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CORA

Ronan left my doorway with a faint scowl, and I felt the need to know where he was going. I moved quietly, careful not to make noise, following him down the corridors. The fortress was colder than usual, the stone walls echoing my soft steps. I kept him in sight, ducking behind corners and pillars, until he disappeared into a long, empty hall.

I slowed, peering around the corner. He was nowhere in sight. I stepped forward cautiously, my heart hammering. Then he appeared suddenly, stepping from the shadows as if he had been waiting for me. I froze, my stomach twisting.

“You again?” he said, a sharp edge in his voice and a dangerous grin on his face. “What are you doing sneaking behind me?”

“I… I’m just….” I started, but he cut me off.

“You’re following me,” he said, laughing. “Like some little spy. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”

I swallowed, trying to keep my voice steady. “I wanted to know what you were doing,” I admitted. “I’m trying to understand—”

“Understand?” he echoed, s
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  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    27

    CORARonan left my doorway with a faint scowl, and I felt the need to know where he was going. I moved quietly, careful not to make noise, following him down the corridors. The fortress was colder than usual, the stone walls echoing my soft steps. I kept him in sight, ducking behind corners and pillars, until he disappeared into a long, empty hall.I slowed, peering around the corner. He was nowhere in sight. I stepped forward cautiously, my heart hammering. Then he appeared suddenly, stepping from the shadows as if he had been waiting for me. I froze, my stomach twisting.“You again?” he said, a sharp edge in his voice and a dangerous grin on his face. “What are you doing sneaking behind me?”“I… I’m just….” I started, but he cut me off.“You’re following me,” he said, laughing. “Like some little spy. Did you think I wouldn’t notice?”I swallowed, trying to keep my voice steady. “I wanted to know what you were doing,” I admitted. “I’m trying to understand—”“Understand?” he echoed, s

  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    26

    CORAI stayed behind the wall near the hall and watched as Ronan and Cade talked. I barely moved, holding my breath while I tried to catch their words without being noticed. Cade sounded calm, but what Ronan said made my stomach twist. He wanted to end me. I froze. The words echoed in my mind.Cade’s voice was flat and careful. He didn’t argue with Ronan the way I thought he would. It made my chest ache. I had thought he cared about me, even a little. Now I wasn’t sure if he did at all. I had to remember the warnings about what might happen if one of us died while we were linked. The thought made my hands tremble, but I forced myself to step back, careful not to make a sound.I knew I couldn’t run, not yet. Not while Cade’s senses were everywhere, and I barely had time to hide without him noticing. I would have to keep an eye on Ronan myself. I needed to know what he was thinking, what he was planning, even if it meant sneaking around. I pressed myself against the wall and followed hi

  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    25

    CADECora looked at me like she thought something had changed between us, and I could tell she believed the bond was pulling me toward her. I could see it in her eyes and in the way she stood there like she expected something soft from me. I knew she was wrong and I knew she would learn that soon enough. I turned away before she said anything else and the look in her eyes followed me out of the room, and it bothered me.I walked through the hall and went outside because my chest felt tight and I didn’t like it. The night air didn’t help, but it made it easier to think. I climbed the side wall of the fortress and pulled myself up to the highest part of the roof. I had climbed this same path since I was a boy, and the stones never moved under my grip. The roof gave me space, even though the place was still a cage.I sat there and looked at the land around the fortress. It was quiet and wide and empty, and it made the weight in my chest worse. The curse held us here like chains and it di

  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    24

    CORAThe horses were already saddled when we stepped farther into the stables, and the brothers moved around them like they had done this a hundred times. Cade checked the straps on his horse and Liam adjusted the reins while Ronan walked ahead and waited. I tried to climb onto mine and it took me two tries before I finally got on. My horse didn’t give me trouble and I was grateful because I didn’t need anything else to go wrong.We rode out of the fortress and the ground changed as soon as we reached the open path. Rocks scattered across the trail and the horses slowed down. Cade rode in front and Liam stayed on my right while Ronan stayed on my left. They didn’t speak and the silence felt too uncomfortable so I tried to fill it.“How long have you been riding?” I asked.None of them answered at first but Liam shrugged after a moment and said they learned when they were young. Cade said nothing and Ronan kept looking at the path like he didn’t want to be bothered. I tried again becau

  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    23

    CORAThe hall stayed quiet after Ronan’s words. No one wanted to breathe too loud. All the alphas leaned forward while Ronan explained how he gathered information from the packs that lost their sons. He said the boys were killed during full moons while shifting or taking pack runs and that every body was found the same way with wounds that started from their gut and went up their chest. Their wolf eyes were always empty and dark when found. He said it showed the killings were not accidents but planned.Some alphas shook their heads and one of them covered his face with his hands. No one spoke while Ronan continued. He said he checked Alpha Linus’ pack after that and learned that there had been a plague there that year and the remedy they followed was to offer sacrifices to the moon goddess. The room shifted again and Alpha Linus stood up fast and denied everything. He said no one in his pack ever carried out such a thing and he didn’t order anything like that.Ronan didn’t argue with

  • Their Untouchable Little Mate    22

    CORAThe day of the meeting came fast and my stomach felt tight from the moment I opened my eyes. Cade and I had not spoken since the argument and the silence between us felt so uncomfortable. I thought about trying to speak with him but every time the thought came, the memory of that letter returned and I pushed the idea away.The maids entered early and started preparing me. They placed jewelry on the table and brought out the dress meant for the meeting. I let them move around me as they worked on my hair again, then on the dress, then the small details that made everything look formal. Before they finished, I reminded them not to mention anything about me and the brothers in front of anyone. They nodded and promised to stay silent.When they stepped back, I looked at myself in the mirror. The braids were neat and the dress fit without any loose edges. I took a breath and followed them out into the hallway.The brothers arrived one after the other in the front courtyard. Cade came

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