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Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 257
I sit in the stupid fucking strong room, quietly cursing my mate for excluding me from the battle thatโs to come, but knowing he doesnโt deserve it because Iโm not meant to be a part of it anyway. I'm supposed to be here, I know it, but I want to be angry with someone, and it's just easier to sit here and blame Kane.This is exactly what Silke told me would happen on the day we met.She plucked a hair from my head and told me everything she thought I needed to know. โYou are too gentle, Queen,โ she said. โYou have to harden yourself. Difficult times are coming. Soon. Many will die. Donโt allow yourself to grieve for the ones youโve never met. It steals your power.โI didnโt know what she meant until The Templars started attacking the smaller packs. The first time it happened, I cried for hours. Seeing all those dead wolves, feeling my mateโs pain as he watched them die. By the third time I felt almost nothing. I chose to stop feeling. It weakened me. Interfered with my magic.โThere w
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-09-30Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 258
I feel around the dark until I find one of the bunk beds and sit down. I am numb. The magic I used did something to me, stole a part of my soul. Arlene blunders around the room, cussing as she slips in blood and bumps into furniture in the cramped space. Soft blue light fills the interior. The she-wolf found an emergency light. โWhat happened?โ Arlene asks. โWhat did she do?โ โNothing,โ Tully says. โThatโs what weโll tell people. She did CPR and resuscitated the baby.โ โYes,โ Arlene agrees. โYes, I think thatโs for the best.โ I stare at Adare who is sitting on the bed next to Tully. He notices my eyes on him and gives me a big smile. He turns onto his belly, slides feet first off the bunk and runs over to me. He pats my leg. โMama,โ he smiles, drool running down his chin. โAda luh.โ I smile, but itโs a conditioned response. Thereโs no emotion behind it. โMommy loves you too, my big boy.โ I pick him up and hold him close. โAda luh,โ he says and pats my back. The numbness slowly l
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-09-30Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 259
Erica takes Adare from me the moment we enter her apartment. โI hear you delivered Minaโs pup today.โ โKarla,โ I say. Iโm so tired of everyone's attitude towards the poor baby already. โNot Minaโs pup.โ My mother-in-law just rolls her eyes. โI just wanted to say well done.โ She wrinkles her nose at me. โMaybe you should wash. You are a bitโฆstinky.โ I look down at my dirty clothes. The blood and amniotic fluid has dried and smells horrendous, but I hardly even notice. โThatโs a good idea.โ โYou look like you could use a nap,โ Erica says. Or a silver bullet to the brain. โYes.โ โIโll take care of this little man,โ she says and tickles Adareโs belly. My baby lets out a loud little squeal and gives us a proper belly laugh. Whatever else Erica may be, sheโs a fantastic grandmother. I glance at Arlene who gives me an encouraging nod. โOkay.โ I smile at my baby and mother-in-law. โThank you." Kane isnโt back yet by the time Iโm done with my shower. I find one of his t-shirts, close t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-09-30Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 260
Kane's POV A long time later, I still watch Willow sleep. Her strange rollercoaster emotions are concerning me. Itโs almost as if sheโs trying too hard to think with her head and not her heart, and when she needs her head, she goes with her heart and vice versa, and it's fucking her up. Iโm convinced Silke has something to do with it. She changed after she met the vรถlva. I get up to fetch Adare for the night, hoping that Willow doesnโt wake up again. She doesnโt know, but she wakes frequently during the night, calling out various names โ mostly her father's, but every so often her motherโs or Innocentโs will make an appearance. The nightmares are riding her ragged. I remember reading about a mythical creature called a Mara. I donโt know if theyโre real or not, but Iโm starting to think I need to find out. I wash, then go in search of my son. My mother is sitting on the porch with him, watching the mid-summer sunset. โItโs late,โ I say. โHe needs to be in bed.โ โYou need to eat and
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Kane's POV I hope to the Goddess that Willowโs tears this time are tears of joy. Sheโs all over the place with her emotions, and I canโt keep up anymore. I put Adare on the bed, and he quickly bounces up to sit on her lap. โThank you for my present,โ she says and gives him a hug. I sit next to them on the edge of the bed. โWhen is your birthday?โ she asks. โTwenty-five August. Open it,โ I say impatiently. โThat was after we met.โ โYes, but I was here. Remember? I ran away.โ She laughs softly, and tears into the little gift Adare was holding in his hands. She opened the velvet box and stares at me in confusion. โWhat is it?โ she asks and pulls the key out, holding it between her fingers. โThe key to our new place. They finished a week ago.โ Her eyes light up. โWe have a home?โ โYes,โ I smile. I can feel genuine excitement and joy now. โI had it furnished, but you can change anything you donโt like.โ She doesnโt seem to care, but she had been eager to get out of my motherโs ap
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Kane takes the key from my trembling hand and unlocks the door to our new apartment. It takes me a while to say anything. Itโs huge and so much more beautiful than I envisioned. When Kane said he had the place furnished, I assumed it would look like our apartment. Black and white and nearly clinical. He went the opposite way. The layers of paint and plaster had been stripped down to the original grey-blue brick, and the hardwood floors glow warmly in the sunlight streaming in from the large windows. The wall connecting with the garden was basically just one big window with sliding doors opening up onto a large patio that overlooked the beautifully restored gardens. The fountains bubble merrily, and the green grass invites me to run outside and play. In the corner of the garden, there iss a colourful jungle gym with swings and slides, and sandpit for Adare to enjoy. Surrounding the play area are wooden tables and chairs with umbrellas. Kane anxiously watches me as I attempt to take i
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-10-03Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 263
Kane's POV I had the kitchen designed in much the same way as the one upstairs, but this one is bigger, with massive double-door stainless steel fridges, two ovens, stoves, every gadget imaginable, and a beautiful pantry with all the ingredients my heart could desire in it. Right in the middle of the kitchen is a large island with a black granite top and barstools around it. Itโs my hope that there will come a time that weโll be able to sit here as a family together while I cook supper and catch up with my pupsโ days. โWow,โ Willow says and looks around the kitchen with big eyes. โThis is definitely your favourite wet dream.โ I laugh. โYes, it is.โ โIโm never going to get you out of here, am I?โ โHm--โ I pull her into my arms and lift her hair away so I can nibble her neck --โthere is always one guaranteed way to get me out of the kitchen.โ She shivers and giggles. โNo chance. Youโd rather bend me over the counter than leave your happy place.โ โOh good,โ I tease. โI get to be i
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2022-10-04Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 264
Kaneโs POV The day starts off pleasantly enough. At one point, I fetch Rosie to join us. Her mate refuses. Heโs happy to stay here, content with Rosieโs new position as our nanny, but he has no desire to mingle with the leadership of the tribe. I donโt push him, but I do insist that Rosie join us. Adare adores Roland, and he needs a friend. The adults sit at the new picnic tables, watching the pups play, taking joy in their exuberance, as werewolves are prone to do. โHow long was your pregnancy,โ I ask Rosie after about an hour of watching the two fling sand in the air and using their buckets and spades as drums. โWhy your majesty?โ โKings usually grow up with their chancellors. They form a friendship bond at a very young age. It looks to me like that is what Adare is doing.โ โThis young, King?โ โYes,โ I say and lean back in my lawn chair. Itโs a well established fact that kings and their advisors grow up together -- thatโs how they form the vital trust that they'll need later in
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Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Thank you
Dear readers, I would like to thank each and every one of you for taking the time to read Willow and Kane's story. This has been one of the longest books I've ever written, and when I started out I did not expect it to turn into this epic saga, but I regret nothing. Nothing I tell you :). I fell in love with Willow and Kane, and I am genuinely sad to say goodbye to these two, but unfortunately all stories must come to an end. Thank you for your support througout this wild ride. It means the world to me. I hope you enjoyed reading this book as much as I enjoyed writing it. Until we meet again. All my love, Celice
Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Epilogue
Kane Madden, Lycan King of Felan, wakes up to an unearthly racket right outside his bedroom door. Slightly concerned, he glances at his heavily pregnant wife and smiles despite his annoyance at his oldest sonโs shenanigans in the hallway. Willow Madden, his mate of fifteen years is heavily pregnant with their second set of twins, two boys this time, and Kane sincerely hopes this is the last time. Goddess knows he loves his children, all eight of them, and heโs sure heโll love numbers nine and ten just as much, but itโs getting difficult to keep up with all the pups. They are exhausting. For a time, he was sure that theyโd never have more children, but after one wild afternoon in the forest, Willow did get pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, as their remarkable son predicted. She named the twins Josiah and Jocelyn, after the previous occupants of their home. Kane thought it was macabre, but Willow insisted, saying they had to honour their ancestors. That would be the same twins wh
Alpha of Alphas - The Lycan's Impossible Mateย ย ย Chapter 328
Itโs a beautiful summerโs day, and the drive up to the cabin is pleasant enough. Kane and I have found a peaceful kind of comfort in each otherโs silence, and we rarely need to fill the quiet with inane background chatter. We are content, just being together. I inhale the lovely fresh air, remembering the first time I came here. The night Suri was born, the sheer exhilaration of feeling my wolf come to life...and that was all thanks to Agatha. Dear, sweet Agatha who never found a final resting place because we went to war and in the chaos, we forgot all about her. Our funeral home has since been bombed off the planet, and we just take care of our dead our own way as we'd done during the war. There arenโt that many of us left anyway. The few surviving wolves live here now, and those that refuse to come to safety are dying off โ Templars bearing a lingering grudge either murder them, or the wolves yield to their unrelenting urge to join a good war. Kane once told me that wolves had be
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Kane's POV I wasnโt sure what would happen in the months and years that followed after we signed the peace treaty, so we went with the tried and tested 'go with the flow' method. For a time, everything went back to normal. Drake and Patrick ran the business, and more and more my little brother took over my duties in the company. Proof, Willow liked to remind me, that Omegas are just as competent as any other wolf. The overseas wolves went home, and as soon as they were sure the threat had really passed, the European wolves followed suit. The only ones that stayed were the humans. I claimed the human town as part of my territory during the peace talks, and the residents now affectionately call it Wolftonia. Leif left, taking his strange sister with him. Only later did we learn that Silkeโs time on earth was limited and that she had foreseen her own death long before she ever came here. Unbeknownst to all of us, including Willow, a vรถlvaโs dying energy projects outwards, and what we m
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Adare runs around the garden with Roland. The two boys growl and stalk each other like prey. My motherly instinct is to jump up and stop them before one of them gets seriously hurt, but Rosie quickly grabs me and pulls me back to my chair. โNo Queen,โ she says. โThatโs how they learn. They wonโt hurt each other.โ โAre you sure?โ โIโve seen them play this game a hundred times. Iโm sure.โ Dammit. My throat burns and I have to fight against the tears. Iโm so happy that my son is home, but Iโve missed so much. He is the size of an average three-year-old and when I talk to him, I sometimes forget that heโs not even two yet. I choose not the think about it. I choose to focus on the here and now. My family is whole and complete and that's what matters โMama! Look!โ Adare squeals and tackles Roland to the ground. โGood job, buddy,โ Kane says behind me. I look over my shoulder at my mate. โYouโre back early.โ โYes. Peace talks broke down.โ โWhy?โ โClement wants my humans.โ โI thought
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Kane rolls over to my side and pulls me into his embrace. I donโt even bother to open my eyes. Itโs been a wild few days. โOh Goddess, no,โ I complain. โHavenโt you had enough?โ He laughs breezily in my ear. โNeverโฆbut for now, yes.โ He flutters kisses over my jaw and neck. โHow do you feel?โ โLike I got run over by a penis-shaped bulldozer.โ โHey, you wanted it.โ I finally manage to drag my eyelids apart. โI did.โ I smile at my impressive mate. โThe first two days were great.โ โI know.โ He rolls away and swings his legs off the bed. โThe last day always feels more like a punishment than pleasure.โ I turn over onto my side and stare at his broad back, the strong muscles flexing under his skin. โNo regrets though, right?โ He looks over his shoulder at me. โNone.โ He gets up and stretches, scratching his ass as he walks to the bathroom. A minute later, I hear him open the tap. We donโt have electricity yet, but Iโm not so sure I miss it. Life is kind of peaceful without the cons
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Kaneโs POV I sit on the couch in the dark living room, watching the glowing embers in the fireplace, trying to ignore the call of Willowโs heat and the fever that's trying to consume me. I'd go to her, but she's still asleep. tโs not time, she canโt feel it yet, but she will in another few hours. I should be sleeping, prepare myself properly this time, but I canโt switch my milling thoughts tumbling through my head off long enough so I can go to sleep. Iโve already sent orders out to bring the power stations back online and ordered our army to stand its ground. Thereโs nothing else to do now but wait for Clement to come back so we can finish up the peace agreement. In the absence of entertainment or imminent danger, the only thing I have to keep myself occupied is my own thoughts, and all I can think about is the possibility that Willow will get pregnant. Here, in the quiet of the night, all by myself, I have to admit the truth. I never want her to get pregnant again โ not becaus
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Kaneโs POV For the next few hours, we talk about the meeting with Clement, the future, and a whole lot of nothing. Thereโs something comforting in it, just friends having a chat about life, love, and everything in between. I glance at my watch, surprised to see that it was well past midday. โThatโs it,โ I say and get up, stretching my too-tight muscles. โWeโre taking the week off. I don't know about you, but I've had enough of war to last me a lifetime.โ โShall I collect Adare?โ Zael asks on our way out. โNot yet. I donโtโฆWillow thinks heโll be safe here, but I want to make sure.โ โIf what she said about The Goddess is true, sheโs probably right. She hasnโt been wrong so far, has she?โ I scrunch up my face and rub my forehead. โI donโt know. I canโt think straight anymore.โ Zael nods. โI know the feeling.โ โDid you get any retaliation over the Raymond thing?โ โOf course I did.โ โAnd?โ โAnd nothing. I handled it...it won't come back to you.โ โDo you think this war is over?โ
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Kane's POVIt had been weeks since we slept comfortably, and even though we both sort of hinted at passing the night making love, neither of us could actually gather the energy to do more than snuggle down in each otherโs arms.For the first time in weeks, perhaps months, I wake with a smile on my face, completely relaxed and almost happy. The only thing I need to complete my joy is my son, and he'll be here soon enough.I stretch languidly, and slip out from under Willow and go to the bathroom to get ready for my meeting with Clement. I hope against all hope that Willow misunderstood The Goddess and that there would be no human war. I hope, and I pray, that Clement would listen to my advice and stop it before it even starts.The castle is freezing, and Iโm shivering so much that I cut myself several times while I shave. Rattling like an excited dog, I run back to the bedroom, pull an extra blanket over Willow, then rush to the closet so I can dress in one of my suits and my long, thi
