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Alpha Maddox's Mortal Temptation Chapter 267
I DON’T KNOW,” AMANDA TELLS ME WHEN I ASK HER IF ZANE WILL be forced to step down.“It’s not that simple,” Saul adds, sticking closer to her than he has in the last few weeks. They entered Zane’s cabin holding hands, or maybe it was an optical illusion. “They can’t demand that he steps down. They don’t have that kind of power. They’re not, like, our real fathers.”Amanda stabs him with her eyes. “What they could say is that they are unwilling to stick with the Northwest.”“Was it Anneke who told them? Is it because he kissed me in front of her?”“It’s not just that,” Jorma explains, looking up from a ream of paperwork that’s thicker than my wrist.“Anneke, Xabier, and Conan were there when you were hurt. It left little doubt that Zane is emotionally compromised. This is less of a controlling body sanctioning a misbehaved child, and more of a conversation between adults regarding the future of the pack. Most likely, they’ll give him an ultimatum and ask that you leave the core.”“I’m s
Alpha Maddox's Mortal Temptation Chapter 266
“It turned out to be nothing. And the Heat, I would have told you the second I came back to live in the Southwest. And— ”“I don’t believe you.”“Well, you should, because— ”“No, Anna, I’m talking. Remember when you didn’t tell me you were a Were? And we agreed that you should have? Clearly you learned nothing. You acted selfishly again. And you know what? I’m sick of this. I’m sick of you shouldering everything like you’re the fucking guy with the stone.”“Sisyphus?”“No— the other guy.”“King Arthur?”“No, the asshole who carries the planet.”“Atlas!”“Yes!” Her victorious smile mirrors mine. Then she remembers herself, and her expression becomes disheartened. “Anna, I can’t keep wondering what you’re not telling me. I can’t keep finding out that you’re facing enormous problems alone.”“Seraphine, it’s not . . .” I have no right to cry. So I try very hard not to. “I just don’t want you to have to worry— ”“I worry anyway. I worry more, because I don’t know whether you’ll reach out
Alpha Maddox's Mortal Temptation Chapter 265
I THINK IT WAS ALL A DREAM.Not just the fight and the fire and the abduction. Not just Zane, me being a Were, and my time at The Herald. I think I’m still in college, wondering who the hell is getting kickbacks for putting a chemistry requirement in a finance degree. I think I’m at the Collateral house, wondering whether the new landscaper’s resting asshole face means that he’s secretly an anti-Vampyre activist.The last six or seven years were all a nightmare. Nothing else could explain that the first thing I hear when I regain consciousness is Seraphine’s cackle. “Oh, boy. He’s gonna be so pissed.”“Who?” I wheeze out.My palate feels coated in kelp. When a straw is thrust into my mouth, I latch on to it and take about twelve gulps.“Who what?” Seraphine asks.I am, obviously, in a hospital bed. She is, obviously, in the chair next to it. Judging by how my bedside table is covered in electronic devices, an empty blood bag, and even the last installment of the Were mystery series we
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THEY TOOK MY TRACKER AND LEFT ME BEHIND, WHICH IS NOT how I thought it would go. Irene must know that the Northwest is going to notice that it’s no longer attached to my body, which could mean a handful of things.At best, she’s aware that something might be off and decided to be cautious. At worst, she knows exactly what our plan is and opted for using a less valuable bait, outfit it with my tracker, and let it be a casualty of the fight that will break out.It, because I don’t want to believe that Irene would sacrifice one of the Favored.The moment I’m fully awake, I yell into my gag. Writhe. Make a scene. One guard, a man with gray hair and a long beard, watches me for a few minutes. Then he sighs, comes closer, and frees my mouth. “What is it?”Where the fuck did they go? would be my conversation starter of choice, but I settle for “I have to go to the bathroom.” It’s not even a lie.He and the younger guard share a look. “Just . . . go.”“Where?”They seem confused.“You want
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THIS TIME AROUND THERE ARE NO DRUGS INVOLVED, AND WHEN I find myself bound and gagged in front of Irene, I’m feeling grateful.Honestly? I set the bar too low. I need to start asking more of my abductors.And then there is a hideout about eight miles from there, Nele told me yesterday, pointing at a map. It’s inconvenient, because it’s so close to pack territory, the risk of being caught during patrols is high. But Irene never gave it up.Because of its proximity to her father’s home?She nodded. There were rumors that the previous huddle leader wanted to tear the house down, and Irene decided to keep an eye on it to make sure it was still standing. We don’t really have a burial place for Constantine, so it’s like a memorial. It inspires us.I looked at Zane. It would make sense for me to take a trip there, since I just found out about my family. Someone like Irene, who’s spent her entire life upholding Constantine’s legacy, wouldn’t find it weird.I took Zane’s gritted teeth as ass
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“Clearly, you don’t. This is the best way to keep the pack safe.”“I’m not letting you— ”“That’s the thing, Zane. You don’t have to let me. I can do whatever I want. I could walk across the Human border right now, and you couldn’t stop me.”His jaw tenses. “I am the Alpha of this pack.”“You are. And everyone else in this room is going to follow your orders. But I won’t.”Suddenly, he seems larger. Angrier. He towers over me in a new, unfamiliar way, and hisses through clenched teeth, “You are under my command. If I say that I want you here, you’ll fucking stay here. Your plan would put you in danger and out of my protection, and that’s unacceptable.”“Zane.” I smile.He leans forward. I should be scared. I’m just not.“I love you,” I say simply.His eyes close. “You are mine. My mate. My— ”“More importantly, you love me. And that’s why you have no authority over me.” I reach up to caress his face with the back of my hand. Let my arm fall limp at my side, suddenly cold.When I tur
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“Glowed?” Maddox quirked his eyebrows.“That’s how the spell works. When I saw her, I knew I found one of the mothers.” She tucked some of her braids behind her ear. “But then I smelled one of you following me. I wasn’t sure if he were one of the fathers or not. . .I just didn’t like that he was fo
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Maddox returned to his mate, thinking of the prophecy and how she would be the first mother of warriors. It was a whole lot to take in, even for him. He wasn’t sure how she would feel about it.To not scare her, He would have to explain this day by day.Meanwhile, Dire didn’t want to wait. He was r
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Finn walked out to the hallway with him. “What’s wrong?”“Are you okay?”“Of course.” Finn's eyes turned silver. “Why?”“Sally is giving you a reaction.”“That’s my mate.”Maddox let out a long breath. “Listen. I know I lifted the ban, but you can’t just go around trying to bond with every human yo
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Maddox stayed in Camille's bedroom as she went downstairs to talk to her sister. He could hear some of the conversation. It was no surprise that Finn had remained downstairs with Sally.Was he truly Camille's sister mate? He hoped so. That would make everything much easier. Then, one day Camille ca
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