He's the Alpha the pack fears. She's the Beta-in-training who fears nothing. Xander Laven, Alpha of the Blood Moon Pack, is known for his strength and ruthlessness. His pack respects his power, but fear is their primary response. He attends the annual gathering expecting to secure a suitable mate to bear an heir, not to find himself drawn to a fiery she-wolf who challenges his every command. Chayse Vega, a Delta from the Amber Sky Pack, is a warrior at heart. Stubborn and independent, she'd rather train than attend frivolous gatherings. She certainly wasn't looking for a mate, especially not one as arrogant and controlling as the infamous Alpha Laven.Their first encounter is explosive, a clash of wills and personalities that sparks something neither expected. He's possessive and demanding; she's defiant and sharp-tongued. The mate bond is undeniable, but can two wolves so different navigate a connection forged in growls and witty retorts? When the feared Alpha meets the fearless Delta, their world is about to change forever.
View MoreCHAYSE POV
My father always warned to stay away from these gatherings but things didn't go as planned.
In fact, they practically shoved me out the door with a dress and makeup and told me to go get married tonight.
He probably just wants me out of the house. Sure, I am strong, I train every day to become the next Beta of the Amber Sky Pack, but I would rather not have my abdomen constricted inside a corset.
My father, the Beta, probably feels I am too much of a distraction with my training that he just wants a night to himself. And the fact that everyone eligible between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five have to go and dance and drink until they find their mate.
Well, that wasn't its purpose. It was made for us to socialize, but it has been a... center of mating and, um, love? I shrugged, going up the stairs to the large rooms casually, making my way to the bar. I didn't drink, but it was just something I enjoyed looking at. Not the bar itself, just the bartenders when they do cool tricks with people's drinks.
I ordered a Dr. Pepper, keeping myself safe. The table next to me was decorated beautifully with the finest sweets and pastries in all the packs. I grabbed a plateful and sat back down, taking a sip of my soda before a man stormed over, his cocky smile still fresh on his lips.
"Hey, did it hurt when you fell from heaven, 'cause you look like the finest angel there is?" he said sweetly, his words slurring slightly. I pulled my hand away from his reach, and he leaned forward, his lips puckered.
Nope, not my mate and not sober. I pushed him off the barstool, celebrating my success with a bite of a chocolate chip cookie. Suddenly, I felt completely drained, and a solution was behind me. Coffee. Today was the day to fully fill up my coffee before going back to my father's house after this stupid celebration. And I wasn't even allowed to have chocolate milk without asking first.
"Chayse!" a female voice yelled from across the ballroom. I rolled my eyes and set down my coffee. Eliza, my best friend, could sometimes be the most annoying person in the world, but I love her anyway.
"You said you wouldn't leave me to the appealing men!" She grabbed my arm and pulled me away from my sweets, taking me to the dance floor.
"From now on, monitor me. I don't want to get caught up in their... Most gorgeous... Faces... Jawlines..." She started to drool, and I laughed, snapping her out of the most dreamy trance she has probably ever experienced.
Well, never mind. Once when we were ten, she saw a thirteen-year-old boy across the schoolyard with two girls flanking him. I guess she was a fan of blondes that completely acted like douches.
"Look, I don't want you falling for anyone because I know I won't be chosen," I tease, grabbing her hands and swinging her around the dance floor.
"Yeah right, you definitely won't get chosen," she snorted sarcastically. Suddenly, her eyes widened, and she sniffed around the room, her eyes landing on a man sitting at a table, scanning the room as well.
Their eyes locked, and they walked briskly towards each other, hugging when they met. Eliza walked away with him, and I was alone. Again. Her mate was tall, nearly the size of the Alpha of the Amber Sky Pack.
Then I knew his name. James, a great soldier that was once in my class. He wasn't going to become a Beta—well, if I do leave, then he will be—but it almost didn't matter to me. Sure, the rank would be nice, but I had a feeling that it would've been too serious. Eliza is lucky to have him and stay inside the pack.
I left back to my barstool, surprised when everything was still there. But right when I touched a second piece of fudge, gasps were spread across the room, and I turned to look at what or who had entered.
My nose caught the strong scent of pine and oak wood, the scent of three packs in the territories. But one scent in particular scared me to the bone.
Mint.
Golden eyes stood out from the crowd, making my spine shiver, and my wolf, Aria, howl with delight.
'Chayse! Go to him! Go to him!'
"Shut up, Aria! I will not abandon my treats for a second time today!"
A low growl enveloped the room, making my skin crawl and my lip tremble slightly. It was lower than all the growls that I have ever heard, making me instantly know who this feared man was: Alpha Laven of the Blood Moon Pack.
Aria was howling and speaking gibberish throughout the whole experience, and it was starting to annoy me greatly. The whole crowd turned at the loud growl and cowered in fear.
The golden eyes turned until they landed on me. I found Eliza buried in her mate's chest, her own chest heaving and her face red. Her mate was comforting her, but her tears wouldn't stop. They knew what was happening.
The golden eyes locked with mine, my heart enchanted by the glow that they gave off. The eyes grew nearer, and I could finally see to whom they belonged. I was correct. Alpha Laven. The most feared man in history.
My shoulders trembled as he approached, my piece of fudge still in hand. His face showed no signs of emotion, and neither did his eyes, his golden eyes hard and straight, unlike all the other men in the room. His arms found themselves on either side of me on the table, trapping me almost to his chest.
"Mine," he growled from deep in his throat.
"Yeah, mine," I said sarcastically back, picking up another piece of fudge and popping both in my mouth. "Definitely my fudge, mister." He stared at me, no emotion flickering in his eyes except for an occasional eye roll at my stubbornness.
"I enjoy being in your presence more than anything else," he whispers, leaning in. The big-bad Alpha trying to please me. Aww. "Amber Sky she-wolf."
"I enjoy your presence about as much as I enjoy sleeping next to a trashcan," I reply simply, narrowing my eyes. He didn't like that one bit.
"And I have a name, you.. you.. ass!"
His eyes changed now, and not to anything pleasant.
Anger raged war in his eyes, his hands tightening on the table so hard his knuckles turned white. I took the time to examine him.
His skin was slightly tan with a little bit of stubble on his face. His jawline was sharp, razor sharp. I have to say, every girl loves a sharp jawline. He growled his deep growl again, but this time I didn't tremble. I cocked an eyebrow, standing up to him. He narrowed his eyes even more, and grasped my arm harshly, dragging me out the door.
"If I see any of you looking at my mate, your limbs will be ripped from your body!" he roared, practically throwing me out the door and into his expensive Bugatti. I clung to the inside door handle, desperate to leave.
"You know, you are committing a crime, mister. This is practically kidnapping!" I say, raising my voice slightly.
"I am your mate, I can do whatever I want, she-wolf," he snarled.
"No, this might as well be human trafficking! And I have a name!" I snarled back.
He grasped my wrist this time, squeezing awfully hard. I was sure a bruise would form immediately from the major crushing.
"Stop! You're hurting me!" I cried, tears pooling at my eyes, and some rolling down my cheeks.
A flicker of regret and hurt flowed through his eyes before a moment later he let go, his hard stare returning. After a few seconds, I decided to speak to him.
"My name is Chayse Vega."
CHAYSE POV Jonathan is a handful ever since Xander left for work. I have training later today with the elites again, but I have to make sure Jonathan knows Caroline before I leave her alone with him. Unfortunately, he is the wolf I cannot have control over. I took him to the doctor and he found nothing wrong with Jonathan. He can just shift easily with little pain. The Moon Goddess has blessed him dearly. Xander, of course, doesn't like that he is not of our blood, but I do feel attached to the boy. At five his sibling dead, his parents gone... He's been through more than I have and that's pretty bad. Caroline is in the living room with Jonathan playing with the action figures that he wanted when we went to the store to get him one clothes. I also ended up buying a lot more ice cream and macaroni and cheese. What can I say? I have a problem that cannot be fixed. I can as well eat ice cream for breakfast into my sixties. I came out of the kitchen, lazinness overcoming me. I had
CHAYSE POVI breathed heavily, Xander on my heels. My tongue rolled from my jaws, gasping for air to cool me off.Then there was a sound from the pile. I immediately halted, my paws sliding against the dirt. The forest is plush, thick, and smelled like Xander did. We came home yesterday after the workout. Xander insisted. And so, here we are, me training with Xander and his high elite wolves. I leapt over a log, my paws splashing the water in the small stream of water on the other side.Xander growled as I sped up, feeling the air rushing at my face. I looked behind me, Xander having a stern look, but the soldiers looking exhausted. I ran for fun, so I didn't think about training when running. It helped me with my endurance. I turned my head back around and jumped over a pile of rocks that some other animal had collected.And the rest passed, but I turned around, slowly moving towards the pile. Whimpers were heard from the pile. Wolf whimpers. My eyes widened and I sighed at the pil
CHAYSE POV I had shifted and slept fine, despite the fact that Xander was staring at me constantly. He held me closer to his torso, waist height tugged closer to him by the second. I had to push him away sometimes to make sure he wouldn't crush me. "Little Mate, I am not going to let you go, so give it up and just let me crush you with my arms," he teased. He pulled me to him and lay a tender kiss on my neck, seductively whispering in my ear. I calm down and breath lightly, not caring anymore that he was crushing me. I moan slightly when he started to lick over my mark, his touch sending sparks on my skin and shivers down my spine. My heart raced as he continued, gripping onto my hips. I reach behind me and my fingers instantly latch into his hair. A growl rises deep from his throat and the husky sound makes me smile. His hand reached underneath my shirt and up my back, his fingers softly sliding on my skin. I tug slightly on his hair and he starts to slide my shirt upward until
CHAYSE POVI moved swiftly back to the Beta house, my arms flying around my father. "I am so sorry," he whispered, petting my head softly, comforting me. "Come on, let's go to the sunrise." Xander growled, but I growl back, silencing him and nearly humiliating him in front of my former pack. "Looks like the Luna is becoming the Alpha," he whispered into my ear. I smirk and lightly punch his arm.The sunrise is a beautiful mountain that me and my father always climbed every Saturday morning. We sat on the mountain and watched the sunrise while he challenged me to do different things like slide down the steepest part of the mountain without falling or beat him in climbing the tallest tree up there.I found the small stairway that were there before you got to the rocky pathway and difficult slopes.The roots were the stairs sometimes, sticking out of the ground and creating grips. Father led me upward, up the more difficult path we took every once in a while. It burned going upward,
CHAYSE POVOkay, I never thought giving birth would be this painful. I was experiencing some third degree burns in my abdomen. Well, what the hell? I was in the car, Xander speeding towards the pack hospital. Resting in the backseat, yelling for him to go faster. I was in yoga pants and a large shirt while Xander was in a shirt and jeans, his hair tousled. It's late."Go faster, Xander!"I demanded, as I felt a rush of pain flowing through me. He looked back at me quickly with worried eyes before hitting the gear, the car bursting forward. He suddenly hit the brakes, carrying me into the hospital and setting me in the wheelchair. The doctors wheeled me away, taking me through swinging doors and another large double doors. Another shot of pain came to my stomach and I screamed, biting my tongue until it bled. The nurses noticed."Contraction number seven, sir. She's close," she yelled to the doctor down the hall. "There might be a small complication, but we can handle it!"My breath
CHAYSE'S POV Now Xander is going to be more protective and way more mushy. I mumbled unladylike things to myself and moved to the fridge. Oh, the sweet taste of cookies. I pulled the chocolate ice cream from the fridge and sat on the couch, enjoying what it once was in it's full glory. I ate it straight from the carton, letting the first scoop melt in my mouth. My stomach had a satisfied feeling from the months of limited food. I grabbed everything in the fridge and started making the strangest combinations.What if I wrapped the big pickle in bacon then stuck it in chocolate ice cream with Hershey syrup...? I shrugged and did exactly that. I wrapped the pickle in the warm and crispy bacon, smelling it's strange scent.I shoved it in my ice cream and covered it in the ice cream and the syrup. I finally scooped it with my spoon. I took it all in my mouth and chewed, the flavor bursting in my mouth. It tastes so good!I stabbed the pickle again and shoved it in my mouth again. I was
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