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Chapter 42: Maeve
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2023-05-18 08:26:32
CooperWhat do you think? Is Maeve right that she doesn't belong?
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Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 43: Xander
While today at the council was a total shitshow until Emlyn showed up, lunch with Maeve and the family was good. Everyone is accepting her, whether they have figured out that sheโs my mate or not, they all seem to like her. Not surprisingly, even Emlyn accepts her. Just another reason why Emlyn was made to be the Luna of this pack. And while she doesnโt come back to Shadow Falls, having agreed to become acting Luna to Cohenโs pack, sheโs still closer so Rich can spend time with her and Leander. When we get back to the packhouse, Maeve wants to go to her spell room. She does some sort of magic, turning the cauldron back into a bowl and then proceeds to clean up the room, making sure that none of the magic remains. I help her collect her things and we walk to the kitchen to wash the dishes and put them away. โYouโre very quiet, Maeve. Is everything okay?โ โYes,โ she says in the first lie I think sheโs told me. โDid you want to watch a movie tonight? Cayd will most likely crash, I s
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-19Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 44: Maeve
That night, I hear Xander come to my room, but I donโt open the door. My heart feels like itโs breaking at having to leave him. I donโt sleep, I canโt. So instead, I write Xander a note. Someone will find it eventually. When I see everyone begin walking out for training, I go take a shower. I walk into the closet and find the clothes that I was wearing when I got here. None of these clothes hanging in the closet belong to me. Has it really only been a couple of weeks since I arrived? It feels like forever. When Iโm done, I walk downstairs. I look outside and see that most everyone is still in training, so I head out the front door. I go to his parentsโ house and knock quietly. Iโm not sure if anyone is here or if they are sleeping. The door opens almost immediately. โMaeve,โ Guardian Angel says. โHello, Guardian. I was wondering if it would be possible for me to get a ride home.โ โSweetheart, come inside. What happened?โ My throat constricts and I just shake my head. I know if
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-20Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 45: Xander
I didnโt sleep a wink last night. I tossed and turned and desperately tried to think of a way to keep Maeve here, with me. Itโs not that I donโt want her to leave the pack, itโs just that I know sheโs not safe out there and I want to wait until the penthouse is officially ours. If she insists on going back now, Iโll just have to put her in our current penthouse. It just wonโt be hers. Ours. When my alarm goes off, I drag myself out of bed and go down to training. My father is there and when he sees the mood Iโm in, he decides to take the opportunity to not only force me to focus on my sparring, but also to find out whatโs going on. I tell him about Maeve, not sure how to make her understand that sheโs my mate and what that really means to me. I wanted to show her, but everything has been so crazy lately. I've done little things, but it doesn't seem like it's enough. Weโve just about finished training when my fatherโs eyes go unfocused. When they clear, he looks at me. โMaeve is gone
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-21Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 46: Maeve
Xander spends the day charming every woman that walks into my shop. Several of them ask if he is a new worker. The first few times, Xander comes over and wraps his arm around me. โIโm her boyfriend, Alexander. Nice to meet you.โ Most of them would whisper to me about what a lucky girl I am. Since they donโt know that heโs a werewolf who can hear everything, they donโt pay attention to his lips twitching every time, but I see it. Eventually, I just give up and start telling everyone that heโs my boyfriend. Sometimes his brow would raise, or heโd side eye some women who were obviously talking about him. I couldnโt hear what they said but he obviously found it all very amusing. There were only two real witches that came in today. I took them into the back, getting their orders for what they wanted, one potion, one spell. Xander ordered lunch and had it delivered. The deli who delivered the sandwiches thought there were twenty people here to eat. When I finally close up for the day, I
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-21Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 47: Xander
Sometime in the middle of the night, I hear footsteps in the hallway. I prop myself on my elbow, listening to make sure Maeve isnโt planning to sneak out again. Instead, she stops at my door that I left cracked open for her. When the door opens, she stands there a moment, indecisive. I realize that even though I can see her clearly, she probably canโt see me. โCome here,โ I say quietly and pull the covers back. When she crawls into bed, I tuck her back against my chest, curling myself around her, breathing in her sweet strawberry scent. โSorry, I woke up and couldnโt get back to sleep.โ โI prefer you here with me, anyway. Donโt apologize.โ It doesn't take long before her breathing evens out and she is back to sleep. I'm not far behind her. The next morning, we get up and get ready to go to her shop. โYou really donโt have to come with me, Xander.โ โMaeve, do you feel safe enough to bring Meadow and Tate home?โ I ask her, already knowing the answer. โYou know I donโt.โ โThen,
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-22Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 48: Maeve
The last couple of days have gone better than I would have expected. I feel safer working in my shop than I have since my parents were killed. On the one occasion that someone came in that seemed โoffโ Xanderโs presence sent them out the door quickly. Xander is actually quite easy to work with and I understand why his father wants him to take over the company. Heโs good with people, heโs good with the business side of things, having picked up different things that I said to people so he could help customers if I was busy, and heโs good with the money. Iโm not sure if my store was always this popular and I didnโt realize it, if itโs because we were closed for a couple of weeks or if itโs him that is drawing people into the store, but no matter the reason, my little shop has had a booming business since I came back. The penthouse was something beyond my wildest dreams. Talk about lifestyles of the rich and famous. They may not be famous, but Xanderโs family is well known even in the h
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-23Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 49: Xander
Iโm so happy that I chose the Ferris wheel to ask Maeve to marry me. I knew the minute she realized where we were going that it was the right choice. Her excitement was contagious. When we move to get on the Ferris wheel, I pass the guy some money and tell him that Iโm proposing to my girl at the top and can he stop the wheel for just a couple of minutes when we get there. He agrees and it is absolutely perfect. I feel the wheel slowing down, Maeve has tucked her body against mine and I have my arm wrapped around her, so we were already close when I pulled the ring out of my pocket and asked her. โXanderโฆโ Her hand reaches out tentatively without touching the ring before she looks up at me. โWhy? I donโt understand.โ โIโve been researching the wedding ceremony for humans and they have this engagement thing. I guess because humans canโt physically mark their mates, they give them a symbol to show that they are claimed. I wanted you to understand how very serious I am about you. I t
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-24Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 50: Maeve
When a girl dreams of the perfect engagement, she dreams of the night that Xander just gave me. Or at least, I did. I got the perfect dinner, with the perfect ring, given to me at the perfect place by the most incredible, perfect man in existence. It sounds absolutely crazy, Iโve only known him a few weeks, but I am absolutely in love with this man. Like crazy, stupid in love. Crazy enough that Iโm willing to bring Meadow and Tate home, knowing that he will help me keep them safe. When we get back to the penthouse, I donโt even question it, I just go with him into his room. He gives me a nightshirt to sleep in that smells like him, making my mouth water. When we get in bed, he curls around me, but I canโt sleep. I turn in his arms, wanting him to kiss me like he did earlier, not ready for this night to end. He leans over me and I run my fingers through his silky blond curls. Everything about this man, his scent, his taste, everything about him, draws me in. I donโt know how long w
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๋ฐ์ดํธ : 2023-05-25
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Shattered Bondsย ย ย Epilogue: Quinn
Nineteen Years LaterโMom, why do we have to go to this Beta ceremony?โ Genevieve, my daughter, one of the twins, asks.โItโs not a Beta ceremony, Gen. The vampires donโt have Betas, you know that,โ I tell her.โTheyโre second in command, mother, that makes them Betas,โ she argues.โAnd besides going to see your cousins take their place as the mates of Urienโs second in command, it will be a good opportunity for you to look for your mates.โMalinโs daughters, Kayleigh and Sasha, found their mate, Lorenzo, the son of Ennata and Demetrius. Demetrius had been Drakeโs second in command until he decided to retire with Ennata and move to the city to help Xander and Maeve with the witches. Now Lorenzo is taking over as Drakeโs second in command.โMate or mates?โ Marcella, the other twin asks.Unlike me and Malin, both of our twin daughters are identical twins. It caused a lot of worry for me and Malin while they were growing up, wondering what would happen if our daughters were mated to one p
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 34: Emerson
Watching my mate on her birthday had been one of the best feelings in the world. I know every man in all three packs had hoped that she would be their mate. But she isnโt. Sheโs mine. All mine, forever. And tonight, I get to claim her in the last possible way, officially making her my Luna.Last night, weโd watched as Malin had taken her official place as Luna of the Canyon Ridge pack. It was special for Quinn, but Iโll admit to feeling jealousy when Cohen announced to everyone that Malin was carrying his pup. After finding out at Quinnโs birthday party that my sister, Emlyn, Quinnโs sister, Leana, and her sister-in-law Maeve were all pregnant, and now hearing that her twin is pregnant, I suddenly realize that I want a pup too.Iโve never given much thought to how many pups I want. I need an heir, and of course, Iโd like to have a little girl that has Quinnโs sweet personality, but otherwise, I hadnโt thought much about it. Until now. Now I know that I want pups with Quinn. I donโt eve
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 33: Quinn
Iโm exhausted and pleasantly sore between my thighs, but I donโt care. Iโm wearing my mateโs mark, wearing my new necklace, and itโs my birthday. Emerson skipped warrior training this morning to spend extra time with me. Weโd finally fallen asleep and Iโd slept soundly for a couple of hours laying on top of his body.I feel his fingers softly rubbing over my back.I grumble, knowing heโs trying to gently wake me up.โI donโt want to get up either, birthday girl, but we have a party to get to,โ he says.I snuggle against him, not budging. He chuckles. โIf you donโt get up, Iโm going to take you again.โโIs that supposed to be a deterrent?โ I ask him.โYou must be sore, Quinn.โโNot that sore,โ I say, looking up at him.His eyes darken. โDamn, you are one sexy woman, Quinn. And you look fucking incredible wearing my mark. You know what?โ he asks, sitting up and lifting me as he gets off the bed and walks into the bathroom carrying me.โWhat?โ I ask.โI want to take my mate while I look a
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 32: Quinn
Emerson and I have been together every night for the past month. Heโs tried every possible position, explored every inch of my body and found places that even I didnโt know I liked being touched. But tonight feels different. I can feel it in the air around us, feel it in him, and feel it in our wolves.โWhat does my sweet mate want for her birthday?โ Emerson asks me.โYou. Just you,โ I say and he leans down, kissing me slowly and deeply, as I wrap my legs around his body.โJust me, not my mark?โ he asks, his warm breath blowing against my ear and moving to my neck, making me shiver.โHaving you means I get to wear your mark and I ge to put mine on you as well.โHe growls as I lift my chin, exposing my throat to him. I feel his canines graze over my mate mark, the feeling of it so much more intense now that itโs my birthday.โNot yet,โ he says, before flipping us over. โI thought my little Guardian might want to be in control on her birthday, to ride me any way she wants before sinking
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 31: Emerson
The day has finally arrived, the day when I can leave my mark on my mate and it will finally, finally stay. Iโve been looking forward to this day for years, literally years, since the first moment that I recognized Quinn as my mate.Even though I know I canโt leave my mark until midnight tonight, I still wake my mate by sliding inside her. I look forward to my evenings with Quinn and waking up with Quinn. I make a point to see my mate throughout the day. Then nights and mornings are when itโs just us and I can be me and she seems to thrive on me being me. I was so terrified for so long that I would hurt her, that Iโd scare her off, that it never really occurred to me to trust that the Moon Goddess would give me the exact mate that I needed to fulfill every dream and fantasy that Iโve ever had. But here she is, in my arms, screaming my name. Fuck, I love waking up to her body contracting around mine and my name coming from her mouth.Even though Iโm behind her and weโre both laying on o
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 30: Quinn
I love being in Emersonโs room. Well, itโs ours now. Going to bed at night is so much more enjoyable. And everything about Emerson has begun to fall into place. During the day, he still shows me affection, more than he used to, but itโs at night that he strips away his reserved side and gives me everything that he is. And what a man he is.Our first night, he was careful with me, in the sense that we didnโt have sex. But that didnโt mean that I didnโt have one of the most intense nights of my life, at least up until that point. I know my mate wants control, and Iโm happy to give it, as long as he gives me what I want. Just to be sure, I ordered some sexy lingerie, wearing it every night, just so Emerson can rip it off me. It seems to be all he needs to let go. And oh wow, Iโm not even sure I realized how many ways my mate could take me, but Emerson wasnโt kidding when he said he wanted to know all the ways he could make me come by my birthday. Itโs like heโs on a mission and every nigh
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 29: Emerson
I let her sleep about an hour before I wake her. We need to get ready to have breakfast with her sister and Cohen before we head back to our pack. I pull her into the shower with me, laughing at her sleepy grumpiness.โNone of that or I wonโt wake you up like that again,โ I say to her.โI need coffee,โ she pouts as I push her under the shower. โAnd how come youโre not exhausted?โโI didnโt have as many orgasms as you did,โ I say smiling, exceedingly pleased with myself. I counted ten. I made my mate come ten times. Now, I need to see how I can increase that number.โYou know, you called me greedy, but youโre awfully greedy when it comes to giving me orgasms,โ she says as I wash her hair.โAre you complaining?โ I ask, smiling at her.โNope. I like that greedy side of you,โ she says and I laugh, truly laugh.โAnd, I love seeing this happy side of you,โ she says softly and I look down at her.โYou did this. You make me this happy,โ I say, kissing her nose.That seems to make HER happy and
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 28: Emerson
I wake for the first time with my mate in my arms. Iโm not sure Iโve ever slept through the night. Itโs not that I donโt sleep, but I tend to toss and turn. I can tell that I didnโt move all night, my body, mind, and soul all at peace having this fascinating and incredible woman beside me.I look down at her, her white, blond hair spread out across my chest, a stark contrast to my dark skin tone. Iโm not sure I expected her to give herself to me so completely. I kept Clintโs words of advice in my head, and he wasnโt wrong. Quinn giving me control over her perfect body, letting me taste her and fill her had been beyond anything Iโd ever experienced, well, at least until Iโd had my first orgasm inside her. I thought Iโd died and gone to the Moon Goddessโ realm. Yeah, I know Iโm going to want to taste and fill this woman every damn day. I can already tell that Iโll never, ever be able to get enough of her. And now, Iโm excited to find all the ways I can dominate this body and to see what
Shattered Bondsย ย ย Chapter 27: Quinn
There is something extremely attractive about Emerson being so dominant. I can tell heโs on the verge of losing control and the only thing keeping him in check is dominating my body. And oh, holy mother Moon Goddess, is he dominating my body.Iโve touched myself, found my own release many times in my life, but thisโฆthis is way beyond anything that Iโve ever made myself feel. And he hasnโt even moved past my breasts. I didnโt know it was possible to come just from your mate sucking your nipples, but Iโm here to tell you, it is possible. At least if you have Emerson licking and sucking on them like they are the most incredible thing heโs ever put in his mouth.His hands are everywhere, his mouth is everywhere, and while I want to be a participant in this, our first of what I hope is many matings, heโs overwhelming my senses. On top of that, he seems to want and need control and Iโm willingly giving it to him.When he commands me to say his name when I orgasm again, I feel heat flooding m
