All Chapters of FATED TO THE ALPHA MATED FOR ETERNITY : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

She shut her eyes for a moment, drawing in the cool night air, trying to steady the wild flutter in her chest. The man beside her stirred something fierce inside her something she’d never felt with anyone else. Sure, his body was all hard lines and raw strength, the kind that made her mouth go dry, but it went deeper than that. In just two evenings together, he’d already earned a piece of her trust, pulled her in like gravity itself.“I do feel it,” she murmured, keeping the truth locked away that most of that feeling was a steady, aching heat low in her belly.“Then you get why I listen to my gut?”Her fingers tightened around the smooth emerald in her palm, still half-dazed that someone like him could want her this badly. All her life she’d waited for a man who’d choose her first, without hesitation. It felt too good, too sudden, to be true.“I’m getting there…”“You’re the only one I want, Elara. I can wait however long it takes.”Those words lit a small fire of hope in her. She cl

Rowan didn’t spare the diner a second glance as he left the back room. The air inside still carried blood and antiseptic, and it clung to him like a bad memory. He shoved through the exit, the bell jangling wildly overhead.“You’re replacing that door,” Joe shouted after him.Rowan didn’t slow. “Not a fucking chance.”The cold outside cut through him as he crossed the lot, boots crunching over gravel. He climbed into his truck and slammed the door, gripping the steering wheel hard enough that the leather creaked beneath his hands. His wolf paced restlessly under his skin, unsettled, agitated.The drive back to pack land passed in a blur of trees and dirt road. His thoughts refused to settle, spiraling instead Joe’s story, the rogue bear, the danger he’d just invited into his territory. He’d made the call on instinct, not logic, and instinct had never failed him before. That didn’t mean it wouldn’t cost him.Brian stood near the main house when Rowan pulled in.“Where is everyone?” Row

“There’s a bear outside,” Brian said.There was no panic in his voice. Just irritation.Rowan closed his eyes briefly, jaw tightening. Of all the nights for this to happen. He should have been focused on Elara on protecting her, calming her, preparing himself for what he was about to do. Instead, bear politics were knocking at his door.He had never had problems with wolves or coyotes crossing into his territory. Bears, though? Bears were unpredictable. Reckless. Half-mad even on their best days.Elara lay unconscious on his bed, spent from the storm that had torn through her body. Rowan had left her only because he had to. Watching her beg him plead for him had nearly broken him. The restraint he’d shown bordered on cruelty, but he refused to take her while she didn’t understand what was happening.If only she knew how badly he ached to claim her.He had spent years teaching himself how to act human. Dating. Gifts. Patience. He’d wanted her first time to be chosen, not driven by inst

One of Rowan’s hands slid down between them as he aligned himself with her body. She sucked in a sharp breath when she felt the blunt, heavy head of his cock press against her entrance. Her fingers curled into the sheets, bracing for pain, for shock anything.Instead, he moved slowly.Patiently.The thick crown pushed inside her inch by inch, stretching her in a way that stole the air from her lungs. She whimpered, the sensation overwhelming but not unbearable. Her body was slick with need, open and ready despite her nerves.“Hush,” he murmured against her ear. “You’re doing so good. Take it for me.”She focused on breathing as he eased deeper, her body adjusting around him until he was fully seated inside her. Full. Claimed.Her virginity was gone.And it belonged to Rowan.To a wolf.“God,” he groaned. “So tight. So perfect. You’re mine now, Elara. My mate.”He drew back and pushed forward again, setting a slow, deliberate rhythm. Each thrust sent new sensations spiraling through he

The dogs lingered near the house despite their kennel doors standing wide open. Even with the forest at their backs, they rarely wandered far. The structure gave them shelter during the harshest winter nights, and instinct told them to stay close.Joe broke the silence first. “You saw him.”Rowan nodded. “I did.”“And?”“He’s gone,” Rowan said flatly. “Past the point of saving.”Joe dragged a hand over his face. “Then why didn’t you end it? You had the chance.”“I did,” Rowan replied. “But killing him now answers nothing. I need to know if he’s alone.”Joe hesitated, opening his mouth before closing it again. “I don’t know if anyone else turned. Everything happened so fast. We were scattered. I didn’t stop to count the fallout.”“You didn’t leave because you wanted to,” Rowan said. “You were driven out.”Joe swallowed. “Others ran too. I just don’t know what became of them.”Rowan exhaled slowly. “Last time this happened, it wasn’t just one. Six bears went feral within weeks. That was