All Chapters of Alpha’s Claimed Mate.: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

AMBER’S POV After a week of mind vs body, heart vs logic. I decided to give in to my passion instead of my own lack of motivation to leave the cabin. I was determined to stick to why I came to Raven’s Peak in the first place; explorations. It’s a beautiful town with its perks and imperfections— but that’s the case with most beautiful things. “I’ll take another please!” I signaled to the bartender as I ordered for my third shot in a row. Earlier I found I had cravings for some whiskey, and Mrs Hernandez suggested this bar for me to gulp away my lack of zeal. “What are we celebrating tonight?” the bartender asks flashing a smile. “Oh, noth….. you know what, how about new beginnings?” I answered as I raise my glass in the air. “Hear, hear!” the bartender says as he retreats to serve another person. My gaze shifts and I decided to take a proper look around the bar, it’s filled with people. Very normal looking people. I noticed I locked eyes with two strange and creepy men s

Ember’s POV.I could not help but wonder what he meant by “Raven’s Peak is bleeding” but I understand that in the moment he received the news, he was a fragile, shattered thing, his very existence threatened by the crushing weight of the news.There was not enough time for me to shake out a response from him, because someone came to the estate and drove back out with him. I guess my curiosity and concerns will have to live in my head rent free for now.“Um…you're still here, Ember?” Ava asks, as she notices my attention had a u-turn amidst our conversation.“Yeah, sorry about that” I breathed “a lot has happened and I have not slept for days now” I added, while massaging my eyes.“Well, I really do hope you are being taken care of in the big house you mentioned earlier. And your knight in shining armor, hope he is not being a jerk” she asks, clearly rolling her eyes.“Oh, no. He’s a gentleman, he’s a hard nut to crack but being a jerk is not one of his qualities” I say, with a smile o

Asher’s POV.As I stood on the windswept peak, the memory of my father's words echoed through my mind. Four years ago, I had shared his vision of a harmonious Raven's Peak, where wolves and humans could coexist in peace. For generations, our kinds had been sworn enemies, locked in a cycle of bloodshed and fear. But my father had believed that our differences could be bridged, that the unique strengths of both our species could be combined to create something new and stronger. I had devoted myself to continuing his work, experimenting with the forbidden art of crossbreeding between our kinds. But now, as I gazed out at the divided landscape, I wondered if that dream was nothing more than a distant fantasy, lost forever in the wake of our ongoing struggle.“Do you have a moment, Asher?” Ember asks, as she propels open the door to my study.“Ahem! Of course, come on in. Please sit.” I insisted, arranging my posture on my seat.“You have been in your study since you returned from the meet

ASHER’S POV.When I came to, I was lying on the forest floor, my head throbbing and my body battered. The moon had dipped below the horizon, casting the forest in an eerie silence.I slowly sat up, my eyes scanning the darkness. I feel looked at by a thousand eyes, I’m not alone, but I do not know who is here with me. Someone had been there and someone still is, watching me, trying to help me. “How the fuck did I get here?!” I asked out loud, with nothing but the wind answering.I cannot fathom how I was laying here in the middle of the forest all by myself. “Is someone there? Reveal yourself!!” I yelled out.“Hello Skinwalker” a haunting howl sound sent echoes across the forest.“Stay back!” I growled, fangs and claws out, the hairs in my back piercing the air. Ready to strike.“I am here to help, not harm you. Ease yourself, Skinwalker” the mysterious girl says.“Why do you keep calling me that?” I ask, maintaining my stance.“Because that’s who you are, or should I say, that’s wh

EMBER’S POVThe drive back home from Nightshade Power Inc. was deafening with the awkward silence that accompanied us— My mind kept taking trips back to the creepy and disturbing way Mr. Lark gazed at me. I’ve had my fair share of perverted CEOs trying to sleep with me in this line of work, but that look was neither lust or danger—it was at best disturbing.“That was the most bizarre interview I’ve ever done with my life” Ava kills the silence. “Why the fuck was he staring into your soul like that for?”“I have no idea” I answered, shrugging my shoulders.“Whatever the look meant, I’m just glad we got the opportunity to do the interview, now my vacation starts properly” Ava sighed.“I’m happy for you” I replied, while I unburdened myself from the captivity of my fabrics.“Mmm-hmm, you’re the one who has two billionaires on lock” Ava mockingly says. “How do you do it?” She rhetorically asked.“I don’t know what you’re talking about, there was something pretty weird about the way he ke