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32 - Mine to Protect

Author: Grace Kara
last update publish date: 2025-10-03 17:54:09

Ezekiel didn’t pause. Rasmus was still collapsing, his life gushing out onto the flagstones, when the King turned to the other two.

They had just managed to overwhelm Jax, one holding him while the other raised a sword for a final blow. They froze, their faces masks of pure, incredulous terror.

Ezekiel was on them in a single, silent bound. He moved through them like a reaper through wheat. A flash of black claws, a choked scream. The man holding the sword dropped it, clutching at his stomach
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  • Mated to the Alpha King   133 - Comforting

    Winter didn't know what to say to that. Her mother was complimenting her murder skills. The world had gotten very strange. "We need to move." Jax was scanning the forest. "Before more wolves arrive. Or before something worse decides we smell like easy prey." They gathered what supplies they could salvage. Ezekiel stayed close to Winter. His hand found hers automatically. Grounding both of them. They walked for another hour before stopping. Found a small rocky outcrop that offered some protection. Made camp there even though it was barely midday. Everyone was too exhausted to continue. Winter sat with her back against stone and watched Ezekiel. He was talking quietly with Jax. Planning next moves probably. His injuries had reopened during the fight. Blood seeped through makeshift bandages. "He'll heal." Sophia appeared beside Winter. Her voice was gentler than expected. "Werewolf regeneration is stubborn. Give it time." "Time we might not have." Winter didn't take her eyes off Ez

  • Mated to the Alpha King   132 - Potential

    Winter made a decision. She gathered her shadows. All of them. Pulled darkness from every corner of the battlefield. The temperature dropped as light fled. Wolves stumbled in sudden near-blackness. Then Winter released it. Not as tendrils or walls. As pure force. A wave of solid shadow that crashed into everything around her. Wolves were thrown back. Trees groaned. Even Ezekiel staggered. The darkness receded and Winter stood at the center of a clear circle. Her hands still smoking with residual magic. Every wolf was down. Some dead. Most stunned. Except Rasmus. He'd braced somehow. Taken the impact but stayed upright. Now he charged. Not at Ezekiel. At Winter. He'd figured out the same thing the wolves at the citadel had. Take out the witch and the Alpha King's power diminished. Ezekiel moved to intercept but two wolves recovered and blocked him. Rasmus covered the distance to Winter in seconds. Too fast. She threw up shadows but he barreled through them. Tackled her. They hi

  • Mated to the Alpha King   131 - Chaos and Survival

    They made it maybe three miles before Rasmus found them.Winter heard the howling first. Multiple voices. Coming from the north and west. Converging.Ezekiel stopped walking. His head tilted. Listening. "Fifteen. Maybe twenty.""Rasmus." Jax's hand went to the blade at his hip. "Has to be. He's been gathering wolves since he left the citadel."Sophia's magic flared green around her hands. "How far?""Close." Ezekiel's voice had gone flat. Combat mode. "Minutes at most."Winter's shadows gathered without conscious thought. Her body knew what was coming before her mind caught up. Vex pressed against her leg, hackles raised."We can't outrun them." Alice's voice shook. "Not with the horses exhausted and Ezekiel injured.""We don't run." Ezekiel moved forward, positioning himself between their group and the direction of the howls. "We make a stand. Here. Now."The terrain wasn't ideal. Open forest with scattered trees. No natural choke points. Nowhere to funnel attackers. But Ezekiel was

  • Mated to the Alpha King   130 - Hollow

    "Zeke!" Winter's voice cracked. Ezekiel's head turned. His one good eye found her. Relief flooded his face. "You're safe." "Griselda's dead." Winter pushed through the circle of wolves. None tried to stop her. "My mother killed her." The wolves' attention shifted. Confusion rippled through them. Their leader was dead. The Alpha King was still alive. What were they supposed to do now? Sophia stepped into the square behind Winter. Her hands still glowed with residual magic. "Your godmother was a coward who hid behind stronger wolves. She died begging. It wasn't pretty." (That was a lie. Griselda hadn't begged. Hadn't been able to with magic crushing her throat. But the lie served a purpose.) One of the larger wolves shifted to human form. An older male with grey at his temples. "Griselda promised us revenge. Said the Alpha King needed to die to break his witch corruption." "I'm not corrupted." Ezekiel's voice was rough but clear. "The curse broke. My heart is my own. And my mate

  • Mated to the Alpha King   129 - Gone

    One of her guards grunted agreement. "Should we help?" "No." Griselda's smile was cruel. "Let them tire him out first. Then I'll finish it myself. Claim credit for killing the unkillable." Winter's shadows responded to her anger. They writhed and expanded. Ready to strike. Beside her, Alice's hands glowed green. Offensive magic. "On three," Winter whispered. "I'll take Griselda. You handle the guards." Alice nodded. Her face was pale but determined. Winter counted silently. One. Two. Thr-- "Well. This is disappointing." the voice came from behind them. Winter spun and her heart stopped. Sophia stood there. Her dark hair was loose. Her eyes glowed with power. And her expression held nothing but cold fury. "Mother." Winter's voice came out strangled. "What are you doing here?" "Cleaning up." Sophia moved past Winter without looking at her. Her attention fixed on Griselda's back. "I've been tracking this bitch for three days. Watching her rally wolves. Spread lies about my daugh

  • Mated to the Alpha King   128 - Coward

    Ezekiel paused. His eyes found hers. Patient despite the tension radiating through him. "Promise me you'll run if it gets bad." Winter's voice was steady even though her hands shook. "Don't try to be heroic. If they're overwhelming you, just shift and run. We'll figure something else out." "I promise." Ezekiel kissed her forehead. "But it won't get that bad. I've been fighting since before most of these wolves were born. I know how to handle myself." He dismounted and handed the reins to Jax. Then pulled Winter down after him. His hands on her waist. Steadying her. "Give me ten minutes." Ezekiel was talking to Jax now. "That should be enough time to cause enough chaos. Circle around from the west. It's the blind spot in their patrol pattern." Jax nodded. "Ten minutes. We'll be in position." Ezekiel looked at Alice. "Stay close to Winter. If things go wrong, get her out first. Don't wait for me or Jax." "I'm not leaving you." Winter said it before Alice could respond. "We go in

  • Mated to the Alpha King   38 - Beautiful and Free

    “It’s just a cake, Snow,” Jax sighed. “It’s not going to bite.”As if summoned by the tension, the bond’s hum intensified slightly. Winter’s gaze flickered to the main door. The shadows in the small gap beneath it seemed to shift. He was out there. Listening.She stared at the cake, her stomach twi

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  • Mated to the Alpha King   58 - Hoping...

    It was good. Better than good. Rich and savory, the meat tender, root vegetables soft, flavored with herbs she couldn't name. She ate mechanically, barely tasting it, too aware of the eyes on her. People trying not to stare but failing. "Ignore them," Alice said through a mouthful of stew. "They'

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  • Mated to the Alpha King   59 - What Changed?

    Sophia's relief was palpable. She led Winter away from the main cavern, down a side tunnel that sloped gently upward. The lichen here grew thicker, providing enough light to navigate by. The tunnel opened into a smaller chamber, this one clearly natural. No signs of habitation, just raw stone and

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  • Mated to the Alpha King   56 - Hate Him

    "The Alpha King. Ezekiel Crescent." Alice's expression was carefully neutral. "They said he's your mate. Is that true?" Winter's hands clenched in the blankets. The bond, that ever-present thread of awareness, pulsed faintly in her chest. She could feel him even now, distant but there. Rage. Conf

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-04-04
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