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Refusing To Let It Fester

Author: Astylynn
last update publish date: 2026-01-19 14:32:48

Alek

As I pushed myself up off the floor ten minutes after Tawnie left, my heart was still racing, and Talon was trying to heal our broken body. I leaned back against the wall, gasping for air. I still had no clue what just happened or what caused it. Something about Talon being in her head had infuriated her, which made me wonder why she had gotten so angry at me. And then it hit me. The last time she had pushed me away like this, it was because I told her we were mates.

I knew she hadn’t want
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  • Roll The Dice   The Strength of Her Love

    I swallowed hard as the emotions that were already coursing through my body doubled in intensity, threatening to choke me. I gave Alek a soft, watery smile as I tried to push my emotions down enough to be able to speak well enough that he would be able to understand me.“Before I met you, I hated myself. I thought that I didn’t deserve love.” I paused before shaking my head. “I didn’t think that I would ever find love. And then you came into my life, not caring about that at all.” My lips curled up as I thought about the morning after our first night. “Men didn’t survive being involved with me. I didn’t let them. I had just given Storm the orders to hunt you down when you walked into the room with your eyes promising me all sorts of things. At first, I just wanted to be physical. And for a while, the first few hours, actually, all of my thoughts became focused on you. All I wanted to do was be around you, even when I wanted to kill you, but I didn’t even want to admit that to myself.”

  • Roll The Dice   The Strength of His Love

    When we got down to the waiting area to wait for the ceremony to begin, I leaned toward the curtain that separated the bridal party from the rest of the ceremony area. Landon’s eyes were glued to the curtain, while Preston and Galen were speaking quietly to Alek, who had his back toward the curtain. When Landon took a helpless step toward the curtain, Preston growled loudly at him. I understood why, but it still made my hackles rise. Alek, who kept our link slightly open to know how I was feeling, grabbed Preston by the lapel of his tux, forcing his attention back to the conversation. I snuck into my link with Alek, and instantly relaxed when I heard what he was saying to Preston.“Watch it, Preston! If you ruin this for Tawnie, you won’t have to look over your shoulder for her. I will be the one coming for you. You can handle your issues with Landon later. After the reception. And Landon, you will obey my order to behave, or I will come for you as well. Am I understood?”“Yes, Alpha,

  • Roll The Dice   Getting Ready

    Two Weeks LaterI took a deep breath as I looked around the large room I was in. Jill, Charlene, Storm, and Alex were all dressed in their dresses, watching as ChyAnn put the finishing touches on my makeup. Landon, as per Preston’s instructions, was getting ready with the other men. The last two weeks had been one hell of a time. During Jill’s fitting, Preston had stood guard outside the boutique doors, while Charlene and I had accompanied her to the alteration department. Not that he had any reason to be worried. Landon hadn’t even asked to attend. Nor had he left the casino. With all things considered, I was actually really proud of Landon and how he was handling things.He didn’t seem to be bothered by the fact that his mate was just out of reach. Preston, on the other hand, was taking his fatherly duties very seriously. Anytime he saw Landon, he bared his teeth and threatened to eat him. Landon just smiled, shrugged, and wandered off to do whatever it was that I had asked him to d

  • Roll The Dice   Not So Surprising

    Thirty minutes after the end of our appointment, I found myself once again in Alek’s arms as we headed to the clinic for my ultrasound. About halfway there, Landon silently fell into step beside us. I glanced at him as Alek opened our link.‘Why is he looking at you like that?’ he asked jealously, making me grin at him as I ran my fingers through his hair.‘He’s waiting to hear an update about Jill, but he won’t ask for it. I let him choose the dress for her,’ I replied.‘Ah. Yeah, I’d be looking at you like that, too, if you were holding secrets of my mate just out of my grasp,’ he chuckled.“So, Tawnie, my gorgeous woman, how was the fitting?” he inquired out loud, making my lips twitch with the desire to curl up.“It was great! They had to take three of our dresses out,” I laughed as I waved at my stomach. “Storm and I are huge, you know? But not only that, but Charlene requested her dress to be taken out a little so it wouldn’t be too tight on her. She’s worried she’s going to squ

  • Roll The Dice   Good News At Alterations

    3 Weeks LaterI looked up from the papers I was reviewing when Landon cleared his throat. “Tawnie, it’s 11 AM.”I groaned as I rolled my shoulders back and placed my hand on my growing baby bump. “I think you’re more eager for this appointment than I am, and you’re not even going.”“I can’t help it,” he mumbled. “You get to see the very person that I long to. Why wouldn’t I be eager for you to go so I can get a report of what happened?”I laughed softly as I climbed to my feet. “Are you sure you don’t want to go with me to the fitting?”“I’m positive. I swore to stay away from her until she was 18. I’m going to follow through with it. I’ll meet you at the clinic afterward,” he replied as Alek knocked on the door before poking his head around it.“Hey, baby, are you ready to go to the fitting?” he asked eagerly, making me groan.“No, and neither are you,” I told him. “You only want me to go so you can go to the appointment afterward.”He grinned as he scooped me up before walking out o

  • Roll The Dice   Speaking To Her Father

    I groaned when I found myself in Alek’s mind. I turned my head to look over my shoulder, searching for him, but he was nowhere to be found. I sighed deeply as I leaned against the wall, knowing that I wouldn’t have to wait long. I never did when he pulled me into his mind. My inner demon reminded me that he was going to be taking me to see my parents today, and I couldn’t stop the smile that spread across my face. He was the best mate ever. His arms suddenly wrapped around my waist as his lips moved over my neck.“Are you ready, my love?” he asked softly.I nodded as I linked our fingers together. “I am.”“Let’s go. Close your eyes.”I squeezed my eyes closed without question. There wasn’t a lot that made me nauseous, but having colors and scenes fly past my eyes definitely was enough to make me want to vomit. I relaxed back against him as he took me to another realm, while he murmured softly in my ear, trying to distract me from what was going on. When the world finally stopped movin

  • Roll The Dice   Alek's Obsession

    AlekI stood in the shadows behind Andresky as Ivan Vikoshoff entered the room. He gave me a slight nod before averting his eyes. We may all be rogues, but they still showed respect to my alpha bloodline. He sat at the

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  • Roll The Dice   Another Too-Quick Quickie

    I looked down at my skirt nervously, knowing that in order to take it off, I would have to uncover my chest. Not wanting him to leave, I quickly reached for the zipper on my skirt. I started pulling it down when his growl made me stop. He walked over to me and zipp

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  • Roll The Dice   Who's Right?

    OsirusI paced back and forth outside of the casino/hotel that Tawnie lived in. I was supposed to have met up with Storm hours ago, but she hadn’t shown up, and I didn’t have the patience to wait for her any longer. I was absolutely livid! When I arranged a meeting, especially one as important as t

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  • Roll The Dice   Tawnie's Obsession

    Tawnie-one week laterI sat quietly as I listened to Storm go over the week’s reports. I didn’t want to admit that I now knew that she was right. Alek hadn’t been back to my territory since the night he took me in the alley like I was nothing more than trash that resided feet from us. I hated how s

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