Todos os capítulos de The Alpha's Fated Encounter: Capítulo 21 - Capítulo 30

“This…this is where things get bad. The stories say Edemas flew into a rage. He slaughtered the contingent of family members, some of them his own nieces and nephews. His wife, the queen, was also a victim of his rage. He found her in the castle, and knowing she was the one who had orchestrated the proclamation, tore her throat out with his own wolf teeth. The news was like a nuclear bomb going off. Every human and shifter leader within hundreds of miles heard of the butchery, and they knew neither Edemas nor his lineage could be allowed to live. For more than three years, a resistance faction formed in the shadows, a combining of strength between all the shifter clans who were disloyal to Edemas as alpha and humans who knew they would be subjugated if the Hollander line was allowed to flourish. Also, some of Edemas’s distant family joined the resistance. These were cousins and far-removed relations. None of them were werewolves, but they craved the power and fortune of Edemas. They f

“What the hell is your dad gonna do?” Sebastian asked.“He’s the one who told me the stories when I was a kid. If anyone might know more, it’s him. Plus, I know I can trust him with my life, with Maddy’s life. Once this info is out, it can’t go back. You can’t put the toothpaste back in the tube, right?”They had no argument for that, and we waited while my dad made his way over. His house was only three houses down. It was a blessing and a curse to have my family so close. In this situation, it was a blessing.The knock came less than five minutes after I called him. He came walking in with a confused look on his face.“Nico? I’m here. What was the big rush?”I sighed, and for the third time in less than two hours, I relayed all my theories about Maddy and everything we’d learned about her. By the time I was done, my throat was sore from talking so much.Dad took a seat and held his chin in his hand. It was the typical Dad’s thinking look I’d seen from him all throughout my life.“I

“I’ve found my life’s work.”“Which is?”“Making you a baseball fan.”I chuckled and opened the door. “Good luck with that. I can barely make it through a football or basketball game without falling asleep.”Sebastian’s jaw fell open and he clutched a hand to his chest. “Blasphemer!”“Oh my God. Come on.” I got out and started walking toward the bar, hearing his footsteps behind me.I walked in and was happy that the same anxiety I’d had the day before didn’t rear its head again. I walked in and waved to the crew behind the bar. Abi came out of the kitchen and saw me, her face slipping into a scowl. She set the tray of clean beer mugs down and stomped toward me.“Why the hell are you here tonight?” she demanded, thrusting her fists onto her hips.“I need to work. I’d go crazy if I stayed locked up all day.”“And after last night? That didn’t give you a clue that you should take things a little slower?”“Abi, it’s fine. I’m a lot better today. I think it was first-night jitters or what

Felipe’s face went dark. “Son of a bitch,” he hissed and pounded a fist into his truck’s door.Nico turned to join him, and I stretched out a hand. “Nico?” I called.He slid to a stop and turned back to me. “Yeah?”“Be careful.”He grinned. “Always.”Without another word, he jumped into Felipe’s truck and they took off into the night. They headed down the highway, going the direction Sebastian had come from.I leaned back in the Jeep’s seat, my skin feeling hot and clammy. Sebastian came around to my side. “Maddy? Are you good? You don’t⁠—”He jumped out of the way as I leaned out of the Jeep and retched. The fear and panic of the last few minutes had caught up to me. I gagged and vomited all over the pavement. Finally, when what little was in my stomach had been expelled, I relaxed back into my seat. The night felt ominous and full of horror.Relief washed over me as Sebastian drove away from the diner. I fell into an exhausted sleep before we made it home.12NICORage unlike anyth

“Sure.”I pulled her sneakers off and averted my eyes as I slid her pants down. At least, I tried to avert my eyes. Even in the dim light from the hallway ceiling fixture, I could see the muscular curve of her legs. Maddy was still half asleep and murmuring words I couldn’t make out. She peeled her shirt off, the movement causing my gaze to slip across her body and up beyond her flat stomach to the mounds of her breasts. Maddy unclasped her bra and tossed it away. My breath caught in my throat, and I swung my head back toward her feet, but not before I’d gotten a glimpse of the dark brown nipples atop her perfect breasts.I felt like a pervert, and she was still barely coherent and had no idea what I’d seen. She slipped the shirt I’d given her over her head and lay down, falling back asleep almost immediately. My heart was thudding in my chest. I quickly covered her with a blanket and left the room.After latching her door, I leaned against it. My dick was throbbing in my pants, strai