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Cassandra MSecond one! I had a full day yesterday and was too tired to finish these chapters. But here they are now. Two more weeks before the Claiming, and one more night before Tyler sees Garrett again, and for Catherine to meet Beta Andrew, or will they meet? So many possibilities! Thank you for waiting and reading! We moved to the #1 Spot for the New Book Gem Ranking this June! And this book is just two weeks old! Thank you, lovelies! You are all amazing!!! 💗
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CATHERINE.Tyler didn’t eat dinner with us and shut down his mindlink to me. From what I heard, he ate dinner with Austin at the warrior’s cafeteria.I knew Jace wanted to ask a question when he cornered me before I went to bed, but I acted as if I was not bothered and talked about something else. I was sure Tyler would come around, and there was no need to make a big fuss about it. But it was already midnight, and Tyler had not gone back to our room. I was annoyed with him earlier, but that didn’t mean I didn’t want to sleep beside him.‘Austin?’ I mindlinked my cousin, hoping he knew where Tyler was. I’d been trying to hear things from outside the bedroom, and there had been no movement the whole night, so Austin was probably not yet in his room.‘Hmmm…’ He replied.‘Is Tyler with you?’‘Yes, at the training building office.’‘Are you in a meeting or doing something?’‘We’re drinking. Just a few more, and we’re heading off to bed.’‘Is he upset with me?’‘He’s scared, not upset.’‘C
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**FLASHBACK. Catherine - 15 years oldTyler - about to turn 18 CATHERINE. “So, what do you think?” Mom asked while I stood and stared at the view outside the window. I was in Dad’s office, as he and Mom wanted to ask about me joining them on their world tour after they stepped down as Alpha and Luna of the pack. “I’m not sure,” I answered softly, while my eyes focused on Tyler outside, who was fixing the engine or something in Austin’s car. He was in the parking space with Austin and my brother. “I thought you wanted to travel and see the world,” Dad said. “I want that…” I answered, but how could I tell them I wanted to do that with Tyler still around me? Three years would be too long to be away from him. What if he met someone he liked? What if he got used to not having me around? “But three years is too long, and I will miss my friends.” “But we’ve talked about this for a long time now. We will return home on your eighteenth birthday, so we can still throw you a big party a
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TYLER. After the Alphas and Luna Amara left us, I took Andrew and Garrett to the playroom on the ground floor, just near the recreation room. Colton was not there, as the Luna said she would take him down once Catherine had met Garrett and Andrew. “How are you and Zoey?” I asked after a while. I was seated on the carpeted floor while Garrett was on his knees, crawling and playing with the toys I placed around us. “I guess we are okay.” He answered. He was sitting on the couch nearby. “Are you back together?” “No.” “I see. Are you dating someone?” “No. I don’t even have enough time for Garrett and being a Beta, so I have to put it in the backseat in the meantime.” He chuckled before he asked, “How about you? Alpha Lawrence said you and Alpha Jace’s sister are together.” “Yes, we are.” “Are you planning to claim her?” “Yes.” I looked at him, trying to gauge if there were any objections or loathing in his expression because I seemed to move on too fast, but there was nothing. “I
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CATHERINE. “Maybe you both need to rest.” I heard Mom’s loud voice after I just untangled myself from Aunt Jenny’s grasp. Aunt Jenny was a former female warrior from our pack and one of my Mom’s best friends. She moved to the Silver Moon Pack after she met her mate but remained close to our family. She was one of the godmothers I was lucky to have. She came two days ago, and we’d been doing non-stop combat training since then. And this will be my last session before the Claiming tomorrow. All was set, and I wanted to believe I was already prepared for the Claiming. I already had the blue gown I chose to wear when Tyler claimed me in front of the Council. Jace also ensured the Alpha Circle would be there to help us if needed. Cyrus will be the last to join us in the arena, as we didn’t want the Council to be suspicious as he was Tyler’s cousin. Arlo, Aunt Jenny’s son, Zach’s Beta, had wanted to help, but with everything going on in their pack, he was in no position to leave, a
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CATHERINE. A soft moan escaped my throat as Tyler’s mouth devoured mine. He was kissing me hungrily as if he hadn’t been fed for days, but I wasn’t complaining. I wanted him and all the different ways he wanted me. My hands on his shoulders gripped his skin tightly as my body began to grind against his hardened cock, which was prodding against my eager flesh. His fingers coiled around my hair as he tugged it, making my lips break free from his and letting another sultry moan escape my throat. “Tyler…” “I know we should be resting as we will have a long night tomorrow, but I want to have you, baby.” His voice came out throaty, and I felt needy, wanting more of him. “I want that too,“ I replied, almost whimpering. My head was still tilted up, and his hand was still tugging at my hair as his lips caressed my throat. “Can I fuck you hard?” He asked, his breath fanning against the skin of my neck. “So hard that I will not be able to run tomorrow?” I asked teasingly, my fingers runni
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CATHERINE. We will enter the arena in twenty minutes. But the list would be shut down a minute before. The last time they checked, my list was still empty. I was smiling, but something felt odd inside. Maybe I was panicking because it was only a few more minutes before Tyler would be officially mine. I never hated the Claiming as I did at this point. If there were no Claiming, Tyler and I would be free to mate and mark each other, and if my mate came around, the effect of him would still be there, but I was sure Tyler would have every right to hold on to me as his mate. “Relax… You’ll be fine. Remember, when you enter the arena, just walk forward, and Tyler will link you once he enters, so you can find each other and walk away together.” Mom reminded me, wiping the sweat that formed on my forehead. “Did you discuss if he would mark you at the arena?” I nodded, shoving the ugly thoughts out of my head. “He asked me last night if he could mark me inside, and I allowed him. I don’t
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CATHERINE. ‘Mate!’ Purity howled in my head. I felt goosebumps rise in my skin as my heart thudded loudly. So loud that the whole ballroom noise vanished, and the only thing I could hear was my own heartbeat. ‘Catherine…’ Tyler’s voice reached my head, but I was so shocked that I was not able to answer him. I kept walking alongside Dad until I finally found him. My gaze locked with the ocean-blue eyes that were staring right back at me, looking at me earnestly as if I were his prey. I felt the mate bond snap between us, and I was left immobile, unable to take another step. The whole ballroom vanished. It was just me and my mate. His addicting scent was swirling around me, and it was making my knees buckle that I had to grip Dad’s arm tightly, or I might stumble forward. “Catherine…” Despite standing beside me, Dad’s voice was so faint because all I could hear were growls everywhere. My mate was Alpha Maddox of the Dark Forest Pack. He was part of the clan that attacked and took
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CATHERINE.The Claiming was delayed, but it eventually proceeded without us. I was trying to put on a brave face, but my heart longed to see Tyler. He wasn’t around, nor was Jace, but all the Alphas from the circle were with us. Amara said they volunteered to convoy with our cars until we met the reinforcements that would meet us halfway home. Jace didn’t want to, as he didn’t want to put them in danger, but they insisted. I knew I should be thanking them for still looking after us, but I couldn’t even find a word to speak to anyone, not even to my own wolf. Purity and I had always been a team. We suffered and triumphed together, but for the first time since I welcomed her into my life, we were drifting apart. But I knew she understood as much as I understood her. It must be the reason she was not sharing her thoughts with me and had retreated to the back of my head.When it was time to go, I got into the car that Dad was driving. Mom was sitting beside me in the backseat. Amara w
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