All Chapters of Marked by fate: Chapter 481 - Chapter 490

Zahra's POV"So, Luna," Tammy starts, "how did you meet Lincoln?""Zahra, please. You're going to be my unit and, hopefully, my closest friends. Just Zahra is fine," I say, smiling at them all.But her question surprises me."Didn't they tell you?" I say, looking at the guys."Tell us what?" Tammy says.I smile."I've known them all for ages. I met Lincoln and Sam four years ago at the Alpha King's summer training camp. Then I was at the dinner where Tobias and King James introduced Isaac and Jackson to Sam and Lincoln.""Oh, so you've known them all longer than we have?" Holly says, smiling.I nod."I still can't believe you're lucky enough to be mated to Zahra, man," Sam says, shaking his head.Holly smacks his arm."I'm right here," she scowls at him.He chuckles, kissing her nose."Not like that, babe. It's just Zahra here is more than a little special. She's the best warrior any of us have ever seen, she graduated high school at fourteen, graduated Night Howlers Academy early, an

Zahra's PovWe chat away in the living room for what feels like five minutes, but when Lincoln squeezes my hand and I look up, I realise the light is golden and the sun is starting to descend in the sky."It's nearly time for dinner to be served. Do you want to change?" Lincoln asks. "We're relaxed here and you look beautiful, as always. I just didn't want to take the option away from you," he hurries on, as if worried I'll be offended by his words.I smile at him and glance at the others. They are all in shorts and T-shirts, or, in Holly's case, a light summer skirt and a sleeveless top.I'm in the sundress I put on this morning to make a good first impression. It's clean and not too wrinkled and will still serve its purpose. I don't want the others to think I'm high maintenance."I'm happy to go down like this," I say to Lincoln, squeezing his hand gently.He smiles, his silver eyes bright, but beneath it I can feel his nervous excitement through the bond.Fuck... this is about to ha

Lincoln's POV'What the hell, man? How could you let her walk into this?'Tobias's link drips with vitriol, and he's right.Goddess damn, he's right.The tension in the room has every hair on my body on edge. We're supposed to be here to reassure the pack and calm things down ahead of the fucking inspection, and now this?Lex is standing to attention, every instinct focused on our mate, because it feels like a very real possibility that someone might lunge for her, and I know from the set of Xander's shoulders and the way Tobias is squeezing his cutlery they both feel it as well.At least the one saving grace is that they will both put themselves between Zahra and any harm. If this breaks into an all-out fight, Zahra will have my entire unit and three Alphas, as well as her own incredible skill, to keep her safe.I can't fucking believe I put her in this position.'I didn't see this coming,' Lex murmurs, berating himself for the hundredth time.'We don't have a bond with the pack yet.

Lincoln's POVShit. This is going to be so fucking hard."Can I kiss you?"The question leaves me before I can stop it, rough and urgent, and far less smooth than I imagined it would sound."Yes," she breathes, and I move, almost lunging at her in my desperation to get my mouth on hers again.Her mouth meets mine, and the world narrows to a single point of contact, warm and tentative, but then her lips part and everything sharpens into focus.She tastes like the tea she drank at dinner, and underneath it her beautiful jasmine and citrus scent lingers on her mouth.My hand slides from her cheek into her hair, the strands tangling around my fingers, and Zahra makes a small sound against my mouth that turns my blood to fire.'Goddess,' Lex sighs in my mind. 'She is everything.'I tug her closer, and she comes willingly, her hands finding my shoulders, then my chest, then fisting in the fabric of my shirt as the kiss deepens. My tongue brushes hers and she moans, soft and low, the vibrati

Lincoln's POV:Her fingers work the button free with practiced ease.The sound of my zipper descending seems impossibly loud in the quiet of the clifftop. Night insects have gone silent. The wind has stilled. Even the stars overhead seem to hold their breath, watching."Lift your hips," Zahra murmurs.I obey before my brain catches up to the command. She peels my jeans down my legs, taking my boxers with them in one smooth motion, and then I am bare beneath her. Completely exposed. The night air kisses against my balls as, my cock springs free, already achingly hard, curving up toward my belly.Zahra sits back on her heels and looks at me.Just looks.Heat crawls up my neck. My hands twitch at my sides, desperate to cover myself, to shield my inexperience from her gaze. But Lex growls low in my chest and pins my arms in place with sheer force of will.‘Let her see,’ he commands. ‘She is our mate. She should see all of us.’"You are incredible," Zahra whispers. Her voice wraps around th