All Chapters of The Ice Alpha’s Mate: Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

ARIARyder follows me all the way to the bedroom, then closes the door behind him after he steps in. He asks me, "What is it? Will you tell me what's wrong?"I whirl around, arms folded. Goddess knows that I didn't want to feel this way about anything, but I can't keep it in much longer. "There's something about Lizzie that unsettles me, Ryder."Wrinkles form between his eyebrows. "What do you mean?""I sense it. She still has feelings for you and she's jealous. There's no way around it."I realized it when I first set my eyes on her, the day after our arrival. Ryder and I went to see the grave that the hockey team dug for my uncle and Cassandra, and when we came back, she was by the entrance, caressing her rounded belly. Though she greeted us in a friendly way, I saw something flicker across her eyes that gave me the chills. "Aria," he begins calmly, and I already know what he's going to say before he even finishes his sentence, "Lizzie is harmless.""Don't say that. You don't know

RYDERI try to catch up to Aria as we run through the woods, but she's going so fast that she's a blur. I'm pretty sure at this point that she saw something that alarmed her enough to chase after it, so much that she didn't even have time to tell me where she was going. I send a silent prayer to the goddess to keep her safe because I don't know what we're running into here. It could be anything. At last, I see her way ahead of me, tackling another smaller wolf to the ground. I cut in between them, panic flooding my mind. I keep the wolf pinned to the ground by climbing over it, and it yelps helplessly. Hell, almost pathetically. I recognize this wolf. Rage replaces the fear that something could've happened to Aria, and I growl. Nadia lowers her ears. She's still a part of this pack, so my Alpha Command works on her. I shift back and order her to do the same. Nadia brings her knees close to her chest and covers her face with her arms. Aria remains in wolf form, snarling at her.

RYDERAs we'd agreed in our very first council meeting, most of the volunteer fighters are starting to arrive, and they'll set camp right in the heart of the pack. From here on out, Ironclaw will be the heart of this upcoming war. It was a fairly difficult decision for us to make, especially since everyone will be right in the middle of this conflict, innocent or not. So, it was decided that anyone who doesn't want to fight will go to Moon Rose and spend time there as refugees until this war is over. They'll be protected, and of course, nobody who doesn't want to will have to get hurt. There's a lot to do. Many changes will have to happen, and some of the fighters will have to move into the homes that have been evacuated. Hopefully, once all of this is over, things will go back to normal, but until then, everyone will have to make a sacrifice. The packhouse is now open and has become a base camp of sorts. All the meetings are held there and because it's spacious, a lot of the pack

ARIAJust before the sun sets, I go around with the other Nocturns to pass around a few welcoming treats to the newcomers. Anne and her people had been working on these cookies all day, and now, they're packed and ready to be distributed. Though I didn't feel like leaving the house earlier on, things changed after Lizzie moved in with us. I don't know why, but the air in there is a little harder to breathe and I can tell the difference because the last few days were really good for me. Of course, focusing on all of this now when there's no way of turning back is pointless, but that doesn't mean I won't distract myself whenever I can. The only thing I can hope for is that this will end soon and she'll be out of my hair when that happens. "Luna Aria?"I turn away from the two women seated close to Luca's family's boarded-up grocery store and see Beta Wilson standing behind me with both his hands deep in his pockets. "Beta Wilson."He steps toward me and mentions, "I haven't seen mu

ARIAI was right near the medical tent when Ryder's old teammates showed up with a bleeding Zach. It seemed his leg had been nearly bitten off. There was a dark trail of blood behind them, and the sight of it made my stomach churn. So much has happened lately that I forgot all about being a healer. I don't know why I don't associate myself with the profession anymore. It could be because of Uncle Barty. He always encouraged me to do it, and he helped me get a position on the team. Now that he's gone, I feel a little lost. I don't know what to do with myself anymore. I walk around aimlessly, reminiscing. Wishing I could do better each and every time. It's a nightmare. But something about the scene in front of me awakens that part of me that I thought was long forgotten. I rush forward with a sense of purpose and before any of the healers can intervene, I exclaim, "Bring him in here!"They place him on one of the beds. They're all empty, thank the goddess for that, and we have an u