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The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
CALEBIt’s dawn. I haven’t slept a wink all night, too busy thinking about Sarah and how she’s doing on her first shift.But now, I can see the sun coming up over the valley, the pink and gold streaks making the snow look like cotton candy.Sarah should be here any minute. I thought she might be back earlier, but maybe she really did need to take all the way until dawn.I hate having to wait to see her, to hold her, to congratulate her, but I’m not worried. I know she’ll come back for me. She said she loved me. The loyalty ritual is just that - a ritual. Maybe, I tell myself, maybe she doesn’t know it’s dawn yet. Maybe the sunrise has taken a while to make it up over the mountain peaks and ridges.I can’t wait to see her. I want to see her wolf form. I know it must be incredible. I’ll run my hands through her fur, look into her round wolf eyes, and we’ll be together again. I’m so proud of her for shifting. But the minutes tick by, and I’m still waiting. Sarah isn
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY TWO
CALEBMiranda leads me back to the Flagstaff pack house. I feel numb. I can’t believe that Sarah would give up on me just like that.I slump into the recliner in the pack house living room and just stare into space. I never thought my heart could be this broken.“Hey, Caleb,” Miranda says, sitting down next to me and holding my hand. “I know that this isn’t the best time, but I think it’s important to talk about.”“Hm?” I turn my hear toward her, feeling too sad to talk about anything, but without the energy to tell her no. “Well, it’s just that, it isn’t only you who has lost someone. The whole pack just lost their Luna. It’s not going to be an easy adjustment.”“Why do you care?” I grumble. “You always hated Sarah.”“I’ll admit, I never did warm up to her,” Miranda says with a shrug, “but it was only because I care so much about you, and I didn’t think she was good for you.” Miranda pauses, then gives a sort of ‘told you so’ expression. “And I was right, after a
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY THREE
I wake up with a start. For a minute, I forget where I am, and then I hear the chain jingling against my collar.Right. I’m in the cellar of the Rogers Lake pack ranch. They jumped on me when I was on my way back to Caleb, locked a silver collar on me, and took me here. Caleb. That’s why I awoke. The amulet around my chest is glowing and pulsing. I wrap my hand around it, trying to understand what that means.With the collar on, my powers are nearly impossible to access, but if I can just break through the magical barrier it’s created, I will be free. I close my fist tightly against the amulet, doing my best to access its magic. I put my other hand on the claiming mark, feeling it throb in my flesh.I close my eyes and take a deep breath. Even though I can’t shift into my wolf form, I can still access her, somewhere deep within me. She’s there. I know she is. I remember how I felt, racing through the forest. My strength. My passion. The image of my snow white fur i
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
For some reason, the pack house is empty. All the lights are off. I have no idea what’s going on. Malcolm told me about his plan, but maybe something went wrong. Maybe the Rogers Lake pack already killed everyone here, or maybe they’ve all gone to the ranch.I’ve never seen a pack house this empty. Even Arnold is gone. I prowl around quietly, my ears on alert for any sound or motion. I don’t turn the lights on, preferring to let my wolfish senses carry me.I smell Malcolm - he was here recently. So was Miranda. But they’re not here right now. Arnold is gone, as is everyone else. There doesn’t seem to be any sign of a struggle, though, so it seems like everyone left willingly.Where could they have gone? I have to find them. I’m their Luna, and it’s my job to look after them. But first, I need to find Caleb. I need to be with him again. I need to tell him that I never meant to leave him. That I’ve always been fighting to get back to him.I lift my nose and take a deep breath
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
I don’t know how long I stay there, curled up against Caleb’s lifeless body. I cry until there are no more tears, and then I just stare into the dark of the empty pack house.My body feels limp, like a wrung out dish towel. My mind is racing with thoughts, but none of them seem to really go anywhere. Just days ago, I was the Luna of the pack, preparing to mate with my beloved, then proudly wearing his claiming mark.Now, I’m not the Luna anymore. I don’t know what will happen to me, or my position within the pack, now that I don’t have Caleb around to protect me.My hands close around the amulet. It was warm before, alerting me of Caleb’s death, but now it’s just cold, hard stone. I can still feel the magic spell deep within it, but it seems to have gone quiet.Some time passes, and then I hear the door pushing open. It’s Malcolm and Miranda and most of the rest of the Flagstaff pack. They switch on the lights, gasping when they see me and Caleb in the lounge chair
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY SIX
Malcolm declares himself the new Alpha, which makes Miranda the new Luna. She stands by his side, one arm around his waist, and even though we just finished the funeral ceremony for our last Alpha, she can’t hide her grin.I look over at Arnold, hoping that maybe he knows of some rule or ritual that can help me, but even though he looks rather annoyed at having Malcolm as his Alpha, he just gives me an apologetic shrug. There’s nothing he can do. “Now,” Malcolm says, pointing at me, “I think there was the issue of what to do with this Omega traitor.”“I’m not a traitor,” I say through gritted teeth. “Caleb and I were betrayed. You worked with the Rogers Lake pack to set us up.”“Now, we all know that can’t be true,” Malcolm says with a roll of his eyes. “For one thing, you and Caleb have that magic amulet, so you can’t be betrayed.”“It doesn’t work that way,” I try to explain, but Miranda interrupts me.“Plus,” she says, “we all just spent the whole day hanging out
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN
My jaw drops. I can’t believe what I’ve just heard. Malcolm, mere minutes after declaring himself the pack’s new Alpha, has proposed that I become his Luna.I have no idea how to respond, but fortunately, Miranda takes that issue off my plate by flying into a shrieking rage. “What!? Malcolm!” Miranda rushes to his side, looking like she wants to slap and kiss him simultaneously.“Calm down,” Malcolm says, putting his hands on Miranda’s shoulders to soothe her. “You’re still my mate. One and only. Forever.”“I know,” Miranda coos. She kisses him, sloppily, and I feel almost sick at the show they’re putting on. “But it is possible for an Alpha to take multiple Lunas,” Malcolm continues. “I found it in one of Caleb and Arnold’s old books.”“Is that true?” I ask, turning to Arnold.He nods. “It’s unusual, since most werewolves, once mated, feel a strong bond to their individual partner. However, in some circumstances, an Alpha may have multiple Lunas.”“Yeah,” Mal
The Alpha's Mate CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT
Malcolm looks shocked, like he never expected me to choose death over a life spent in his thrall. Then, once the surprise fades from his face, a vicious sort of excitement takes over. Beside him, Miranda looks like she’s starving, and the only thing she wants to eat is me.“Well,” Malcolm says, narrowing his eyes at me, “you heard her. Flagstaff pack, as your Alpha, I give you both permission and command - KILL HER.”After that, everything starts moving incredibly fast. I feel the world around me go blurry as the pack moves in, all lunging at me together.For a moment, I feel sure that I’m about to die. The Flagstaff pack is full of tough, strong wolves, and they have killed much bigger prey than me. These are experienced hunters who know how to take down an elk together. The difference is, though, that I’m not prey.I’m a wolf.In an instant, I shift, feeling the same crackling magic ripple through my body as it did the first time. I land on all four feet in the
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