STACEY POV I splash my face with water and wash the ruined makeup off my face. My eyes bright red and puffy from crying. I had had the feeling something was wrong with the men; I had a suspicion that they had met their mate, but I had forced it to the back of my mind pretending it couldn’t be true. however, as the words fell from Zantes mouth, I felt like I was being crushed. It all made sense, Maggie was their destined mate which meant sooner or later I would be removed from the situation and sent back to the school territory. Unless Zante allowed me to live on the territory and maybe I might meet my mate. “No. We have everything we need here since when we’re you so defeated. Remember what you wrote in your diary” Crimson purred in my mind. She was right though, I had everything I needed, and I wasn’t about to give it up for anyone, not even their mate. Crimson was begging for me to shift, making arms have a coating of her and my claws extended. She needed to run but I couldn’t tru

MAGGIE POVI clutch the mark on my neck as pain coursed through my body, Damon had disappeared quickly from the hut, leaving me alone. Lyra whimpered at the back of my mind as images of Alpha Jase and his mates flashed across my mind, causing me to feel petrified and aroused at the same time. I didn’t understand what was going on, and what Alpha jase’s mark was doing to me.“Lyra, we need to do something” I beg her and see her ears twitch at my voice “please help me”“So tired, can’t keep my eyes open. The mark…changing mates…” she says before disappearing. I blink and tears pricked my ears when I realise what Jase had done. He had claimed me, without my consent and now I was becoming his and his mates.At this moment, I hear the door shut and Damon picks me up, carries me to a table on the other side of the room, strapping me down. He disappears to a side room and returns with a box.“There was a reason all the other omegas died.” He hissed, rummaging round I’m the box. “They couldn’

ZANTE POVThrowing the door of the pack house open, I stumble in the door and roar to alert the staff I was back. I take Maggie from Kodan and pull her close to my chest and carry her through the house. “Welcome Home” Stacey sings behind me as I’m climbing the stairs.“Not now Stacey” I grumble back at her, moving away and I could feel her eyes piercing the back of my head.“No I am sick of being told not now Stacey, be quiet Stacey, go home Stacey. You will talk to me. You can’t say all that on the phone and NOT talk to me” she whines. I feel my blood boil and I spin around. Stacey had been unable to see Maggie as she was hidden by my size, but Stacey had to drag her mouth off the floor when she saw her. She steps towards me, and I growl as she reaches out for me.“You do not come anywhere near her. You understand?” I say quietly to her. Kodan and Zev appear next to me and guide her away. I look down at Maggie who was still unconscious but had a subtle smile on her face. I take h

Zante POVI had been watching Maggie all week without her knowing, but I needed to keep my eye on her. While doing that, I also noticed Stacey leaving at weird times and heading towards the city. I decided to shrug the feeling off; I had more important things to sort out. The dinner went okay. I guess. We all felt the pull as we left, and Maggie being so distant from us was making it worse. I hated that we had marked her without consent, but it was the only way to save her."Zante?" Kodan mumbles next to me, snapping me back to reality. I turn and look at him; his eyes are deep with concern. "Call her," and he gestures his head towards the forest. I pull my phone out from my pocket and stare at Maggie's name, hesitantly I press the call button."Hello?" Maggie responds through the phone."Hi, I was just checking in on you", I slowly respond, delicately choosing my words. "We are all fine. But, hey, do you fancy coming over? Just you." She says quietly. I glance at Kodan, who can hear