All Chapters of Marked by fate: Chapter 31 - Chapter 33

Lincoln's POVLogan got himself banned from summer camp, but the rest of the unit still attends. Mark, my father’s beta, checks in now and then if something serious happens, but otherwise… silence. It should make me anxious, not knowing what my father and brother are plotting. Instead, it feels like breathing for the first time. Distance is its own kind of freedom. Still, at the back of my mind, I know I’ll have to challenge him soon. For Zahra.My unit makes it easier. Sam’s as steady as they come—calculating, relentless. Jackson’s quick, sharp-minded, cocky sometimes, but always solid when it matters. Isaac’s the joker, always ready with a grin, but his fists hit just as hard as mine when things go bad. We’ve bled together, and that matters more than anything else. When we spar, we know each other’s tells. When we fight, we cover each other’s blind spots. They’re the brothers I should have had but never did.It didn’t happen overnight. It took too many hours sparring until we could

Max's POVI stare into the fire until my eyes burn and grab another beer, the glass cold against my fingers. Foam spills over my tongue, bitter and sharp, and I drain it even though it sits heavy in my gut like a stone. My hand shakes when I reach for the next bottle, the taste already sour and metallic, burning its way down my throat, but I keep going because stopping means thinking. Time stretches, filled with pointless chatter and the clink of bottles, until a car engine growls away down the road. Luna Alison comes out from the kitchen, her face tight, but then she beams at her husband and everyone drifts back into their conversations as if nothing’s wrong. The girls giggle and huddle closer together, their laughter rising above the crackle of the flames.I can’t relax. Where the fuck is Xander? Is he okay, or just breaking apart somewhere I can’t, see? Every part of me wants to get up and go afte