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Chapter 420
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2026-06-09 07:21:18
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Marked by fate Chapter 430
Zarha's POVXander leads me onto a stack of cushions and has me sit down. The others arrange themselves around me, Tobias reclining back on his side, one leg bent as he rests on his elbow, the picture of relaxed elegance. Xander sits cross-legged in front of me, and Lincoln settles on my other side with his knees bent in front of him. For such large men, they look strangely small sitting on the ground.It makes me grin.“I thought we could have a little picnic dinner tonight, do something different, and celebrate your birthday,” Xander says as he reaches into a basket I hadn’t noticed and pulls out four champagne glasses and a bottle.My birthday feels like a lifetime ago. I hadn’t really thought about celebrating it, not properly, not after everything that happened, but the fact they have makes my throat tighten.Tobias sits up and takes the bottle from him, opening it deftly and pouring the glasses while Xander tilts them for him. Xander then passes them to us all while Tobias puts
Marked by fate Chapter 429
Zarha's POVWhen the credits roll, I stretch languidly. I'm nestled into the sofa, my legs stretched out along the L-shape, with Xander and Tobias lying on either side of me. Lincoln came in about ten minutes ago, and he's sitting on the other side of Tobias.I feel relaxed and, surprisingly, steadied. Now I'm in contact with two of my mates, a semblance of peace has settled over all of us. The ache in my chest hasn't disappeared, but it's quieter than it was a few hours ago. Being surrounded by them helps, even when one of them is missing.I yawn. I need to find my phone. I've probably got a mountain of emails and texts waiting for me, not to mention Northwatch. Someone will have needed to keep an eye on things while I've been sequestered here, and while I was unconscious for a week.Shit.Northwatch was my responsibility. My project. I'd finally got it off the ground, and then I'd vanished for over a week. The thought makes me wince.“Xander, did your mum drop my laptop and phone of
Marked by fate Chapter 428
Zahra's POVI can't stop crying.I swear the bath has gone up by at least a couple of centimetres since I got in. My eyes are stinging and my throat aches, but I can't stop.Fuck, this hurts.I don't know what's worse: the idea that Max wanted to reject the bond before, or knowing that even after we've partially completed it, he still wants to reject it.I'd let myself hope. That's the worst part. For a few glorious minutes, I'd believed everything was going to be okay. That Max had finally accepted us. Accepted me. And now that hope feels like a knife twisting in my chest.‘We don't know that,’ Zanthe hums soothingly.‘Why else would he leave?’ I sob back at her.She doesn't reply.She has no answers for me.When the water becomes too cold to be comfortable, I climb out. Lincoln has left a fluffy white towel warming on the towel rail for me, and I grab it, wrapping myself in it before heading into the bedroom.The towel is warm and soft against my skin, and the simple thoughtfulness
Marked by fate Chapter 427
Xander's POVMy mind blanks out at the contact, and I watch her slowly climb the stairs like I’ve forgotten how to do anything else. When I finally blink back into myself, I realise Tobias and Lincoln look just as lost as I feel.“Fuck. What can we do about this?” Tobias asks, running a hand through his hair.Lincoln flops into a chair, sighing heavily. “I don’t know. We don’t even know where he is.”I sigh. Knowing Max, he’s probably in a bottle somewhere.“I’ll ask his unit to track him down and keep an eye on him,” I say, rubbing at the ache forming behind my eye.“And I thought maybe we could have a small birthday celebration later for Zahra,” I add.I see the objections forming in their eyes and hasten to clarify.“Just us lot. Maybe a picnic tea, with a cake and her presents?”They relax when they realise no one else will be joining us, then seem to consider the idea properly.“I think that’s a great idea,” Lincoln says with a grin.Tobias nods slowly.“I think she'd like that,”
Marked by fate Chapter 426
Xander's POVI watch as Zahra snuggles into Tobias's broad chest, his chin resting on top of her head. I want to do something nice for her.Actually, what I really want is to take her on a date, but I think that might be a little insensitive right now. I doubt she's in the mood.What else would work?‘Why not do something altogether?’ Atlas muses, flashing me an image of all the wolves eating together.Yeah, we're not doing that again for a while.But maybe I could cook a nice dinner... or maybe a picnic?The island has plenty of space around the house. There's the small copse of trees, the rose beds and shrubs Mum planted, and the stretch of lawn overlooking the water. We could get some blankets and eat outside. Maybe watch the sunset.It's an idea.We could even get a cake and have a little birthday party, seeing as we never celebrated her birthday.I lurch to my feet.Shit.Zahra hasn't had any of her birthday presents.Not only did we miss her birthday, but she spent the day uncons
Marked by fate Chapter 425
Xander's POV:I must have drifted off, because I come back to awareness as Atlas trots along the shoreline behind Zanthe and in front of the others. We're in single file as we approach the area where we left our clothes.I turn to check on the others but startle when I realise there are only two wolves behind me, not three.‘Medus took off after he ate. He wouldn't speak to any of us,’ Atlas says, his tone dejected.I can feel the rejection and worry rolling off him.‘Why? What happened?’I feel him internally shrug, the familiar sensation strange when he's in my mind.‘No idea. He just left. Zanthe's upset because he didn't even say goodbye.’Shit.I look back at Zanthe. She's approaching our bundles of clothes with her head and tail low, the joy from earlier completely gone. She looks heartbroken.I don't understand it. Medus marked her. He chose her. Every instinct in me says that should have meant something settled, not shattered.Fuck.I trot to catch up with her and the others,
Marked by fate Chapter 200
Edwardo's POVI sigh, rubbing my eyes. Then I swig down my now-cool coffee and head back into the living area of the house.The others are all here, some working and others watching TV. Zahra is sitting at the dining table with Morgan and Bastion doing homework. It makes me smirk to see Bastion stu
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Zahra's POV“Come on then,” I call as I set off through the trees ahead of Levi. He scrambles to catch up with my sudden departure.“Hey, no fair!” he yells, and I laugh.“Come on, slowpoke. You won’t learn anything from back there,” I call over my shoulder.“Maybe not, but the view is astounding.”
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Zahra's POV“Ready?” Levi calls, and everyone agrees.“After you then, Bastion.” He waves his hand in the direction of the start of the trail and Bastion sets off.Feet pounding, it’s a good pace. Comfortable, and consistent. His pacing seems good, but I could push it a lot more.‘That all you have
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Zahra's POV“So then, Zoe, when are you free for a run?” Levi asks an hour and a half later as we walk out of the lecture hall, Anton and Jonah slightly ahead of us with Corrine and Briar. Seth stays beside Levi.“Well, how about tonight? I was going to run as part of my training anyway.” Levi’s ey
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