All Chapters of The Last Alpha’s Mate: Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

Kate“And now I'm apparently catching feelings," I said, "for a man who is still grieving his wife, who has kids that need him more than I do, who probably sees me as some annoying researcher he has to keep alive as part of his job description. Just great.""You're not annoying. At least your two friends don't think so," Elara said. Huh? Two friends?Seeing my expression, Elara continued. "Fenrir likes you. He just doesn't know how to say it without sounding intimidating." I shuddered. "What? Fenrir broke a man's arm yesterday.""He likes you in his own way."I laughed again. "That's not comforting.""It wasn't supposed to be comforting. It was supposed to be funny and you laughed." Elara bumped her shoulder gently against mine. "Look, I'm not telling you to do anything about how you feel. Damon's grief is real and he will need time to get over it. But, you don't have to go and declare your feelings to him tonight."My smile fell. Did she just say that? "Good. Because I absolutely

ElaraA few of them shifted on their feet and none of them looked up."You are Omegas," I continued. "Not nothing or lesser than the other ranks, no matter what some Beta or Gamma might whisper to get what he wants from you. But the moment you let someone treat your body like an exchange or like something to be traded for favor or food or protection, that means you have given them the permission to keep treating you that way forever." I waited for that to sink into their head."And it doesn't stop with you. The next girl who walks past that barracks will get looked at the exact same way, because you made it normal to fuck around." I finished with a stern look.Bless Kate and… Raya? Yes, bless Raya's heart too for this powerful information. I knew it was going to cause a major strife as time went on. But I was on.One girl near the end of the line lifted her head slightly. She looked more annoyed than ashamed, which I actually respected a little. In this pack, it was better everyone

Elara "You will be." She turned back to her bowl, as if none of this had just happened. "Everyone eventually is." Kate shifted beside me, clearly sensing the conversation had changed into sometimes we could neither control anymore. So she tried to have the topic. "Okay, well, this has all been wildly informative, but maybe we should…" "You still haven't told us where you're from, Elara." Daisy didn't even look up. "I asked you once, back at the apartment, and you changed the subject. I'm asking again now. Who are you? Really?" I felt something pull behind my eyes, like the floor was shaking without actually moving. And when I tried to say something, my voice felt far away… where I couldn't reach. What the hell was happening to me? "Elara?" Kate snapped a hand in front of my face. "Are you okay?" she asked. I blinked hard. "Yeah. Yeah, I'm fine." I wasn't entirely sure that was true, but it felt like the safest thing to say out loud in a room with a witch. She was responsible

ElaraLong tables lined the ends of the wall all stacked with roasted meats, flatbread, and trays of something sweet that smelled like the honey from Daisy's basket, which I decided not to mention out loud. Wolves filled every available space, laughing, shoving each other good-naturedly, and placing bets in hushed voices that weren't actually hushed at all. Children ran between the adult’s legs chasing each other, clearly more excited about the snacks than the fighting.It felt less like a contest for rank and more like a festival that happened to have violence as one of their major focuses. Not that anyone was complaining.In fact it was one of the events I looked forward to ever since we arrived here. It has been one duty or another. This was a way to let everyone unwind and have fun.I sat beside Fenrir on a raised stony platform at the base of the square. On my other side was Kate sleeping her hands into a plate of something fried, while Damon was standing behind us with his arms

ElaraEven Kate had forgotten the popcorn entirely, and Damon had stopped chewing, watching the reunion with the attention he usually saved for actual threats. Nobody had looked at me once since Vesper said the word "apartment."I cleared my throat.Fenrir blinked, like he'd genuinely forgotten there was anyone else with him on the platform, and turned back to me with an embarrassed expression.I was taken aback by that look."Elara." He reached for my hand, and helped me up. "This is Vesper. She practically helped raise me before everything went wrong. Vesper, this is Elara. My mate."What the hell? She practically did what?!Vesper's eyes moved over me slowly, assessing in a way that felt entirely different from how Daisy had looked at me earlier. Which was less… hungry for information and more like she was simply trying to understand what kind of person had ended up standing beside Fenrir.Okay, maybe she wasn't impressed. So fucking what?"The Luna," she said."Elara works fine to