Lovelies, don't be confused with the names Alpha Gustav vs Gustav (the warrior from Aeon's pack) - it was too late when I realized the Alpha's name who hugged Suzanne was also named Alpha Gustav in my series... *hint hint hint* To refresh your memory who he is - In The Arms of My Alpha - Chapter 2 (although he was mentioned many times in that book). Thank you for reading! ♡
ALEXA. After I cleaned up the mess of clothing in our room, I headed downstairs and looked for Aeon. He was not inside the pack house, and I was told he was at the training grounds. Instead of sending him a mindlink, I decided to go and see him personally. Since it was already nighttime, I was expecting there would be fewer people I would meet along the way, and I could just enjoy the quiet surroundings on my way to where he was. I nodded and smiled at the warriors I met inside and outside of the pack house, and I couldn’t help but feel happy. They were looking at me with so much respect, different from the way they were looking at me when I came here for the first time. Serenity purred in my head. She was loving her freedom, although she hadn’t shifted yet. And I was excited for her. I couldn’t wait until she could shift and be able to run around in our territory. Our territory. Our pack. That sounded heavenly. I smiled despite myself as my eyes scanned the surroundings. I used
AEON. After our pack run with our warriors, we went to dinner in high spirits. Alexa couldn’t stop gushing about how scared she was before shifting, and if she didn’t trust me at all, she would never let Serenity out. But she said she was glad she did, or she might still be under the impression that every wolf in here was out to get her once she shifted. Those simple words — she trusts me — made my heart swell with pride. She trusted me, even if it meant putting her life on the line. But I was glad that she knew I would do everything to protect her and that I was her biggest ally in this world. On the other hand, Edward, my Gamma, was disappointed that he was not able to run with us since he was on the other side of the territory doing security checks on the protocols implemented there. But despite his whining and Alexa consoling him by promising him that she would attend the next full moon run where Edward would be assisting with pups shifting, the dinner was a happy one. Our new p
23 Years Ago. SUZANNE’s POV (taken from her diary). I rested my forehead on the window as the car drove away from the border into the Silver Moon territory after we were allowed entrance. I would be seeing Nicole. It had been almost a year since I last saw her, and now we were here for her Union with Benjamin. The few other times that our parents went here, I didn’t come along. But now, seeing the beauty that surrounds this place, I wish I had visited more often. I was so accustomed to the cold weather and the frozen atmosphere in our territory that the sight of vibrantly colored trees and the warmth that surrounded the place was so inviting. Maybe I could stay for a while and enjoy the warm weather. And maybe I could find my mate here. Nicole was just eleven months younger than me, and yet she found her mate first. But at 19, I was still young — no need to rush. Besides, I’m an Alpha Female. Whoever mates with me could be the next Alpha of my pack if he was not an Alpha himself.
(CONTINUATION OF SUZANNE’S POV). "My mate rejected me…" Soft sobs escaped my throat, but I didn’t move my eyes away from Archie. His eyes softened, but I swore I saw relief crossing his eyes. He wanted me for himself. He moved towards me and kneeled at the side of my bed. His hands cupped my face and his thumb wiped my tears away. "What did your family say? Are they okay with it?" "They don’t know." I dropped my gaze down, but he didn’t withdraw his hands from my face. And I wouldn’t deny his touch was comforting me. "When do you plan to tell them?" "I don’t know. I don’t want to disappoint them." "Is he an Alpha?" I nodded my head. "Do you know why he rejected you? And do I know him?" "He has a chosen mate. And no, you don’t know him." "Who is he?" I held his hands and slowly took them away from my face. "You don’t need to know. It was too much already that I told you about it. No one knows except me." He gave me a smile before he stood up from kneeling and sat on the side
AEON. I’ve been staring at the ceiling for the last few hours while I tried to make sense of everything that happened in Suzanne’s life based on what I had read and what Alexa told me she read from her mother’s diary. Alpha Melvin was her fated mate. Riley shared with the Alpha circle that no one knew that his parents were not fated mates except themselves. It only made sense that Suzanne knew as well because she was the one rejected. Two females — one forced into the mate bond by forced marking her, and the other rejected and blackmailed to keep up with his lies. How much more fucked up could this man be? I had no fucking idea how Riley would react to this. He was still mourning the loss of his mother and was still trying to get up from the idea of his father causing him his biggest pain when he separated him from his mother. And then adding this would be another blow to him. And Alexa, my sweet Alexa... no wonder she was a big mess tonight. How do you move on after knowing all
LADY KATARINA. Everything was happening so fast. It felt like it was just yesterday when I found my fated mate and today, I would be sworn in as the Luna of the Midnight Pack and my mate, Lucas, would step up as the Alpha. I squeezed my own hands to let go of the coldness I felt. I would not deny that although Lucas’ family and his pack were nothing but good and welcoming to me, I still felt nervous. I’ve been preparing for this all my life, to be someone else’s Luna, but the thought that Lucas is my mate was making me a bit worried. Lucas was the perfect mate in every sense. Everybody loved him, and I had no idea if I could even come up near to his level when it came to his people’s eyes. I didn’t want Lucas to be disappointed with me because he was just too perfect. The door to our bedroom suite opened and my sister, Sofia, together with my best friend, Nadia, came in. Nadia was too pregnant and in a few more weeks, she would be giving birth to my godson or goddaughter. "Oh, Go
LADY KATARINA The party after the ceremony was already in full swing. Lucas did not leave my side the whole night as we went around and met our guests. But there were just too many, and I didn’t think we would be able to stop and greet everyone before the night ended. So we just let it slide and tried to enjoy the night, dancing and kissing each other. But then, the rest of his Alpha friends took him away from me, while I stayed with my females. Later on, Alexa and I went to the restroom to retouch our make-up. Although she was smiling and having fun the whole night, I knew something was bothering her and I wanted to find out. But she kept insisting she was okay and promised me that soon we would talk, but she wanted me to enjoy the night and forget all about her. So even if I was a bit worried, I let it go. Besides, I saw how she and Aeon were attending to each other. I thought it was the only time she didn’t look sad, so at least I was certain that everything between them was ok
AEON. A week had gone by fast and I could tell Alexa was trying her hardest to move forward, which made me proud of her. It wasn’t easy, but she was managing well, and in no time, she was flourishing as the mistress of the packhouse, managing everything that concerned the household with the help of Holly. Aside from that, she never failed to communicate with the pack females, and the packhouse that was only useful to the warriors before was alive with females coming in and out of it. But I wasn’t complaining. I wanted Alexa to find where her heart was, and I knew it belonged to this pack with our people. Her own office was already ready and fully furnished, and she would use that place to receive her visitors, but on the occasions that she had none, she was still spending it in my office, either camping on my lap or on the Victorian sofa that she fancied, which, by the way, would be transferring to her office soon. I just got off the phone with Kallan, and I immediately went out of