Amari's eyes kept going to the clock on the wall. It was five minutes to ten and Councilman Harvey was yet to arrive.After reading his note, Amari had immediately showered, ridding herself of the stale smell of grease and smoke she had picked up from the diner. She took a nap and took advantage of the room service menu when she woke up. She needed something to comfort her nerves and her soul, so she ordered a slice of double chocolate cake. She cried when it arrived because it reminded her of the birthday cake her mate made for her.When Amari wasn't consumed with thoughts about her pending meeting with Councilman Harvey, she was thinking about Alexander, and surprisingly, Alpha Clark too. She didn't like him, but he had never expected to be killed because of her. Somehow, she felt guilty for his death.The clock struck 10:00 PM when Amari heard a hotel keycard slide into the card reader. She jumped to her feet and waited to greet Councilman Harvey.Amari's lips parted in surprise wh
Amari hung up the phone after her brief conversation with Councilman Harvey. He had agreed to meet her later in the evening and had even sent her the directions to a hotel she was to check into under his name.The burger and fries were eventually set in front of Amari. It looked like a delicious meal, but she was too nervous to eat it. Her thoughts kept flitting to Alexander, wondering if he was alright. She knew he wasn't dead because she would have felt it, but only the Goddess knew what else they could be doing to him.Amari had to force herself to eat. If Alexander was with her right now, he would tell her to stop being a weenie and suck it up. One thing that was undeniable was that Amari felt differently about Alexander now that she had been marked. She wished they could have waited longer because they had barely entered the honeymoon phase of their relationship when Alexander was captured. She wanted to know that what she now felt for Alexander was real, and not a result of the
"What are you going to do?" Amari asked, wondering why Alpha Clark hadn't made a move yet."I'm wondering what he wants. We have been on friendly terms with the Black Crescent Pack for as long as I can remember.""He wants me.""Why would he want you?" Alpha Clark was clearly surprised."Apparently, I'm a dead ringer for his deceased mate, Lea. He developed an obsession for me, kidnapped me, beat me, and sexually assaulted me. He tried to have Alexander killed one night when we went out to a club. He won't stop until he has me. You need to go take him out.""This is bullshit!" Alpha Clark seethed, punching the headrest in front of him. "Go and see what he wants!" He ordered the two guards in the front seat."Yes, Alpha."They jumped down to do his bidding, but they didn't seem very eager about it.?Amari's eyes widened in shock as the guards were swiftly taken out by Darren and his pack warriors before they could even say a word to them. Amari couldn't take her eyes off Darren, who wa
Amari rolled her eyes for the umpteenth time as the SUV drove down the abandoned highway en route to the territory of the White Fang Pack. Alpha Clark had been droning on for the past hour about the White Fang Pack and how she would love it so much.He also gave her a full analysis of the ranks of his pack, letting her know who was who and what purpose they served. But something he said caught her attention, drawing her gaze from the window."I'm sorry, what?""Amari, have you been paying attention?""Of course I have, but I didn't catch that last part. Please repeat it.""I said, you'll be preoccupied here pretty soon with your Luna duties.""That doesn't make sense. I can't officially hold the title of Luna unless I'm marked and mated.""You can still do the duties; however, you won't earn the official title until the ceremony. Think of it like 'Luna In Training'."Because curiosity always got the better of Amari, she had to ask. "Was your original mate well-liked by the pack?""Wha
Alpha Clark seethed with rage as he watched the two mates tightly embrace each other. The air hung heavy with the heady scent of their blood and lovemaking. Alpha Clark would have to travel with the windows down to drive off the scent."Open the cell," Alpha Clark demanded of the nearest guard and rolled his eyes at the sound of sniffles coming from Amari and how Alexander repeatedly told her that he loved her. He didn't care about any of that because he was prepared to prove to Amari that he would be a better mate to her than Alexander ever could. Not only had Alpha Clark lost his first mate, he had lost his lover too. He would not lose another mate."Shoot him," Alpha Clark demanded. Another guard shot Alexander with a dart filled with silver."What's wrong?" Amari asked in panic as Alexander suddenly shouted out in pain."Silver," he rasped, falling back onto the shredded cot.Amari quickly examined his body and found a small dart protruding out of his side. She yanked it out, thre
Amari barely registered the pain when her hymen broke. The endorphins from the marking and the taste of her mate's blood washed over her like water breaking through a dam. A scorching heat rushed through her body from the tip of her toes to the crown of her head.It was a comforting heat, comparable to laying in front of a blazing fireplace on a frigid day. The heat was chased away by the tingling of electric currents that brought her body to life. She felt goosebumps on her flesh and every hair on her skin stood at attention.Alexander grabbed his mate's curls in his hands, unwilling to ever let her go. She belonged to him, and no one else. He belonged to her, and no one else. The mating Alexander shared with Camilla could not even come close to how he felt with Amari.A small burn smouldered inside of him that steadily progressed into a raging fire that couldn't be quenched. Her sweet blood ran down his chin in rivulets and he had an almost vampiric urge to drain her dry, greedily t