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325 You Are Taking Jace

Author: Jenne Lopes
last update publish date: 2026-07-02 20:30:13
Sera

The women came for him a little after moonrise, and I stayed where I was, propped against the headboard with the blanket pulled up to my ribs, and watched them turn my husband into something built for killing.

There were four of them. I knew two by name now, Bekka and the older one, Hesse, who never spoke to me directly and never quite failed to be polite either.

They worked around him without waiting for instruction, all of it worn smooth by long repetition, the motion doing itself. One a
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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    526 Who Would Have Thought

    FenrisI reached Sera and took her face in my hand. "Sera.""Welcome home, Alpha," she said, loud enough for the yard to hear. Then quieter, under the noise, "You look like you've been dragged behind your horse for three weeks.""Rode hard.""I can smell that. And I can smell the horse too."I grunted."You're early," she said, her thumb stroking my wrist."Missed you.""I missed you too." Her fingers curled around mine. "I was on the wall watching for you."I turned us to face the chiefs, still hand in hand. My wolf was still pushing up, wanting out. I clamped down on him and held Sera's hand tight.I looked along the line of chiefs drawn up to greet me home, my fingers laced tight with Sera's. Chief Vane stood at the end. The place between Thorne and Vane was empty. I kept my face still.Vane came forward first. "Welcome home, Alpha," he said, his eyes as grave as ever. "We've missed you." He gripped my forearm and I returned it, saying nothing. The other chiefs came next, a swift p

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    525 Talk. Too. Much.

    FenrisThe heavy gates of Ironmaw swung open ahead, ushering in a familiar cheer from the pack waiting beyond. My horse's hooves clicked on the icy road as I guided him through the gate, Sera's presence warm under my ribs.Jace fell in beside me. "So what was it really, huh? We had to walk all night to get home to a hot meal and your old lady?" I glanced at him, mouth sealed, and he half-grinned. "Come on, brother.""You talk too much," I said."Hey, I'm just curious," Jace protested. "You can't blame a guy for wanting to know what makes Ironmaw run.""Talk. Too. Much," Yvara said behind us, her flat voice louder than usual in the sudden din.Jace twisted in his saddle to look at her, chuckling. "Alright, alright. What're you going to do first, when we get in?""Same as you," I said."Well, I'm thinking hot meal, then Mina," Jace mused with a laugh. "Or maybe just Mina. Oh, but a bath too. That'd be nice. Hmm, so it's a real toss-up between food and a girl. What kind of man am I?"I t

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    524 One Place Empty

    SeraMina held my gaze a moment, then looked away. "Alright." She nodded. "Alright, Sera."I turned to leave. Amara was leaning over the table, her nose inches from a pile of chopped carrots. Mina pushed a bit toward her. Amara sniffed it, then took it delicately between her fingers and ate it, watching Mina with curious eyes. Mina laughed."Don't eat my carrots," she scolded, picking up her knife again. "Go find your own snacks, you weird girl."It was early afternoon, a few hours after I sent for the search parties, when the men rode in through the gate.I watched as Vidar rode into the yard, snow coating his dark coat. He dismounted his horse with practiced ease and brushed the flakes from his hair. "Luna," he said, offering me a small smile. "I appreciate your call to return. More days in this cold would have been... difficult."I returned his smile, measured and polite. "I couldn't let you miss the Alpha's homecoming."Vidar nodded thoughtfully. "No, of course not. Luna, where wo

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    523 He Always Asks

    SeraI crunched across the snowy yard, Amara padding barefoot behind me in her usual silence. I'd been making this trip every morning since the search began three days ago, asking the gate guards if any of the riders out looking for Kael had sent word.The guard, huddled in his furs, gave me the same answer he always did. "Nothing, Luna."I sighed through my teeth, lowered my hood and scanned the road. Still empty. Fenris had been gone three weeks now. Three weeks that felt like an entire season.I missed him.A shout went up from the wall and the guard's head snapped up. We both looked toward the road. A rider was galloping in, snow spewing from the hooves of his exhausted horse.Instantly I was hot and cold all over. The rider came flying in, reined up short, and nearly fell out of the saddle. The guard and I reached him at the same time.The man, lean and tall, bowed his head to me. "Luna."I grabbed the man to steady him as he nearly collapsed in front of me. "Hey, breathe," I sai

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    522 Nobody Is Waiting

    ElaraKane pulled me through the border market, holding tight to the hand now marked by the gold band. I tried to dig my heels in, to make him stop. I didn't care that people were staring."Let go of me!" I yanked hard against Kane's grip. A sob tore from my throat. "Leave me alone! I'm not going!"A porter balancing a load on his back stepped into our path. "Excuse us," Kane said, and the man veered aside.I tried one last time to pull free, twisting my wrist. Kane let go and I stumbled back, catching myself against the rough wood of a stall. I glared at him, backing up, searching for a gap to escape through. But the crowd closed in.My back slammed against a rough-hewn wood plank. I faced Kane, breath punching out of me with each ragged gasp. My legs gave out and I slid down, landing hard on my ass. Still glaring up at him, I snarled, "Get away from me! I'm not your fucking pet, you know.""You're whatever I want you to be," he said quietly, keeping his gaze locked on mine. "Now, ge

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    521 Sold Back

    Elara"I want something warm," I told the warrior in the front seat. "Go get me a fur from the stalls. It's going to be cold."He glanced in the rearview mirror, then away.I fixed him with my stare. "Did you not hear your Alpha? Give the Luna whatever she asks."He clenched his jaw, then got out without a word and went into the lantern-lit market. He did not look toward the Northern gate.As soon as he was lost in the crowd, I got out and walked to the hide truck, not hurrying.The trader lifted the edge of the piled hides without a word. I climbed up and under them: the weight on my back, the dark, the reek of cured hide thick enough to bury my own scent. He dropped the hides back over me.I lay still, face against the rough hide, and listened to the market, waiting for the engine. Hammers clanged, cattle lowed, voices haggled over prices. The cold night air seeped in through the crack between two hides.I shivered, teeth clenched.I missed my family.The last time I'd seen them was

  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    09 Talking To No One

    SeraNight fell fast, and with it, the temperature plummeted. We had three fires going, but the heat didn't seem to travel more than six inches past the flames. I sat on a log by the middle fire, pulling the wagon fur around my shoulders, shivering so hard my teeth were literally clicking together.

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-17
  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    110 Mechanical Voice

    LyraShe ignored me. She dropped to her knees, her hands sliding down to the waistband of my trousers. She shoved her fingers inside the fabric, gripping my hips tight. With one sharp pull, she dragged the pants and my underwear down to my ankles. I stepped out of them, kicking my boots off in the

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-04-05
  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    113 Monster

    Lyra"Tell the girl to step into the room," he said."Leave her out of this," I said. My voice came out as a pathetic, raspy whisper. I cleared my throat, trying to find some spine. "She didn't do anything. It was my idea to come in here.""Tell her to step into the room," he said, his eyes going d

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  • My Second Chance Mate is a Barbarian    111 Aldric Is Back

    LyraThe voice didn't belong to Nadia. It didn't belong to me. It came from the metallic object resting directly behind my hip.Nadia froze. She pulled her mouth away from me and yanked her fingers out of my body. She stood up quickly, wiping her wet mouth with the back of her hand, her chest heavi

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