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The Alpha's Choice

Author: Phoenix
last update Last Updated: 2025-10-25 01:41:06

Kieran POV

I made it fifty yards from the Thornwick ruins before every instinct in my body screamed at me to turn back.

Uncle Marcus was barely conscious in my arms, his blood soaking into my shirt, his breathing shallow and labored. I could hear Damien through the comm, frantically working to disarm the explosives. Every rational part of my mind said to keep moving, to get Marcus to safety, to trust that Aria had a plan.

But the mate bond was on fire.

I felt her fear, quickly suppressed. Her determination. The sharp spike of adrenaline as Logan attacked. And underneath it all, bleeding through despite her control, I felt her pain, not physical, not yet, but emotional. The pain of believing she was alone again. That I'd left her to die.

Just like I'd left her three years ago.

"Alpha, keep moving," Damien urged through the comm. "I've disarmed two devices, but there are at least three more. If you stop now…"

"How long until they're all clear?" I interrupted, still walking but my steps
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    Aria POVThe cabin was quiet when we finally returned from the sanctuary's first anniversary celebration. My feet ached from dancing, and I was pretty sure I'd eaten my weight in the feast Sarah had prepared. But I'd never felt more content.Kieran locked the door behind us, and through the mate bond, I felt his exhaustion mixed with satisfaction and something else. It was his desire that made my breath catch."Happy anniversary," he said softly, pulling me into his arms."It's the sanctuary's anniversary," I corrected, though I melted into his embrace. "Ours isn't for another month.""I know." His lips found my neck, trailing kisses that made me shiver. "But I wanted to celebrate us too. Everything we've survived, everything we've built."Through the bond, I felt the depth of his emotion. Love so fierce that it still sometimes took my breath away, gratitude for our second chance, and a desire that hadn't diminished despite a year of being together constantly."Let me show you," he mu

  • Bound By Broken Promises   Epilogue 1

    KieranThe meeting with the Council representatives lasted another two hours after the tour. We sat in our council chamber, a circular room with no head table, symbolizing equal voices, and answered increasingly detailed questions about governance, conflict resolution, and resource management."Your mate bond," Elder Patricia said, surprising everyone by shifting topics. "It's complete now, obviously. How does it affect your leadership?"Through the bond, I felt Aria's spike of discomfort with the personal question, quickly masked. "It makes us better leaders," I answered honestly. "We can communicate instantly, share perspectives, and present a united front when needed.""It also means we can't hide from each other," Aria added. "If one of us is making a decision based on emotion rather than logic, the other knows immediately. It's built-in accountability.""And the sanctuary residents don't resent being led by a mated pair?" Alpha Chen asked."Some do," I acknowledged. "Especially t

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  • Bound By Broken Promises   Choosing Home 2

    The ceremony was held at sunset in the sanctuary's main clearing, with a small gathering of people who actually mattered to us. Marcus Chen stood as witness from the hunter community. Damien represented Crescent Moon Pack, a gesture of goodwill between old and new. Sarah, the elderly omega, had insisted on attending, tears already streaming down her face. And a dozen wolves who'd committed to joining the sanctuary watched with hope and excitement.No Council. No elders who'd pressured us apart. No one who questioned our worth or our choice. Just people who believed in what we were building.I wore a simple dress; hunter practical but beautiful, in deep green that brought out my eyes. Kieran wore traditional ceremonial clothes, but without the alpha regalia. We were just two wolves, choosing to complete the most sacred bond our kind could experience.Patricia, the Council member who'd supported us from the beginning, agreed to officiate. She stood before us as the sun painted the sky i

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  • Bound By Broken Promises   New Foundations

    Elder Thompson, one of the few Council members who'd survived Sebastian's purge, stood as we entered. "Kieran Thorne. Aria Blackwood. You've agreed to address the pack about recent events and your... decisions."The pause before "decisions" carried judgment, but I refused to rise to it. "We have. Thank you for allowing us this opportunity.""Allowing?" A young warrior named Marcus stood, his face flushed with anger. "You don't get to thank us for allowing anything. You abandoned your pack. Turned your back on centuries of tradition. You…""I chose my mate over alpha power," I interrupted calmly. "And I understand that angers you. But I won't apologize for it."The room erupted. Voices shouting over each other, accusations flying, the pack's fracture laid bare for everyone to see. Through the bond, I felt Aria's steady presence, her quiet strength anchoring me.Damien's alpha command cracked through the chaos. "ENOUGH!" The room fell silent, wolves instinctively responding to authority

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