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Forsaken Mate Christobel
It takes two days for Rafe to move more than three feet from my side and let someone other than the doctor and a single nurse near me. My recovery is taking a while, slower still because of the weakened mate bond, the severe blood loss, and how deep I gouged my neck. The pack doctor has said repeatedly that it is a miracle I survived. Miracle. I think I’ve read that word once or twice in my life. Never has it been used to describe any part of my existence.Now, I’ve heard it probably three dozen times.Miracle. Miracle. Miracle. Goddess’s Blessings.“If your mate hadn’t been there, you wouldn’t have survived, Ms. Pride.”“The Goddess is smiling down on you that you are still here with us.”“Your bond must be incredibly strong. It seems Rafael willed you back to life.”Every update on my health comes is peppered with these statements. And Rafe squeezes me tighter every time, nearly purring into my hair or shoulder. Wide awake, recovering in his arms, I don’t doubt the doctor’s words. I
Forsaken Mate Caring for Makayla
Christobel’s caring face twists in a grimace of pain as she watches me from above, squeezing me tight in her embrace. It’s as if she feels my pain beyond rote sympathy.I’ve seen this expression before when I was a child.Of course, it wasn’t directed at me but at one of my classmates at the pack school. After a rough game during recess, a little girl fell to her knees and skinned them on the hot asphalt. Her mother, one of the teachers at the school, scooped her up and soothed her immediately.The little girl recovered quickly, but her mother was still shaken for some time, refusing to let her child go once the skinned knees were treated, and she was ready to resume playing. The pain on her face… as she wept with her hurt child, even harder than the little girl. A strange sight for me, the outcast without a mother. The tainted child whose own father treated her like scum on the bottom of his boot.I knew better than to expect a display of affection and care like that. But I always wo
Forsaken Mate Safety is an Illusion
The air around us shifts, and Christobel’s soft voice takes on a pointed edge.“When you arrived in that state, I—” Christobel sits the bowl of soup on the side table and takes my hands into hers. “Rafael was inconsolable. It was the most gut-wrenching thing to see. My strong boy weakly crying out for help. And then he told me what happened to you.”Again, distress tents Christobel’s brows, and a pinched frown drags the corners of her lips down. She’s fighting the tears brimming, holding her composure by a thread. Mine slips at the sight of her heartbroken expression.“He told me about what your father did and said. How you spent your entire life hated in that place, treated like…” She squeezes my hands, bringing them to her lips and kissing gently on their backs. “I promise you, Makayla. You will never suffer like that again. Even if you double down on rejecting the mate bond and refuse to let Rafe into your heart, you will always be welcome in Io. We will accept you and treat you li
Forsaken Mate A Visitor
Christobel left after Rafe returned, giving me a warm hug before sneaking out of the room when Rafe gathered me up in his arms and kissed me too many times to count. I don’t blame her for getting out of there. His affection made me uncomfortable; I couldn’t imagine what she felt having to watch the boy she raised act like that.After calming down and remembering that I was severely injured, Rafe took a more stable position. He curled up with me on the hospital bed, holding me close. He asked about what Christobel and I talked about. He asked if I liked her. He asked a million questions, knowing I could barely answer one. But I did my best to ease his fears and wrote a few messages explaining how wonderful his godmother is and how happy I am to have met her.It must have satisfied his curiosity and eased his fears because he relaxed not soon after, and we both fell asleep.When I woke this morning, Rafe was already gone, and Christobel was patiently waiting with needlepoint by my bedsi
Forsaken Mate Get Well Soon
Why on earth did Thane just pledge to protect me?! Not only that, but he made it a formal oath! His vow stands binding in the eyes of Io and the Moon Goddess from now until his last breath. And if he fails to fulfill his duties as my protector, he can be stripped of his title and even his wolf, should the Moon Goddess deem him unworthy! This is too much! I can’t! He can’t!“I—”“It’s already done,” Thane grunts, cutting me off and rising to his feet. He dusts off the knees of his pant legs and flashes me a bright smile. “No protesting and no takebacks. I’m your protector from this moment on.”“B-But why?” I wheeze, breathless. Christobel spoons another serving of oatmeal into my gaping mouth, forcing me to close it and chew for dear life.“Don’t mind him,” she sighs, shaking her head. “He’s always been so dramatic.”“Bellie, you wound me.” When he glowers in her direction, an unnatural pout graces his lips. It fades seconds later, replaced by a smug grin. “Drama has nothing to do with
Forsaken Mate I Love You
I wake in darkness. Disoriented, Rafe’s slow, steady breathing and the soft beeping of the heart monitor remind me of where I am. And of everything that’s transpired in the few days I’ve been recovering. My fingers brush the dressing on my neck. The pain is almost completely gone, and the doctor said my recovery time is improving. I’m still not out of the woods yet, but he seemed enthusiastic about me fully recovering earlier. Before he and Christobel left the room, the doctor told me to continue resting my voice and limiting my movement. Rafe took it as a personal challenge to hold me still. Wrapped around me like a boa constrictor, he snuggled me into submission, and we both drifted off to sleep soon after. I’m drowning in his scent and warmth. His touch… I’m so selfish. I don’t want to let him go. I don’t want to run away, even if it’s for his own good and the good of Io. I want to stay like this, safely surrounded by his aura, smell, and heat. I want to keep my ear over his hea
Forsaken Mate What Happened in Io?
I can’t believe I did that.I can’t believe I said that!Three days. It’s been three days since I told Rafe I loved him, too, and I’m reeling. Milla feels like she’s bouncing around inside me, giddy as a young pup, while I’m on the verge of total mental collapse. What the hell is wrong with me?I know the risks. I know the impending doom that lurks around the corner with River Crest. I know loving him is the wrong move and only puts him and his pack in danger. And telling him I love him is one of the dumbest things I could have done.Rafe’s entire face morphed when I said those words. It was like a heavy mask fell from him, and he melted into a soft mound of butter in my arms. I’ve never seen his blue eyes not charged with the energy of a thunderstorm at sea. But when he heard me say I loved him, the waters calmed, and his body relaxed completely.Dumb, Makayla. So so dumb.Why did I do that? If I have to leave him to avoid war with River Crest, it’ll devastate him. My head throbs at
Forsaken Mate The Truth Revealed
I can’t breathe. I can’t.I’m trying, but the air doesn’t reach my lungs. It stops in my throat, battling my urge to vomit. How? How?!Of all the places, of all the packs. My mother killed the Alpha of Io! She was his Beta… his lover. He’s… my father was an Alpha? There’s too much; my head’s spinning.All these years, I suffered in River Crest. All the hits and kicks and bottles and insults. All the torture I endured and the mistreatment. All of it was for nothing. I was fighting, clawing, begging to be accepted by those animals, clinging to the belief that if I was good enough, they would see me as myself and not her daughter.Deadrick Pride… Just his name makes my stomach burn with hatred now.“Makayla? Did you ever meet that woman?” Christobel asks again.I can’t answer her right now. If I open my mouth, something awful is going to come out. I don’t know if it’s puke or the truth, but I don’t want to release either. I have to get out of here.Shaking my head, I mutter a small apolo
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