Lahat ng Kabanata ng How to Catch a Mate: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

HadenI hit the outer gate at a pace that made Lechandray and Adrian pause."I'm also mad Ashlyn stayed behind, Alpha, but don't you think we should trust her?" The Den’s floodlights burned white across the stone.I raked my hair back as the wind bit into the back of my throat."I think I'm going to call it a day. I’ll see you all later for the brief." I ignored Lechandray as the others went about their ways.If I stopped, I would turn around and hunt them down. Ellan. Krav. Ashlyn between them acting like choosing the worst options was a survival skill. Maybe it was. Maybe I had taught it to her by not being what she needed when it mattered but fuck what the hell was she thinking. He lied to her, he betrayed her yet at the first opportunity she chose him. Elder Amer’s orders still itched under my skin."Alpha should we wait?" Chase asked from the door of the den. "No. We can reconvene after dinner." My jaw hurt from saying the right things to the wrong faces. Krav had looked like h

AshlynI couldn’t tell how long I’d been standing there, frozen in the haze of his presence. Krav didn’t move away, didn’t even blink, he just watched me like he was memorizing every damn inch. My stomach twisted, my chest tightened, and for once, my brain stopped. Everything stopped, except him.Once the others had left we came to his apartment in the tower. It was his night to watch the tower so he'd have to sleep over. He only recently got back, he said he needed a reason to return, and apparently me leaving New York was the reason he needed. We didn't speak much about him, me or Haden. I didn't tell him I bascially sucked face with my alpha less than a day after leaving him. But I gathered that was a good thing.“You’re staring,” he murmured, voice low, dangerous as he typed something on his phone. It was a human phone, not a shifter one. It surprised me how much of a shifter he actually was. And how I never saw it.“Not staring,” I snapped, because I had to pretend I had control.

Ashlyn After Krav left for his shift on the top tower, I couldn’t stay in his apartment. The air carried too much of him, his scent, his warmth, the weight of his words still circling in my chest: You’re safe with me. Safe. That word twisted my gut. Nothing in my life had been a safe space apart from my family. Well at least not love. Not even my own wolf was a sure thing apparently. The tower stretched high into the night, a spine of steel and glass that split Panther City’s skyline. Each level lined with shops that kept their doors open well past midnight. The air was sharp with a buzz, fried oil, perfume, alcohol, food and lots of shifters. My wolf prowled inside me, ears flicked forward, curious but on edge. She hated being around too many shifters but couldn’t ignore the scents. I took the first level. Chandeliers hung in rows, pendants of colored lights strung from floating ceilings. The crowd was mixed with a vast variety of panthers, wolves, a handful of humans, bear, rabb

Ashlyn By the time I arrived back at Kravs room, I was tired and over the day. It was long, tiring, and eventful. Ellan didn't say anything deep after our conversation about Krav. He kept it light and was begrudgingly great company. So much so I made it through an entire three course meal. We didn't speak about the deaths as we cut into our steaks and ribs. The ribs were smoked to perfection. Our dessert was a tangy chocolate and grapefruit mousse served with a small caramel tart and paired with a white dessert wine. We had ourselves a 3 star meal. After washing up, I was jumping in Kravs bed before I even thought about what this all meant. But my last thought filtered to two tiny words. I refused to believe : "True mate" *** The call came an hour after dawn. Krav had slipped back into the apartment before it, his hair damp with night air, his eyes tired but sharp. He didn’t speak much, but just dropped his weapons on the counter, grabbed water, and leaned against the window

AshlynThe underground garage spat us out into a lift that didn’t need buttons. The glass door scanned us like we were some kind of underground agents. Krav took it in whilst humming a soft tune, as it carried us up. No numbers lit, no floor choice offered. It knew where he lived. Creepy as fuck. Whenever I stayed in PANTHER CITY I never stayed in Glassglow before. The area was specifically for panthers and their mates. It was also ten thousand tokes or more a month just to rent a one bedroom. I knew this as I'd checked it every time I came around. So to say I was a tidbit excited to be here? was a understatement. The doors opened on the eleventh floor and slid into walls so smooth they left no mark.I stepped inside Krav’s apartment and stopped short.It was a home. The area had paintings in the walls, stuff on the counters like a coffee machine, glasses by the sink, and even ornaments on what looked like a metal shelf. But it was also a digital overlords space wrapped in steel, gla