Lahat ng Kabanata ng MATES: REMNANTS OF A BETRAYED BOND : Kabanata 341 - Kabanata 350

RAINA’S POV"And you will," Valen stated calmly as he applied shampoo to my burgundy roots, clipping my hair up so it could sit for a few minutes. "But it can wait until later; there are more important things to take care of.""No, there isn't," I pressed as the guilt joined my hunger, eating me away from the inside out. "I-I did something awful… really shitty. I…I can’t-I…"I cringed at my own inability to get the words out of my mouth.“Shh,” he cooed. He rinsed my hair, shielding my forehead with his hand, and took up another bottle.“Valen, it affects us.” I tried again, my stomach twisting as my voice came out smaller now. “It’s important.”"So are you, Bluebella," he insisted quietly, working in the conditioner, massaging my scalp with firm, soothing circles.I let out a pleased moan. I tried to resist, but my eyes fluttered shut despite my effort not to get lost in the sensation. The love feeding back through the bond was making my heart swell. His touch was gentle, but it stir

RAINA’S POVMy face burned, and my chest tightened. I was so grossed out, because the word, ‘Daddy,’ sounded wrong coming from Jakub. Too personal and-and…too inappropriate.I suspected Jakub had caught the feels for my Dad. Crushing on older men sometimes happened, but I thought being marked by Benji would have changed that. And I never, in a million years, expected that my father would entertain him behind Mom’s back.I was about to catch a case. I was so angry it felt like my head was about to explode with rage.I gritted my teeth as I watched them, wondering how long they were going to stay like that.Okay, Raina.Breathe.Backtrack.Maybe I shouldn't spazz out. There must be a valid reason for this. I mean, this was my father, the first man I ever looked up to.“D-dad?” I sputtered, dubiously.That was when they noticed me. Both of their heads snapped in my direction.Abruptly, Dad jumped back and put a hand on his head, looking at me in astonishment. “Kiddo?”“W-wha—” I stammere

VALEN’S POVMy hand flinched. My body tensed. I suppressed a gasp as the relic’s bizarre power coursed through me. My heart kicked into a frantic rhythm until, in an instant, it stopped.The metal felt normal, harmless.My men let out a breath of relief once they realized the metal did not harm me. On the contrary, the Worgens laughed, amused by my reaction.I pulled out the metal to examine it further and asked, “We get this on your brothers’ wrists and then what?”“Any cuffs made out of these will be activated when they are attached to the person. Even when they are in their wolf form, they won't be able to move,” Androkles answered distractedly, swiping his merlot eyes in awe all over the room. “They aren't regular metal. They are godly restraints.”“He'd have to be a god to come out of those,” Figaro remarked slowly, pulling out a chair and sitting down between his brothers. “And only a god of the Imperexusees can remove them. It is also our Kryptonite. In the wrong hands, even you

RAINA’S POVThe man was a godly, vision of sex itself.I toyed with my tongue at the upper corner of my lip, my breath spiking as the ache for his touch pulsed through me.Valen raised a questioning brow, smirking so temptingly handsome, and opened his sinewy arms wide.“Get over here with your sexy body.” His husky voice only served to worsen my arousal. “And tell me which version of me you need, baby.”Desire flared, rising to fever pitch, and I imagined running my tongue against his lips. Wanting to taste every crease, every pour, and trace every ridge with my tongue.“Later, Rai.” Jason hauled the crate onto his shoulder, walking out.No sooner than the Theta left, I padded across the room and grasped Valen’s biceps. I tiptoed and crashed my lips on his, demanding a ferocious satisfaction. The kiss radiated down my spine, into my toes, warming my bones.My hands roamed freely, searching to peel his shirt off as fast as possible.While he held my jawline, intensifying our kiss, I m

RAINA’S POVSomething shifted, and Valen went from calm to cold and dangerous. The ferocious alpha in him surged forward, and his words came out tight with rage, “Everrun Forest Park?”“How many different ways do you want me to tell you the same story, Alpha?” Devin exasperated, walking towards the control board to press the alarm button on the wall.A sense of urgent dread washed over me, and I dressed faster. The park was basically behind the Training Center, where regular pack members would jog or go for nature walks.“They got that far in,” Valen acknowledged, low and lethal. Fury ignited in his eyes, and he clenched his fists. His aura became vicious, fired-up, and ready to unleash war. “How many rogues?”“Three hundred at least,” Devin uttered with uncertainty, strolling back to the center of the room. “Patrol neutralized the first wave to their own demise. Rangers stepped in, and they have fallen. And Jason reported an unmarked helicopter’s drop zone was on the terrain between