MavenAmelia and I tear apart, and I look towards the door and see Beta Kaden. A small part of me feels relieved that we were interrupted, but seeing the angry look on his face, I know that this will not be a pleasant conversation. He’s insanely protective of Veronica. I’m sure he’s not happy that I chewed her out. But he has pampered her too much and allowed her to believe that she can treat anyone any way she wants to, and I will not accept this behavior. Our pack needs a change.Honestly, with Amelia’s kindness and sincerity, she has shown me what kind of Alpha I want to be and how I want our pack to look like to others. I want to be kind to our members and treat them well. I want people to wish that they were a part of our pack. Kaden’s eyes burn with anger as they flicker between us, and I ask him, “What do you need, Beta?”His eyes focus on me, and he says, “Alpha, I heard you were initiating Amelia into the pack? Don’t you think that’s a risky id-”I cut him off, “I just initi

(Trigger Warning! First half of this chapter has a detailed attempted rape scene. Please skip if this makes you uncomfortable)AmeliaKaden stalks towards me and says in a low voice, “You will stay quiet if you know what’s good for you.”My eyes flicker between his face and the belt in his hands. I don’t know whether to run or scream or what. My mind is running with a thousand different scenarios of what I could do, but my body doesn’t move.Why won’t my body move? Doesn’t it know how much danger that it’s in?!Every second, every step he takes, he gets closer to me being in his grasp. But I can’t move. He wraps his belt around my neck, pulling it tightly. His face is directly in front of mine, and I can feel his breath fan my face as he says, “If you dare to scream, I will choke you out. Do you understand, mutt?”He doesn’t give me a chance to respond before he turns me around and pushes the top half of my body against the washing machine. I breathe heavily, on the brink of hypervent

AmeliaI wake up and stretch out as I yawn. My eyes flutter open and I don’t immediately recognize my surroundings. I sit up in bed and look around and realize that I’m still in Alpha Maven’s bedroom. My eyes flicker to the bedroom door and I’m relieved to see it still locked.I check the time and jump out of bed and rush out the door to my room so I can get dressed and get breakfast started. I didn’t realize how long I slept, and this means that I will be late bringing Maven his breakfast.His bed was so comfortable, I swear I just had the best night sleep. I go into my room and quickly pick out an outfit before rushing to the kitchen. I get his food ready and rush up the stairs to his office. I walk in ready to thank him for his kindness last night, but I see he’s on the phone. He nods towards me in a silent greeting, and I set the tray in front of him.I find a post it note and write on there: Thanks for everything!He smirks after reading my note and I left him as I started on the

MavenIt took forever for me to get through my final selections and decide who I was going to give the Beta position to. Neither my Gamma nor my Delta wanted it so I decided on one of our head warriors. He has proved his worth as a man in the pack, he has a mate, they’ve already started a family and have a son that could continue as the next Beta, and he comes from a strong bloodline.His name is Bennett and I think he and his family will provide a refreshing change. I also can’t wait to get Veronica out from right underneath me. Lately, anytime I see her I just feel annoyed by her presence and I’m not sure if it’s due to her overstepping boundaries or if it’s due to her father not doing things right.I mind link Kaden and ask him to come to my office. I’m not looking forward to this conversation with him, but it’s time.Kaden arrives quickly and smiles at me as he says, “Morning, Alpha, how can I help you today?”I open my mouth to answer, but before I can say anything there’s a knoc

Amelia Black spots fill my vision as I’m thrown to the forest floor. No one moves or makes a noise as Beta Kaden rears his foot back and kicks me. Why would they help me? No one has seen my wolf before, and they all think I’m a rogue. The power behind Alpha Maven’s voice as he yells at Kaden brings a chill to my spine. I don’t move, I remain on the ground as he speaks. I can feel his presence as he moves closer to me. I can hear the crunching of a bone as Maven attacks Kaden in some way causing him to cry out. He speaks loud enough for every member of the pack to hear him, “This is not a rogue! And if any of you would take a moment to smell her scent you would recognize that she isn’t and that she poses no danger to our pack. In fact, she is a part of our pack! Beta Kaden has been around this girl and knows that she is one of us. By him attacking her right now it would be like him attacking one of you.”Gasps resound around the pack, and he pauses for a moment before saying, “Unfo