All Chapters of Alpha Liam's Chosen Mate: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

LIAM'S POV I clocked the exact time that her brain and her memory aligned to tell her who I was and where she had seen me before. Her eyes widened before her nose flared in disgust. Disgust for me? I wondered.We had been waiting in her home for more than two hours now, which was a first for me. I never waited for anyone, no matter how important their deal was. Amy, as I learned, her name was different, though. For her, I would wait an eternity if it meant she would never leave my side ever again.Before her arrival, her mother had tried to be tough and mean, even refusing to open the door. As if that was a barrier. One of my men had kicked it down in one clean swoop like it was nothing more than a curtain. Now, they had no barrier.I wasn't worried, though, there was no way I was leaving tonight without Amy. Her mother would be safe, too, I hope. This part of Crystalline was filled with lone wolves who were down on their luck. When I passed the alley where I had first seen her get a

AMY'S POV M-marry me? I tried to wrap my head around what he just said. Surely, he didn't mean getting married in that sense. Werewolves' marriages were for life. Does he mean he was going to be entangled with me for life? I swallowed hard and drummed up all the worst scenarios. I was entering into a lifelong commitment, no, I was being forced into a lifelong commitment to a man I knew nothing about. I had seen him naked, but that was all that it was. Sex.What if he was a cheat, and picking up slightly drunk girls at the club was the way he rolled? Worse, what if he was a woman beater? I had no illusions that I would find my soulmate like some modern werewolf, but I, at least, thought that I would have a say in whom I eventually got married to.Nice, hard-working, and a decent head on his shoulders. Those were my requirements now I was stuck with... well, he must be a hard worker bordering on workaholic if he had achieved so much in his 27 years. "Amy, you're going to like it with

LIAM'S POV The brief interaction I had with Amy in her room this morning stayed with me all morning. I didn't know what to make of it or what to do with it. It haunted me.Something about the way she said those words broke my heart. She was not acting or pretending. She was at her most vulnerable while she was sleeping when she said those words. "I liked you, but I hate what you did to me." The way she worded it was even more interesting. She liked me. Did she pine over me after I left? Did she try to look for me? What happened that made her hate me? What changed? It couldn't solely be because I ghosted her because it wasn't intentional, and she would know that if she would let me explain. Or it was the money.If it would help her look at me like she did that night at the club, I would hunt her mother down and let her pay back every last cent she owed me.I got ready for work distracted, and my wolf was even more tense than this morning before my run. Only Amy had the power to infl

AMY'S POV As I stared at this Grace woman, I realized that I was feeling a lot of things at once. First, it was relief that she was not his girlfriend, and then disbelief that I was jealous. Second, I was hurt that his sister hated me on sight, and then, disbelief that it hurt because I wasn't planning on being here for a long time, no? I also realized that I would have to fight this woman all by myself, and I knew I didn't have the strength for that. So I shoved all those emotions down and settled for cool indifference. "He has never mentioned you, so I guess you aren't all that important. Also, if you have a problem with it, you should take it up with your brother, don't you think?" I said coolly. Xiao stifled a laugh, but it still slipped out. I had no idea I could be this catty, but some people just seemed to bring out the worst in you. Her glare froze. She wasn't expecting me to say anything. She recovered and turned her furious gaze to Xiao. "You're going to pay for this."

AMY'S POV I barely let Xiao get me out of the outfit and wipe the makeup off me before I kicked her out. She insisted on helping me remove the million pins that held my hair in place, but I was no longer in the mood to be around anyone, and at the risk of sounding like an asshole, I gently took her by the hands and walked her to the door. I slid down to the floor against the door and stayed there. I was too tired to do anything except focus on taking my next breath. Strangely enough, I was devoid of any thoughts. I had used them all trying not to bolt from the wedding and making sure my smile didn't slip. I drifted off to sleep right there. I spent my first night as a married woman and as a Luna on the bedroom floor. This morning, I woke up with knots the size of a Bantu in my neck. I got up and went straight into the bathroom. I finally took up the pins in my head, shaking my hair free. I stared at my reflection in the mirror and decided that I couldn't live this way for the res