LOGIN“Bells, we are here.” Liam’s voice wakes me from my sleep as the feeling of a warm embrace helps to remove the stone-cold loneliness caused by the rejection. Rubbing my eyes, I look around and realize that I am still in Liam’s lap, but instead of the interior of the Hummer, I am met with the interior of the plane.
“Where are we?” I ask, my voice still groggy from sleep.
“At your uncle’s pack.” Liam answers with a chuckl
Standing on the balcony overlooking the ballroom where the luncheon will take place, I take a deep breath and close my eyes. I already noticed Damon Frost lingering by the thrones, eyeing them with greed and determination. He looked sickly, exactly like Leo mentioned. Pale and frail and not like the man who rejected me six years ago. He must have felt our mate bond snapping, breaking and disintegrating into nothing.“Everyone is here now.” Liam’s voice calls softly, his body gently pressing against mine from behind carefully enough not to wrinkle the cream and white gown I wore with gold embroidery. I know Liam is wearing a matching the matching suit by the colour of fabric draped over his arms which were holding me close.“I know.” I whisper, not sure if I was ready to face everyone just yet. Everyone below us was told to wear their formal attire as a surprise would happen after the luncheon. I can already hear talk of me introducing the Alpha King, and I have a feeling Damon was wai
Stepping out of the black SUV that the Royal Pack had waiting for us at the private air strip, I look up at the building before me. Gone was all the snow caused by Isabella’s pain of rejection. Instead, the brick glistened under the sunlight, with plants and trees back to their former glory. Gone were the winter clothes the wolves of Nightlock Thorns wore for six long years, replaced by light spring clothing and happy smiles on the Omegas who were bustling about for the day’s event.“Alpha Frost.” A wolf calls out as he exits the open Palace doors, their sharp gaze making me bristle. I did not know this wolf, but he wore a blazer with the Royal Guard insignia. He was one of Isabella’s men, and I would be damned if I attacked him before sinking my teeth into her neck and marking her. Hell, I am still too weak from the bone-shattering pain that knocked me unconscious to be able to fight properly if this wolf decided to try something against me.“Captain of the Guards, Colin Foster, at y
“Liam, we have work.” I protest as he rains kisses along my neck, right where his mark will sit in a few hours. Today was the Alpha Conference, and all Alphas will be in attendance without fail, including my ex-mate. After returning home from our little trip, Liam and I had told my parents that we were fated mates. At first, my parents were skeptical, already knowing that Damon Frost had rejected me, but Moira came to our aid, explaining that I was Moon Blessed and could freely choose my own mate, especially since I had been rejected by the one the Goddess had chosen for me.With Moira’s explanation, my parents happily accepted Liam into the family without any hesitation. Then the talk about my marking Ceremony came up, and we agreed to hold it on the same night that all Alphas would arrive at the Palace for the conference. It would not only solidify my power as Alpha Queen, but also show the world that I was no weakling.“Work can happen later, right now I want my mate.” Liam growls p
Silence.That’s all that fills my mind when I open my eyes.I tentatively reach out to the tattered mate bond that used to connect Isabella and me and feel nothing. The whisp of a bond that was once there is now gone. Panicked, I flung the blanket off of me and stood from the bed I was lying on, only for my head to spin.“Careful, Damon.” Someone says, catching me before I fell over and helping me to sit on the bed.“You’ve been asleep for five days; your body needs to rest.” Looking up, I find Malcom watching me, worry etched into my cousin’s face. Dark circles hang under his eyes, and unshaved stubble covers his jaw. He looked like shit, probably focusing on taking care of me and the pack at the same time.“What…what happened?” I ask slowly, my voice raspy from not being used for so long. Malcom sighs, moving away from me to a desk in the corner and returning with a coffee mug filled with what looks and smells like tea.“Ayla brewed this for you. Drink up.” He says, handing me the mu
Sitting in Moira’s tower, a mug of hot chocolate in my hand, I curl in on myself while my thoughts move a mile a minute. After the mate bond had snapped into place unexpectedly with Liam, I ran towards home with Liam rushing after me, calling out to me in our link. But I panicked. I had run away, scared that the bond had formed before I was ready.I could feel my parents trying to push into our familial link, try and talk to me, while I raced back to the palace, but I pushed them out and shut the link like a solid steel door that led to a bomb shelter. Liam must have reached out to them to see if they could get a hold of me. Either that or they felt the panic rising inside me.“Are you ready to talk, or are you going to shut down again?” Moira says from the armchair across from me, a mug of hot herbal tea in her hand. I bite the inside of my cheek; my eyes locked on the small fire in the fireplace.“I ran away from Liam.” I whisper, body shaking as memories of my rejection by Damon re
Padding behind Liam on our way back to the Palace, I find myself wincing when I stretch a little too far. My body protested with each movement I made due to how Liam and I spent our alone time these last two days. I never knew there were many ways to make love to someone, but Liam took his time, bending me to his will, and I was eager to let him.It felt weird submitting to someone, considering I was the Queen of all wolves, but Liam never pushed me too far. Instead, he showed me a side of myself I did not know about, leaving me always wanting more of him, ready to submit as a she-wolf with her mate.Mate.Liam was slowly becoming my mate, and that thought makes me smile. Maybe I should hold a mating ceremony soon, before the Alpha Conference.[You okay, baby?] Liam asks, slowing down his pace and coming to walk beside me.[Yes.] I answer, nuzzling against his neck, careful not to bump our saddle bags together.[I am still not used to…feeling like this.] I admit sheepishly, happy that
I sigh as I flop face-first onto my bed, my father chuckling as my mother lets out an exasperated sigh. She comes to sit on the bed, taking off her shoes, as my father brings a chair over to rub her sore feet.“I am glad you reminded me to switch shoes. Who knew Alpha Frost had such
Watching the Warriors shift and take off silently in the forest, I envy them as I help my mother rest on a small boulder. The tour has been going smoothly, the members of Frost Moon being cordial, although a bit frosty, when talking to some of the maids in attendance, including me. We have travel
I frown as I continue to beat into the punching bag in front of me, music blaring from the headphones on my ears, while I imagine that arrogant face of my mate is the punching bag, picturing that smug yet sexy look being pummeled for his coldness towards me. Suddenly, my headphones are grabbed fr
“Oh, Bella I was just about to come find you!” Ali states as soon as I push through the crowd, linking her arms through mine.“I was just about to ask their Majesties if I can be excused for the night.” I reply to Ali with, giving my new friend a small smile. She ju







