All Chapters of Rise of the fated alpha pair : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Ronan POV I shot a glance at this male and tried to think past my pain. “Why are you out here? You could have started a turf war if Lyra hadn’t been here.”The terror on his face was back. “I’m sorry! I didn’t know you were an Alpha. We were told to come out this far and look for any other supernaturals. Shoot first and ask questions later. We’ve had three cubs die.”That was alarming. Cubs were absolutely precious to any pack, due to how rare they were. The loss of one would be enough to throw an entire pack into grieving for a year. But three? I couldn’t imagine it.“Would your Alpha be open to negotiating a joint effort?”Lyra went even paler, and her breaths came in short gasps. I focused on David.His eyes went to the ground, staring intently at a large leaf. “I uh . . . I don’t”His stuttering was more than just Alpha intimidation. He was hiding something from me, and I didn’t like it.Clearly David wasn’t going to tell me anything useful. Since Lyra was familiar with him, I co

Lyra POVI shoved a bite of crunchy cereal into my mouth.By the time we had finally gotten back to the pack the next day, Rebecca had been livid. Xavier hadn’t been much happier, but he’d at least kept the pack from finding out their Alpha and another woman had left overnight and kept everything under control. Apparently, he knew ahead of time that Ronan had gone off, but he hadn’t been given clear instructions on what to do if he didn’t come back.I can only imagine the sight we must have made, waltzing through the woods side by side when we’d finally emerged, Ronan’s leg covered in blood. I’d stalked away and let Rebecca have Ronan. Even if it made something deep inside of me twinge uncomfortably.I tried to keep my head down the last three days, helping Marni with searching for herbs and keeping my mind clear and calm. For once, I felt no need to stir shit up mostly because my brain was in shambles. That night in the cabin, I told Ronan things I’d never told anyone. But why?I too

Lyra POV“Think about what tactics they both use. How Marni avoids Aniyah’s advances, and the moves Aniyah makes to pin her.”Some of the others murmured to one another, clearly doubting Marni. I growled in their direction, and they immediately shut up.Xavier sidled closer to Marni. “You’ve got this,” he said.She inclined her head before stripping out of her workout clothes, keeping her back to us, and shifted into her coyote form. Marni hung her head low, tail lowering between her legs. Her eyes danced over and met mine.I gave her a curt nod. You got this, I mouthed.Marni raised her head, widening her stance, and looked at Aniyah head on.A smile pulled at my lips.Aniyah and Marni squared off. A heartbeat later, Aniyah pushed off the ground in an impressive flip, and landed on the opposite side of Marni.Everyone was certain Marni would be taken down a second later. But while we were all focused on Aniyah’s impressive gymnastic ability, Marni had moved to Aniyah’s old spot and f

Ronan POV Her voice wavered, and Xavier put a hand on her shoulder. The corner of her mouth twitched with a small smile, and she steeled herself before continuing. “I was with my mom at the well gathering buckets of water. They attacked us then, when we were all split up. They made sure to wait until other members had left the city, and wouldn’t draw outside attention before attacking. We were taken by surprise and were too spread out to band together. They picked us off so easily. My mom shoved the bucket back down the well, gave me a kiss, and threw me in after it.” She swiped a stray tear off her cheek. “It took me days of trying to climb up the rope before I managed to do so, and my whole pack was gone by the time I did.” Xavier looked horrified and awed simultaneously; Marni had never spoken about this. My mom reached over and clasped Marni’s hand. “I’m so sorry, sweetheart.” Marni sniffled, but accepted their platitudes. “It was a long time ago.” Xavier stepped away from her,

Ronan POVIt was easily one of the best parties in a long while. Or perhaps it was that I was finally relaxing, after what felt like weeks of tension. Not even Rebecca’s possessiveness bothered me tonight, though that was likely due to the small ring I’d given her earlier in the day. She left me alone as she went from group to group, finding more females to fawn over it. I scanned the crowd, wondering where her father Victor was. Then I remembered he was one of the few wolves on patrol tonight.I rolled my shoulders and lazily scanned the clearing. Everyone was enjoying themselves, and I didn’t blame them. The atmosphere was cozy, between the good food, the fire, and the twinkling outdoor lights set up as decoration. Aniyah and Koko danced around the fire, pulling others from the crowd to join them. It was almost magical.Xavier sidled up next to me, watching as I dutifully kept my eyes on the pack.“An Alpha’s work is never done,” he remarked. I raised an eyebrow, and he tossed me a