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76. Loosely Considered Kidnapping
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2025-03-29 00:55:57
MishanAngelSorry about yesterday guys! I had a medical procedure done and I thought I would be able to still knock out a chapter. Instead, I knocked out. It was a lovely nap. I wanted to just get out a late chapter but I was not feeling up to it. It was just all bad. I'm "okay" today. Better...but I'm still taking pain meds. :) I am going to try and make up for it by getting another chapter out to you guys today! <3 Thank you so so much. All your comments and support mean the world to me. Every time. And hopefully this will help me not be sick as often! More chapters! More Stories! Haha.
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Sure enough, as if by clockwork, Hannah was dressed and slammed the door open. She ignored all of us, her head held high as she grabbed the boxes out of the truck. Taking them into the house, she slammed the door. There was some more shouting but for the most part it quieted down.Maddox showed back up at around eleven-thirty with a drink and a smile on his face. We came together, all of us leaning against the cars. Our police were nervously talking amongst themselves. They were worried that they would actually need to arrest their Beta if he decided to make a stand.The front door was thrown open and Hannah set out multiple boxes onto the porch. Maddox groaned as more and more boxes were stacked. Caleb came out and picked up the boxes, angrily throwing them into the truck. This continued for about ten minutes. Rebecca carried her own box out and she looked out at all of us.Her eyes landed on me and the box dropped out of her hands. “You fucking bitch!”Stalking across the lawn, she
Winter 98. Coffee and A Show
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Winter 96. May the Moon Goddess Curse Your Soul
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Winter 95. Stepping Up and Stepping In
Alpha Damian’s eyes widened as there was a murmur that rippled through the pack. He growled, silencing everyone. Luna Ember looked absolutely livid at me and I had never seen her face twist that way. Never had she looked at me like that. It was so much that it felt like maybe she hated me from the beginning. That everything had been a lie. Even me thinking that she was helping me out of guilt for everything they had done.“Winter Cyprus, you have no proof of your accusations. How dare you try to pin things on me that…”I shook my head, cutting him off. “I am proof of that. I am the minor who you performed forbidden magic on. I was supposed to receive my wolf when I shifted. Even if I didn’t, I should have received my wolf tonight.”“You are broken, then.” Luna Ember spoke up. “You do not get to pin the fact that you don’t have a wolf on your Alpha, child.”Caspian wanted to step up to defend me, but I tightened my hold on his hand and held him back.“Except that forbidden magic leaves
Winter 94. Everything Falls Away
Caspian growled low, probably hearing my whisper. Pinning me to my spot, I watched as he stalked forward. Everything around me disappeared. As though it blurred out of focus. There was only him. He was the only thing in my view, in my world, at this moment.My heart threatened to burst out of my chest and leave me behind. Tears of all the emotions running through me fell, even without me daring to blink. All the worry and stress and fear and doubt that had been running through me. Now all turning to complete joy and elation. Flipping back to worry but then happiness. I was a mess. Yet, he still stepped closer.He stopped close enough to where I could reach out and touch him. I don’t know why I didn’t. I wanted to, but I worried that this all wasn’t real either. It didn’t feel real. Neither of us broke eye contact. His shoulders rose and fell with how fast he was breathing as well. What did I do now? No one said what you do at this point. No one prepared me for this.Slowly, after a lo
Winter 93. Midnight
Leaning my shoulder against him, I sighed. “For so long, I was waiting for this night. All while pushing it out of my mind at the same time. That I would finally get my wolf tonight. That I wasn’t broken. Being able to shift at the time leadership usually does, but never receiving my wolf has been horrible. I kept thinking…what if my wolf didn’t think I was worthy of her. Or that…I really was a defect. A less than nothing Gamma.”Dee sighed as he leaned his head against mine. “None of that is true.”“Sure. We know that now. Except that the truth is so much worse in a way. Part of me hopes that I turn eighteen and she can break through the magic. If not…”“You’ll be disappointed?”Humming, I watched the tips of the fire lick the night sky. It didn’t so much crackle as roar, but at the very top, it was easy to get lost in it. The way the darkness behind it seemed to make the fire look surreal.“I don’t think disappointed is the word for it. Maybe? I don’t know. I just…there are only a
Winter 92. Nerves
“Did you think running away to the St. James would change anything? Or throwing that little fit in the office?” Alpha Damian looked disappointed. “An alliance was made, Winter. It’s important that keep these alliances. I know it’s not what you were wanting but…it is for the best. We don’t want you getting hurt.”“We only want you safe, Winter. It seems mean now, but…” Luna Ember tried to add.I barked out an awkward laugh. “Mean? What if you didn’t get your fated mate? What if they were dangled in front of you, only to have it ripped away by someone else? How would you feel? Mean doesn’t even come close to how I feel. Betrayed by the people I considered my family is more like it.”The two of them looked taken-aback. I don’t know how much they felt like reading into my words but after a moment, it looked like they convinced themselves it was only on the surface. Gamma Maddox pulled me closer, his hand on my shoulder. Turning, he pulled me away from them.“He won’t come, Winter.”I stop
Winter 91. Festivities
As Mrs. St James pulled into the parking area, I pressed my hand to my chest. It was beating so fast. I was worried about running into not only Caleb but also Alpha. If either one of them tried to take me away tonight, I wouldn’t get the chance to see Caspian. My nerves started to show as I rubbed my hands over my pants.“Winter, stop. You’ll be fine.”Everyone turned to me in the car and I groaned. “I’m fine.”“Dee is going to be by your side, Winter. At least until Caspian gets here. Just to make sure. We will be around as well. We just don’t want to look like we are hovering.”“And I’ll be there!”I snorted. “Until you see Jackson.”“He can join us! Come on. You’ll be alright. We got you. Remember, it’s your pre-birthday! Enjoy it! You’ll officially be an adult.”“With your own home.” Dee smiled and waggled his eyebrows. “All while enjoying the look on your father’s face as he ends up homeless.”Mr. St James chortled. “I’m not going to say that’s the reason I’m going…but the look o
