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Alpha 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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Despite my fears, Adare seems happy in his new room, especially the tub with all the fun new toys. He had a long, busy day, and the moment I put him down, he falls asleep. I switch on his nightlight and sit on my knees next to his cot, watching him sleep. Heโs so little, and already Kaneโs talking about the day heโll be king.I knew from the get-go that any children I have with Kane will grow up to become important wolves, but I didnโt think it would bother me this much, and I have no idea how to process it. Deep down, I know I have to talk to my mate about it, but I don't even know how to do that anymore. I don't think he'd understand.โWillow?โ Kane whispers from the door. โAre you okay?โNo. โYes,โ I lie. โJust having a hard time letting go here.โโI know,โ he says and steps into the room, but doesnโt come any closer. โI need to talk to you about something. Will you come to the living room?โโRight now?โโIf you donโt mind.โโIn a minute,โ I say, and run Adareโs little fingers betw
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Kane's POV I stand on the outside of the clearance, watching Willow as she walks into the middle and sits down. Weโre not the only wolves at the temple tonight โ some of the visiting wolves are deeply religious, and they come here to pray on a regular basis. Willow wonโt shift to human while strangers surround her. Tonight, the soothsayer decided to be here. Heโs standing at the foot of the effigy, dressed in his usual purple robes, giving blessings to the wolves that ask for them. While keeping an eye on my mate, I shift and kneel next to the flowers. I pick out a few, and take off the crystal I tied around my wrist before I shifted. I knot the strap around the stems of the flowers and secure the string to my wrist again before I sit down to watch the gathering. Willow walks up to the soothsayer. He holds out a white robe to her. Behind her, the wolves respectfully turn their backs while she shifts to human and pulls the robe over her head. Iโm not thrilled about the religious di
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โYou will lose one you love.โ Iโm not sure Erica was the one Silke was talking about. All I know is that it's my turn. Kane needs me to be strong for him now. She did get that part right.I check on Adare, then on Kane who is sitting on our new porch, staring straight ahead of him at the wall enclosing the garden. My heart is broken. I loved Erica, she was more of a mother to me than my own ever was, but I am sadder for my mate than myself. He just got to know her, and then she was ripped away from him. He didnโt even have a chance to say goodbye to her.No one had that chance last night. In all, two-hundred-and-sixty-three wolves lost their lives in one fell swoop, and more than two hundred others were found dead in their beds this morning.Kane didnโt just lose his mother. He lost lifelong friends and trusted Gammas.Everyone over sixty who were in wolf form at the time The Templar witches launched their attack, dropped dead where they stood.That was some fearsome magic, and we ha
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Kane's POVWillow held it together until Adare left, then she couldnโt do it anymore. As soon as the pup was out of sight, she fled to our room, slammed the door in my face, and locked it. I tried not to take it too personally, and truthfully we both needed some space. She'd come out and talk to me when we were both ready.When Rosie took him from her, the pup let out a heart-breaking cry that very nearly brought me to my knees. He just wanted his mama, and for a minute or two, I was tempted to order Willow to go with him. But through the numbing haze of my own pain and grief, the certainty that she needed to stay here bled through.She is right. If she leaves too, Iโll be lost.I sit flat on the grass in the garden I designed with pups in mind. I was a fool for thinking we had any hope to live a normal, happy family life here. The only way weโll ever know peace is if I fake my own death and take my family far away, live as rogues on some remote island or something.But Iโd have the d
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I have never seen Kane so broken. It wasn't just the death of his mother, it was everything else weighing him down. but I think Adareโs departure was the last straw for him. We stood at the funeral pyre, waiting for the Omegas to bring out his mother. My mate was distant, barely talking to anyone, just staring off into the distance. Patrick wasn't doing much better. Mina left with the other mothers, and Patrick stood with his arm folded across his chest, staring at the empty funeral pyre, his face completely impassive and his eyes empty. I tried my best to comfort the brothers, but even my usually strong mateโs knees buckled when the Omegas came out of the cabin, carrying the body wrapped in white linens and gently placed it on the massive pyre. The soothsayer handed a burning torch to Kane. He was as white as a ghost when he took the fire from the soothsayer, his hand shaking wildly when he walked up to the pyre and lit the dry wood. Patrick sobbed loudly when the dry wood caught
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Kane's POVI donโt expect Willow to offer up a solution to our war problem. She doesnโt have any answers for me, none of us know what to do. Even Zael doesnโt have a clue. The way the humans are waging this war is insidious and the minute we bring the war to them, weโll look like the savage animals theyโve been showing on the news, and weโll lose. Not to mention that they outnumber us, and they have superior weaponry. There's no way we can defeat them in direct combat.Sighing, I get to my knees and look around my sonโs destroyed room. This is the worst part of the war. Sending our children away, the soul of any pack, our joy, and pride. Helpless anger washes over me, but the mindless rage is gone. โIโm going outside,โ I say and get up.โDo you want company?โ Willow asks.โNo.โโAre youโฆgoing to do something to yourself?โโJust because you become suicidal every time you face a challenge, doesnโt mean I do it.โโWow,โ my mate mutters, but thatโs all she says.โIโm sorry,โ I say and pin
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Kane's POV Usually, before I go on an interview, I request a list of questions so I can prepare, but this time Sally Brown, the talk show host who always liked me, refused to do the usual prep. I have a feeling that sheโs not too comfortable talking to me, but she has the biggest talk show in the country, and itโs syndicated to several countries, so I just have to suck it up and deal with it. The middle-aged host, who is still beautiful, barely spares me a glance when she takes her seat behind the curved desk. The usual banter weโd have before we started is also missing. It doesnโt bother me in the least. I never liked her fake jovial attitude anyway. She sucked up to me because Iโm rich, and it was blatantly transparent. โHow are your kids?โ I deliberately ask Sally with the most charming smile I can manage. She stares daggers at me. โYou donโt fool meโฆanimal.โ I stare back at her, trying to get my rage under control. โIโve heard worseโฆhuman.โ I sit back and glance at Willow who
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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
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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
