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Chapter 27: Xander
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Spellbound Chapter 28: Maeve
After Alpha Liam and Guardian Angel take Gwen to meet with the council, I turn to get ready to go to the middle grounds. “Hey, why didn’t you wait for me?” Xander says, catching up to me. “It seemed like you were busy. You don’t need to feel like you have to babysit me. Really, I’m fine,” I say, continuing to walk back to my room. He grabs my arm and spins me to look at him. “There is nothing between me and Cecelia. I don’t know what you think you saw, or what she might have said to you, but there is nothing between us other than we are pack mates. And I’m not babysitting you. I thought I was clear last night that I like you.” I look away from him. When he’s this close to me, it makes my head spin. Or maybe I need to eat after the spell. I take a step back, trying to clear my head, but he steps right back into my space. “If you want me to kiss you in front of every wolf here, to show you that I mean it, I will.” He growls at me. Well, not growl exactly, I’m pretty sure Einar would
Spellbound Chapter 29: Xander
I have a moment to see what my mate would be like if she didn’t have the weight of the world and her family's survival on her shoulders. Watching her laughing with my sisters is the best thing I’ve seen in, well, maybe ever. Watching her actually let go of the stress that seems to constantly surround her, seeing what she would be like if she didn’t have to be so serious, I know I have to get her family back here, get them safe, so she can be this person all the time. I’m a bit sad when she finally remembers herself and looks at me, but I just smile at her. I’m so glad that she’s found this moment of happiness, even if it’s because my sisters love to harass me. “How are you feeling?” I ask her. “Better. I needed food and now that I’ve eaten, I should be good.” “Are you sure? I don’t want you to push it if you need to rest today. The middle grounds aren’t going anywhere,” I say. “No, I’ll be fine, really,” she says, moving her tray so she can stand. I jump up, taking the tray in on
Spellbound Chapter 30: Maeve
I can feel the shift in the people at the pool. Everyone is looking at me, but no one is giving me mean, cruel looks. They mostly seem curious about how a witch has ended up being under the protection of two packs. Even I didn’t realize I had the protection of Xander’s pack. I thought it was just his father. “What does it mean to have the pack’s protection?” I ask Quinn and Malin. I really like them. They are fun and sweet. “Well,” Quinn says, still eyeing Alpha Emerson, “it means that if something were to happen to you, if someone were to threaten you, every member of the pack would protect you.” “What?” I ask, astonished. “But, they don’t even know me.” “Doesn’t matter. We’re a pack. That’s what makes us strong. We work together, we fight together, we live and die together,” Malin says. I watch as she nudges Quinn, nodding her head at Alpha Emerson and giving her a look. “I can’t go over there,” Quinn says through gritted teeth. “Why?” I ask. Malin turns, facing away from the
Spellbound Chapter 31: Xander
I thought my heart was going to stop when Maeve asked the twins about me finding my mate. When Quinn started to hint to Maeve that I was her mate, I had to threaten her with telling Emerson that she thought he was her mate. That shut her up, even though Emerson already knows they are mates, and so do I. He approached me after he turned 18, letting me know. I’m thrilled my sister and best friend will be mates. And Quinn can already feel it. But still, she needs to butt out of my relationship with my mate. “You really should tell her,” Quinn and Malin do that thing where they both talk at once in my head. “So, the witch, huh?” Emerson asks me, having seen my reaction to Maeve's question. “Yeah. It’s not common knowledge though,” I tell him. “Make it common knowledge. If you’re not going to reject her, what are you waiting for? The only thing I’m waiting for is a birthday,” he says, looking at Quinn. “I don’t want to scare her,” I tell him. “So, don’t scare her. Just let her know wh
Spellbound Chapter 32: Maeve
I blink. Did he just say ‘done’? “What do you mean, ‘done’?” I ask him. “I mean, I won’t let her touch me again and if she does, I’ll push her away or you can, if you prefer.” “I can?” I ask, not sure I heard him correctly. Have I walked into the twilight zone? “Yes, as my mate, no one would fault you for pushing another she-wolf away from me.” He shrugs. “It’s pretty standard in werewolf packs. Well, when you’re newly mated. After that, people realize quickly that it’s a death wish to touch someone else’s mate.” “And you’d be okay with me telling Cecelia that she can’t touch you ever again?” I ask slowly, making sure I’ve got this this right. “Yep,” he says, smiling at me as if I just gave him the best present in the world by telling him I don’t want another woman touching him. Most men would say I was smothering them or being too clingy. The werewolves are weird. “Do you think that’s Sir Alpha Xander?” I hear someone ask behind me. I turn but I don’t see anyone. When I turn
Spellbound Chapter 33: Xander
Wow, my mate just handled the sprites like a champ! They aren’t the easiest beings to follow because of that weird group think thing that they do, and I’m secretly excited to know that my mate only seems to be jealous of women who are actually trying to get me to mate with them, rather than the sprites who really just talk about anyone as if they aren’t standing there. As we walk back to the packhouse, I look over at her. “You seem to be handling this whole mate bond thing pretty well. I honestly waited so long to tell you because I was afraid I’d scare you.” “What made you change your mind?” “Emerson. He recognized that I was your mate by how I was responding to you. He told me that the longer I waited, the longer it would take for you to adjust to the idea so I was only extending the time until we could be together.” She stops and looks at me. “What does that mean, ‘be together’?” “Uh, well, we can figure that out, you know, together. But for me, it means that you and I are a m
Spellbound Chapter 34: Maeve
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Spellbound Chapter 35: Xander
As I rush up to my room to put on some clothes, my heart is light. I feel like not only was Emerson right that I needed to be honest with Maeve, but I also feel like opening up to her is giving her space to maybe trust me a bit, or at least, let herself feel the mate bond in whatever way she feels it. I rush back downstairs, wanting to get back to her. Maybe I can take her out for dinner tonight or something. “You’re a play toy to him. He’s an Alpha wolf. You’re nothing more than a human that could never understand what he wants or needs in a mate.” I move to step into the room, hearing Cecelia talking down to my mate yet again, but I stop when I hear Maeve. “I may be nothing more than a witch, but that doesn’t mean that he’s not my mate. That’s what HE told me. And maybe I don’t know exactly what it means to be mated to an Alpha, but I know this. I know that if you ever touch him again, I will blast you with my magic.” Cecelia begins to laugh, and I quietly move into the doorway.
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