Todos os capítulos de The Alpha's Fated Encounter: Capítulo 121 - Capítulo 130

I was starting to think this might not have been such a good idea. Although, the two of them needed to get a grip. When Abi had first been taken, Maddy hadn’t seemed to hold any ill will towards Sebastian, but that had changed quickly. His own guilt had kept him from going anywhere near her. They’d been becoming friends, and that conscious separation had hurt Maddy more than I’d realized. Plus, I think she needed someone to blame. The royals were so far removed and impossible to strike out at that she focused her anger and hurt at the only person who was nearby. Sebastian. For his part, he’d done a shit job. He’d promised multiple times to talk it out with Maddy, and so far, he’d been too afraid to do it. This would be the chance for them to hash it all out—as long as they didn’t accidentally kill each other in the process.“Okay,” I said. “Do we understand the assignment?”Sebastian gave a hesitant nod. “I… uh… try to take her down, right?“You can try,” Maddy said with a roll of her

Nico took half the pack and put them into a team by themselves, pretending to be the royals. Since they were all playing humans, he told them they weren’t allowed to shift. He took the rest of us and broke us into groups of two. He told me he was going to have one group act as traitors and help the royals. He didn’t tell anyone else his plan, which irritated me. I felt like he was only telling me because he was still coddling me, but I hoped he only wanted to let me in on his little scheme because he was excited and proud of the little twist.I was with Sebastian, of course, and once things got going, I realized Nico hadn’t been lying. It was crazy. We sprinted through the woods and could hear screaming and shouting. Then the exploding sounds of paintballs as they slammed into the trees. Apparently, Nico had other tricks up his sleeve to make things more chaotic. He’d given the “royals” team paintball guns to simulate the weapons they’d probably have when we went toe to toe with them.

Francisca chuckled and leaned forward. “Sweetheart. Think about what you’re saying. When normal human men go through puberty, they grow some hair on their balls, their voices get deep, and then their dicks get bigger and start getting hard at the drop of a hat. Women? Jesus, the boobs, the hair, fucking cramps, blood leaking out of you, and so freaking many hormones. It’s a whole ordeal. Now, imagine that, along with a fucking magical creature living inside you and wanting to come out and change your body. It’s so much more difficult. Girls usually don’t have their first shift until after most boys, simply because so much shit is happening with our bodies that it’s hard to focus on shifting. Boys are usually nine or ten. Girls are ten or eleven, on average.”I drained my glass and sat it down so Eliza could refill it. “So, tell me what you do to get that first shift out of the way?”The sisters gave me pointers that were sort of on the same line as Nico’s meditations, but they also we

“Yeah, man. I can give you the whole layout.”Waving a hand to gesture toward Felipe, I said, “Felipe, grab that notepad. Draw what he tells us.”Marcus gave us a detailed layout of the building. As he talked, Felipe sketched the general floor plan. There was an attic that had nothing but some old boxes. The main floor was set up like any other house, bedrooms, bathrooms, kitchen, and living room. It only got interesting when he started to describe the basement.“As soon as we got downstairs, we knew there was some crazy shit going on,” Marcus said. “Looked like it had been gutted down to the stud walls, then a couple of shitty walls were put up half-assed to make prison cells or something. They did a crap job, but they’re solid.”“Could you get a look inside those?” I asked.“My brother Darren climbed up and got a look through a space they left at the top of the wall. One cell was empty, but the other had a girl in it.”“What did she look like?” Maddy’s voice burst out. “Did she look

Unable to help myself, I glanced at everyone we passed, wondering whether they were agents of the royals. They probably thought they had a boot on our necks, so the chance of them actually trying something right now was low. They needed me, so I was physically safe, but there was no reason they wouldn’t try to kidnap me again. Having Nico by my side made me feel much safer.A wave of sadness hit me as we stopped in the parking lot. I got out of the car and looked at my place. It looked dead and lifeless. It hurt my heart, and I promised myself things would change one way or another.“I’m gonna go in and check around for a second.”“Need me to come in?”“No, I won’t be long. Just stay by the door. If I need you, I’ll text you.”Nico seemed anxious about letting me go, but he didn’t argue. I walked up the steps and unlocked the door. As soon as I stepped in, I relaxed. It was almost like coming home. I was happy to be there, but it also filled me with sadness. Abi wasn’t here. She alway