All Chapters of THE ALPHA'S DEFIANT MATE: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

*A FEW YEARS AGO*“Alpha Sherlock sent in an invitation for his birthday. We don’t have a choice.” Orion informed Damien as he marched into the meeting room.Damien was busy inspecting the new items that were brought in when Orion came from the border. He had been trying to swap out some things from the mansion for a while, to the surprise of everyone.“Is there a reason why you keep buying things? You’ve never cared about how things look.” Orion’s fingers grazed the edge of the new set of chairs that was just arranged.“My mate is coming home. I have to welcome her with the best.” He responded, making Beta Orion’s finger freezeDamien doesn’t talk about his mate and has never welcomed the idea of hosting a mate selection event. Ever since he became the Alpha, the pressure from all the cabinet members, his mother, and the people eyeing his position was so much, but he never once cared or bowed.“Did you just say ‘your mate’? You mean your Luna?” Orion’s eyes kept blinking in disbelief

“You shall die by the hand of your enemies and your deepest desire will not be met. If you keep trying to change your destiny, you will meet your doom faster than expected. The kingdom you long for will not stand and the one who has been destined to crush you has been born.” The woman turned to me for a while and continued her words as she turned back to Sherlock. “Once your enemy finds his mate and becomes one with her, there will be a surge of power that will make him untouchable. That is the beginning of your doom and you will never be free from your destruction.” She added before falling back into the arms of other women.She was helped to her feet, danced for a while, and continued her journey.I knew what that meant. He hated the fact that she prophesied something different from others, which was probably the most sincere prophecy he heard that night.With a nod of my head, I had Orion send me to follow the woman home. I knew the method wasn’t a permanent one but I hoped she wo

|Damien|A lot of time had passed, and I turned the entire pack upside down with my men but she was nowhere to be found. All my clothes were soaked with sweat. I had extended my smell gland to capture a wide range of smells to the point it got strained, but there was nothing like her scent. The scent of the pack was strong and thick, as if someone had intensified it.I couldn’t smell any other distinct smell without trying extremely hard.“Our men at the border said no one has passed through the borders. I don’t think she went outside the pack.” Orion reported the collar of his clothes was extremely dirty and soaked.My lungs puffed out the air pent up in them. I was so disorganized that I didn’t even know what to do next.“Her residence is empty. In fact, I don’t think anyone had stepped in there for several years. I think she’s hiding herself. Given the fact that she hasn’t reached out to you through her wolf.” Orion added, his hand moving to hold his tired waist.I shook my head. S

|Aria|The choking smell of herbs slowly filled my nostrils and it didn’t clear up no matter how much I tried to breathe it away. My hands and legs felt numb and heavy. A thick, musky haze clung to the air like a damp woolen cloak. The scent of crushed sage and smoldering juniper clung to my nose.Everything smelled sharp and earthy, as if the forest was relocated to my room. Somewhere nearby, a bundle of dried herbs crackled over a slow flame, releasing bitter smoke that curled like lazy spirits into the rafters.I stirred.A flash of breath caught in her throat, dry as dust. My eyes, heavy-lidded and crusted at the corners, opened just a slit. The world was dim, and hazy shadows danced on the thatched ceiling. A candle... or firelight? I couldn’t tell.My limbs felt foreign to my body. My hands curled, numb and stiff at my sides, and my legs lay like logs beneath the coarse wool blanket. I tried to shift, but even that was too much. Pain pulsed at the base of my skull, a deep throb

Selene couldn’t keep quiet at the words Aria dished for her in front of the Alpha’s chambers. She felt insulted and stunned to the point she couldn’t talk back but when she got back to her chambers, the ideas began to flood in.“How dare she insult me when she put my son in harm’s way? I will make her pay dearly for this and show her what it means to step on my toes.” After a moment of pacing up and down in the room, trying to figure out the best way to calm her anger, she finally gave out a command that she should be thrown into the dungeon.“If the alpha wakes up to find out that she’s in the dungeon, he will not take it lightly with you.” Naomi chipped in with a warning toneSelene turned to her with an evil smirk. Her hands were tightly clutched to her back. “Do you think I’m going to leave her alive before he wakes up? Does he look like someone who will wake up in months to come? We don’t even know if he will survive this mess he dipped himself in.” Her head turned forward with