All Chapters of THE ALPHA WITHOUT THE BOND MATED YET DENIED : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

The room was quiet, but Iris’s chest felt anything but still. Her fingers hovered above the clothes laid out on her bed, the same ones she’d grown up folding after school, the same blankets she used to hide under during thunderstorms. Now she was packing to leave them behind, this time for good.Her suitcase sat half-zipped beside her. It wasn’t just reluctance slowing her down, it was grief… and anger.She turned slightly, letting her eyes wander across the cracked windowpane. From here, she could still see the edge of the forest. Still imagine the smoke curling upward from the flames. Still hear the screams.The rogues hadn’t just taken lives. They’d taken everything.But she didn’t believe it had only been rogues.No one said it out loud, but everyone knew their Alpha, her Alpha had enemies. Too many of them. Too many debts, too many tempers flared, too many pack wolves sacrificed in fights that weren’t theirs. The man had power, but no purpose. Strength, but no sense. And in th

As they followed the guard, they arrived at a wide hall already brimming with people. The newcomers of Moonstone were gathered there, standing in loose groups, waiting for the orientation to begin. Iris scanned the crowd briefly, but her attention kept being pulled elsewhere.That scent!The closer they got, the stronger the sweet, rich and intoxicating scent became. Her heart began to race.The guard motioned for them to sit on one of the carved stone benches along the side, but Iris couldn’t sit. Her body moved on its own, her wolf clawing at her chest with a rising eagerness.Her mate was right there at that exact place and time, and she was going to meet him. What if he could smell her too and was already coming towards her?She started walking,then quickened her pace as she followed the scent.The scent tugged at her like a string. It led her past the crowd, past more guards and pack warriors. And then finally, she stopped right in front of a man.Her mate! Finally!He had his

The guard who had carried her into the room stepped in, followed closely by two familiar figures, Lucille and her mother, Rose. Iris lifted her gaze to meet them. Without wasting a second, they rushed toward her. “Iris!” Lucille called, dropping beside her and wrapping her arms around her. Her mother joined in immediately, enveloping her in a warm embrace. Iris buried her face into her mom’s shoulder, trying to hold herself together. Lucille pulled back slightly, scanning her quickly. “Are you okay? Did they touch you? Did they hit you?” Iris shook her head, her voice soft. “No… no, they didn’t do anything to me.” Rose turned to the guard standing near the door. “We'll be down shortly please. The man nodded and stepped back. “Be down in ten minutes,” he said before quietly shutting the door behind him. Lucille gently touched Iris’s hand. “What were you thinking?” she asked, concern mixed with scolding. “Giving a display like that in front of everyone?” Iris let out a shak