All Chapters of The War of the Royals: The Alpha's Rose Conclusion: Chapter 101 - Chapter 108

ALPHA TYSON EVANS POV My shoulders sag, weighed down with sadness. It never gets any easier, gathering what is left of those who have perished. Especially those who went earlier than Selene intended. At least, I hope she didn’t intend for these shifters, these children, to die so young and in such a painfully, violent way. Zeus whimpers loudly in my head; full of pain and despair for the senseless loss of life and his inability to protect them. He is, of course, being unreasonable. We didn’t know the littles would be attacked, nor were they within pack territory for us to protect them. Nonetheless, he still feels responsible for their deaths. As do I. I know we shouldn’t feel this way. Even though we’ve retired our position, we’re still Alphas. We can’t help but put that burden on our own shoulders. That’s where it belongs. It’s our responsibility—to protect the innocent. I step out of the hospital with Thomas after delivering the dead to the pack mo

JOSH POV Just over a week has gone by. I haven’t seen Maddie during that entire time. I’ve seen Infinity, from a distance, running through the trees or on the streets of the pack with her patrol units, but I haven’t seen her human half at all. Rose says she’s giving me space to have my own thoughts. Ones that aren’t influenced by the bond. I appreciate her giving me my space and letting me make decisions without that influence. I’m glad she understands that is what I need right now. I’ve spent most of this week with Tyson, Greta, and Maddox. They have all been helping me with sparing, calisthenics and running, aiding me in improving my performance times. Shifters tend to focus on using all of their senses versus just sight, like humans tend to do. I have learned quite a bit from them and because their training is most usually about pack protection, the physical aspects they’ve focused on are entirely different than what I focus on when working out with the Packe

JOSH POV I sigh in resignation that the decision regarding staying and mating with Maddie is, once again, not being made today. I head into the packhouse and up the stairs to the Alpha’s quarters to take my shower and come back down for lunch. As I enter the security door, I sense a presence inside that wasn’t here when I left this morning. Cautiously, I move toward the living room. Across the large space, I see Maddie sitting at the dining room table. There is a meal set out and it seems she is waiting, most likely, for me. She looks up and gives me a sweet, gentle smile. “Hi Josh. How are you?” she asks. I make my way over to the table, “I’m good. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you.” “I wanted to give you some thinking space. Is it okay if we have lunch together today? There is something I want to discuss with you… you don’t have to worry. It’s not about our bond.” She reassures me as she holds up her hands in a peaceful

MADDIE POV I’ve really missed Josh this last week and a half. When Infinity and I decided to give him his space, I didn’t realize just how much I would miss him. So, in that regard, it really didn’t take much for me to convince myself to come see him today. I only wanted to have lunch with Josh and to speak with him about coming with me to Simone’s Luna ceremony. Okay fine… that was just an excuse. I simply wanted, no needed, to be in his presence again. I had no other motives. Seriously. Honestly. I had no idea that he would pull me to him with a sizzling kiss and it lead to giving him head. I mean, I’m not complaining that it has. Absolutely not! And you won’t EVER hear me complain about servicing my mate. I like knowing I can bring him to the brink and over the edge of pleasure with just my hands and mouth. But after our last conversation outside of the hospital, getting naked together, even just partially naked, was the l