All Chapters of FANGS AND FATE: Bitten by the Alpha: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

KNOX I had run a long mile this morning to shake off the tension that the cold bath couldn't. But presently, I was headed to the council hall. I saw Mason waiting at the entrance of the pack house and I combed my hair with my hand “Morning runs before council meetings now?” Mason muttered beside me, his tone halfway between a joke and concern. “Helps me think. Let’s get this over with.” The heavy doors of the council chamber opened as we entered, and the noise of voices fell into silence. The seven elders turned toward us. Elder Ronan, Hale, and Greta stood as I approached. The others—Edric, Harrow, Varyn, and Morric—followed though not willingly I took my seat at the head. Mason moved to sit at my right. “Alpha,” Ronan greeted with a small bow. “We thank you for coming on such short notice.” “Speak,” I said simply. He exchanged a look with Hale before beginning. “The matter of the missing wolf. Ronnie. His scent trail vanished beyond the western ridge.” Hale’s de

WRITER’S POVDaphne stepped into Grey Enterprise with her eyes scanning the place and her heels announcing her arrival. The lobby lights gleamed off the black midi fitted off shoulder gown she wore alongside gloves with a black hat and extremely out of place in a corporate building full of suits.The gloves alone made her look like she was going to a gala, not a business office. People looked at her, some longer than they should, but she ignored them. Her bangs covered the bandage at her temple, and she hoped it stayed hidden.She wasn’t here to impress anyone. Rather she was looking for one person.Her eyes drifted around the lobby until an unfamiliar voice came from the side.“Good morning,” Tasha said as she walked over. She recognized Daphne immediately. Who wouldn't know the face behind Luxe Mane Studio?“Are you looking for someone?” Tasha asked.“Is Aria around?” Daphne asked instead.“You mean Miss Lane?” Tasha blinked and Daphne nodded once while crossing her arms.“No, she’s

ARIAThe woods were quieter now and the sun was slowly coming up through the tree branches, warming the back of my neck as I tried to steady my breaths. I didn’t realize I’d gone quiet until Knox’s shadow fell across me.“What’s going on in that head of yours?” he asked softly.I blinked up, startled a little by how close he was. His gray eyes searched mine like he already knew something was wrong.I forced a small smile. “Nothing.”He didn’t believe me. I could tell by the way one brow lifted. But he didn’t push. Instead he stood, brushing dirt from his palms.“Come on,” he said. “Race you back.”I huffed. “I thought we were jogging.”His mouth tilted—not quite a smile, but close. “Now we’re racing.”He took off first, and something in me snapped awake. I sprang after him, feet pounding against the earth, heart flying. I didn’t catch him, not even close, but the run loosened that tight ball of fear in my chest.By the time I reached the house, I was panting again. He wasn’t even swe

ARIA I lifted my head, twisting it just a bit to look at him over my shoulder. The intensity in his eyes pinned me in place, dark and smoldering, like he could see straight through every flustered thought swirling in my mind. But before I could sort through the thoughts in my head, his hand slid up to the back of my neck as he tugged me closer, and then his lips crashed into mine.I went still for a beat, my mind blanking out for fe seconds. Then something snapped, and I was kissing him back, pressing into it with everything I had, my tongue meeting his to keep up. 'Mmm,' I breathed against him, my fingers fumbling up to wrap around his neck with my nails slightly digging her bag. My back stayed pressed to his chest as he held me while the kiss turned messy as our breaths mingleg in the space between us.I didn't notice his hand moving at first, too caught up in the dominance of his lips. But then his fingers were there again, slipping past the open zipper of my trousers, nudging my

Eleanor’s words kept ringing in my head even after she stopped talking.You need the mark of your mate.I don’t know how long I sat there staring at her. My chest felt tight, like someone tied a rope around it. My heartbeat wouldn’t slow down.When I finally stood up to leave, my legs felt weak, almost shaky.Ronnie opened the door for me. I didn’t even know he was standing there till he spoke.“Aria?” he said, blinking like he wasn’t sure it was really me.“Yeah,” I said softly.As I stepped out, he moved a little to block the door. “Uh… thank you. For saving my life that day. I didn’t say it properly.”I looked at him, surprised. He’d healed fast. “You don’t have to thank me. I just… reacted.”“No,” he said, shaking his head. “You saved me. I owed you that.”Before I could respond, Eleanor’s voice drifted from behind him, teasing as usual.“He’s a good company, you know. Too bad he’ll be leaving soon.”I turned fast. “Leaving?”Ronnie laughed a little like it wasn’t a big deal. “Alp