All Chapters of Mated Twice: A Wolf’s Dilemma: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The night air bit cold against Racheal Black’s skin as she stood on the cliff edge overlooking the valley. The wind carried the scent of pine, wet earth… and something new. Something unsettling.She tightened her grip on the silver dagger strapped to her thigh, more out of habit than necessity. A beta didn’t usually need to defend herself on sacred land. But tonight wasn’t just any night. It was Ritual Night, and every eligible unmated wolf in the surrounding packs had gathered under the blood moon to find their destined mate.Racheal hated it.The Moon Goddess’s decree had always felt more like a curse than a blessing. Being chosen meant losing control. Losing choice. It meant giving yourself to fate—even if fate was cruel.She turned to leave when a sharp heat spiked through her spine, spreading like wildfire across her nerves. Her breath hitched. Her heart slammed in her chest.Something—no, someone—was close.She spun, eyes scanning the shadows between the trees. And then she saw

The trees whispered behind her as Alpha Kade vanished into the woods, his anger thick and lingering in the air like smoke. Racheal didn’t call after him.She couldn’t.The bond between them still sizzled at the edges of her mind, but it was being drowned—overpowered—by something new. And that something was still standing in front of her.Alpha Jaxon Vale.Rogue. Defiant. Dangerous.Mate.Racheal turned toward him slowly. “Why are you here?” she asked, her voice quieter now. Not afraid—just unsure.Jaxon gave a crooked smile. “Would you believe me if I said I didn’t know?”She didn’t answer. Her wolf paced inside her, claws scraping the walls of her chest like she was trying to break free and get to him.“You feel it,” he said. “Same as me.”Racheal crossed her arms, trying to shield herself from the ache inside. “It’s not supposed to be like this.”“No, it’s not,” he agreed. “But fate doesn’t give a damn about rules.”She narrowed her eyes. “You’re a rogue. You’re not even supposed to

Racheal walked slowly toward the private chamber at the rear of the packhouse, where the Omega had said Kade was waiting. Each step felt like dragging chains. Her wolf bristled with nerves and anticipation—conflicted, coiled, restless.She paused at the door, hand hovering above the handle.Breathe.Be strong.Don’t let him see you break.She stepped in.Alpha Kade stood by the tall windows, his broad frame cloaked in shadows. He hadn’t removed his coat—still covered in forest dirt, like he’d come straight from the cliff and refused to stop moving. His silver eyes flicked toward her, unreadable.“Close the door,” he said.She obeyed.He turned fully to face her, and for a long moment, neither of them spoke.Racheal was the first to break. “I didn’t go looking for him.”“I know,” Kade said flatly. “But that doesn’t change the fact that it happened.”The silence that followed pressed like

The Moonwatcher Pack council chamber was colder than usual. Racheal sat in the center of the crescent-shaped table, flanked by her mother, Elder Lyria, and three other elders whose expressions ranged from disapproval to concern.No one spoke.Then, finally, Elder Thorne broke the silence.“We’ve received word from the Bloodfang Pack,” he said. “They want a formal meeting.”Racheal’s brow furrowed. “Why would they care about—”“They heard about your double bond,” her mother said quietly. “It’s already spreading.”Of course it was.“No wolf in recorded history has had two mates,” Elder Marek added. “Some believe it’s a sign from the Moon Goddess. Others think it’s… something darker.”Racheal stiffened. “Like what?”“An omen. A fracture in the natural order. The last time the mate bonds were disrupted, it led to war.”She swallowed hard. “This isn’t my fault.”“No,” Lyria said, softer now. “But it’s your burden.”The chamber door creaked open.A messenger stepped in, pale and breathless.

The woods beyond Berlin were nothing like the forests of Moonwatcher territory.They were darker. Wilder. Untamed.Racheal kept her hood up as she moved quietly through the trees. The map Jaxon had given her was worn now, creased and damp from her grip. The moon overhead was waning, but it still cast just enough light to guide her.Every instinct screamed that she shouldn’t be here.This was rogue land. Lawless. Abandoned. Claimed by no pack and feared by every council.But she wasn’t just a Beta anymore. She was something else now—something unnameable. And she had to find out why the Moon had marked her twice.The scent hit her before the voices did. Smoke. Wood. Wet fur.Racheal slowed, crouching low. Through the brush, she spotted them—wolves. At least twenty. All gathered around a low-burning fire in a clearing surrounded by fallen stones. Some were older, hardened with scars and mistrust. Others were younger, with watchful eyes and twitching ears.And there, standing in the cente