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Zion took her hand leading the way inside. She stood watching him, amazed as he organized her an appointment. At first the woman behind the counter tried to give him the runaround. When he offered to pay double she was shocked.“Can you afford this?”“For you, I can afford anything.” He turned back to the assistant. “Make sure she’s well taken care of.”He took her hand, kissing her knuckles. “I’ll be right here if you need me.”“Zion, this is too much.”“No, it’s just right. You need to relax.”She followed the assistant toward a changing room. Maya didn’t know what to say but she did know one thing, she was falling in love with Zion, and that wasn’t fair of her. She couldn’t be with him, but her feelings were getting harder to ignore. Part of her had always been in love with Zion.Being the runt of the litter she’d tried to ignore the feelings he inspired inside her. Nothing good could come of them together.Just because nothing good could come of them together didn’t stop her yearn

“He knows you don’t mean it. Your wolf isn’t completely active yet. The moment you transition, you’ll know him, and sense him. Don’t let your parents see the bite mark on your neck.”“I won’t. I promise. I don’t want him to get in trouble.”“I really hope everything works out for you.”“I do as well.”“I’m coming with you to the pack,” Paul said, surprising her.“What?”“I need to know what happens, honey. I’m so proud of you.”“Really?”“You know I am.”“What about Zion?” she asked. Would he be able to see her during the transition?“That boy loves you, Maya. You’re fated mates.”“I know. I just wished I could give him what he wants.”“All he wants is for you to get through the transition alive. He’s been here for you, holding you, comforting you. I see the way he looks at you. Zion’s in love with you, and he’s going to be there throughout it all.” Paul turned away. “I’m going to head up to the house.”Zion loved her?It seemed so surreal to her that they were mates. She could only i

A couple of days laterMaya stood in the garden staring up at the morning sun. She was fully turned, and her wolf was no longer bound in a cage within her mind. The last couple of days had been a nightmare. This was her first chance outside. Her transition had been a nightmare, too. Days and nights filled with turning, changing, getting stronger. She stared down at her body shocked by the transformation.The years of eating heartily had actually taken its toll. She looked healthy, full, and strong. Her stomach was rounded, her breasts huge, and she had a large set of hips and thighs. She loved her body. Some would call her overweight, but to her, she loved it, and wouldn’t change a thing.It was all because of Zion. She touched her mating mark on her neck, yearning for her mate.She was going to go to him.All this time he must have been going through torture knowing who she was and yet fearing her transition. She didn’t have any idea what he’d been going through until she finally tra

“Are you sure you want to do that?”Lucy Wolf stared at her only friend, Bianca, and smiled. “It’s time I moved away from here, I think. It’s not right for me. Not really.”“You’re sure you’re allowed to leave? We’re a very private pack, Lucy. I don’t imagine you can just walk away.”She sighed and then took a sip of her coffee. It was hard for her to make a decision like this. At twenty-three years old, she was more than ready to leave Wolf Valley to go and find some clue as to who she was. Twenty-three years ago, her parents, who happened to be wolves, had found her abandoned by a creek, so they were not really her birth parents. They had told her many times she had been wrapped in a blanket covered with blood, and she wasn’t even screaming.Her parents had actually stumbled onto her while they were running through the local forest. Neither her father nor her mother told her anything else about where they found her. She’d been a baby, so there hadn’t really been a reason for her to

Caleb wrinkled his nose. Patricia was one of the strongest of the new generation of the pack, and she believed her rightful place was by his side. Ever since Lucy had thwarted her attempt to claim dominance, she’d been trying to prove what a strong female she actually was. The truth was, none of them stood a chance against Lucy unless they worked as a pack to attack. Witches were strong—the strongest kind of paranormal beings—but until they inherited their powers and learned to harness their craft, they were forever in danger. Lucy, being away from any coven, was vulnerable.“I’m not mating with Patricia. You’ve got no chance.”“She’s not going to take no for an answer. You gave Cora a smile the other day, and Patricia made the girl bow down to her strength.”“Patricia needs to be careful. My mother will not allow her to take her place.” There was only one true pack alpha female, and that was his mother.“Now that smackdown I’d pay to see.”Guy signaled the waitress, and they ordered