All Chapters of Winter's Mate: Fated on Ice : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

2JudeI was going to kill that fucking asshole.The thought pounded through my head in rhythm with the bike’s engine as I drove down Main Street, hyper-aware of the girl pressed against my back. She was shaking from cold or shock or both, and my wolf was losing its goddamn mind.Mate,The word echoed through every cell. Protect. Keep. MATE.I gritted my teeth and focused on not crashing.I’d only come back to Highland Creek for Christmas because my mother had guilt-tripped me. One week with the family. Instead, I’d walked out to escape another dinner argument when my wolf caught her scent and I’d run straight into another pack mocking a crying girl in the snow.The punch had been instinct. The need to protect her, to get her away from them, to make sure she was safe—that had been instinct too.The mate bond had hit me like lightning. This girl, this stranger whose name I didn’t even know yet, was mine. The one person in the entire world meant for me.And she had no idea.I pulled up i

4RosieI stared at the door of my parents’ house and took a deep breath. Christmas Day was supposed to be a joyous day of people laughing, exchanging gifts, and pleasantries, but for me, since yesterday, it has been a nightmare.I could still hear those comments in my head, still see that video playing on loop every time I closed my eyes.I looked at the snow falling to the ground, uncaring of what the humans were feeling, whether they were happy about the snow or not. The chiming sound from the bells and the Christmas lights from the neighborhood lit up. Everything looked so normal, so festive, like my world hadn’t just ended.With a deep breath, I pressed the doorbell. My mother opened the door, and upon seeing me, her mood immediately soured. She scoffed and left the door open, turning her back like I was a stranger.As I entered, the house never felt so small and constricted. Home was supposed to be comfortable and warm, but now it felt so distant and suffocating. Everything felt

6RosieA week after the expulsion. For a whole week, I’ve been trying to reverse the expulsion, searching online for anything that could make the school call off the expulsion.Does that mean all my years of hard work had gone down the drain? But all the lawyers I’ve been seeing couldn’t help me and I could feel helplessness and hopelessness creeping into my bones.I even tried to call my father—maybe some of his connections could help—but I’ve been blocked off. I sat on the couch, scrolling through some feeds if I could find something, anything, as I cracked my neck, rubbing my eyes from straining and staring at the screen too much.I’ve been home all day without anything to do and I’ve been feeling guilt for staying at Kira’s apartment, sleeping on her couch and mooching off her food. That was why I tried to do the house chores even though Kira told me not to. But doing that would make my guilt lessen a little.I stood up and went to the counter to pour myself a glass of water when

9JudeMy eyes fluttered open, groaning as I clutched my head, feeling like it wanted to split open. Lying on my back on the bed, I took in the dorm and grunted awake. My heart thudded so fast in the dark, I glanced at the clock on the nightstand to see it was only 5 AM in the morning.I held my head,my wolf clawing at the back of my mind, pacing in agitation in a way I’ve never felt. I didn’t understand why he was feeling this. Maybe the thought of losing the mate a few hours after finding her.I stood up, trailing to the window and opened it, inhaling the fresh breath of air, the after smell of snow hitting the air. The cold air whooshed as I dropped to the ground, my muscles tensing as I started a headstand to regulate my breathing. Maybe exercise would shift the agitation of my wolf and I continued, my nose flaring, but nothing worked.I pinched the bridge of my nose tiredly. What the fuck do you want? I asked, but the motherfucker in my mind rolled his eyes and continued pacing.

1RosieI was growing accustomed to my new home. The cottage Maya rented to me—even though I hadn’t completed the payment yet. But it was still mine.Mine.After Maya, God bless her soul, drove me to my little abode that first night, I didn’t even change my clothes before I collapsed limply on the bed. My body was heavy, highly exhausted from what life had thrown at me. I slept until mid-afternoon with a groan.The past days had been a blur. I barely knew how they passed—arranging the cottage to my taste, changing my mobile SIM to start afresh, and trying to get familiar with the new environment.The town was small and peaceful because practically everyone knew everyone. Sometimes people watched and stared at me as if I were a new entity. Well, I was in this town. When they watched, I wanted to run back to my bed and wrap the duvet over my head and hide, with that nagging feeling in my head—maybe they’ve seen the video. But I sighed in relief when their gaze held no animosity, no disgu