? Because I’m p