All Chapters of Beyond Chosen: The Alpha's Fated Mate : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

~Elvira~ The road was still hot from the day’s sun when my friends, Carson and Lisa, drove away. I stood there alone as the thick Pennsylvania woods closed in around me. My paws still throbbed, a leftover sensation from the miles I’d spent running in my wolf form. I looked toward the trees where the Silverblade pack territory began, i wasn't just looking for a new home, I was looking for a safe place. I needed to hide from the man who had spent years making me feel completely worthless. As I crossed the invisible border line, the forest changed, It felt like someone was watching me. The quiet was unsettling, broken only by a faint, high-pitched hum that sounded like electronic security sensors. Then, the hum turned into a terrifying snarl. Two large wolves stepped out from the bushes, their eyes bright in the dark. They drooled as they circled me, moving like hunters that had just found their target. I reached for the small bag Lisa had packed for me, trying to use it

~Elvira~ ~Flashback: Two Weeks Ago~ I ran. I had been moving for over an hour, the damp earth of the forest floor cold against my paws. Every joint throbbed and my muscles burned from exhaustion, but the terror of being caught kept me moving. I had to escape that house and the man who had treated me like property for fourteen years. My first shift came late~three days ago, on my twentieth birthday. Most werewolves shift at eighteen or nineteen. Because I hadn't, my stepfather assumed I was still completely defenseless, unaware I had finally found my wolf. Val was a secret worth the wait, she helped me mask my scent and planned our escape the moment he and his son left the house. As I ran, the bruises hidden beneath my fur ached with the memories, I remembered the weight of his fist when I was thirteen, breaking my arm because I talked to a boy in the backyard of our house. I remembered him calling me a whore, just like he had called my mother before he killed

~Elvira~ ~Present~ The cell door hissed shut behind me, the locking mechanism echoing down all the way down, after the chill of the cell, I felt completely weak, my muscles trembling, my legs buckled, so I dropped my hands to my knees to keep from fainting. "What do you think you're doing?" a voice boomed. The guard loomed over me, he was a man with dark tattoos and cold eyes. He lunged forward, clamped his hand around my bicep, and jerked me upward. "I’m trying to catch my breath," I whispered, my throat felt dry. "I’m weak." "Weak?" He gave out a mocking laugh. "You should have thought about that before you crawled into Silverblade territory, Move it, rogue." I hated that word. Rogue "I'm not a rogue," I shot back, The guard’s expression shifted to pure hatred. "Did you just raise your voice at me?" He stepped into my space, wrapped his hand around my throat, and lifted me until my toes barely grazed the floor. "Maybe Alpha Gabriel will hand you o

~Elvira~ I didn't move from the office. Gabriel’s scent hung in the air— rain drenched soil, and a sharp sweetness I couldn't pinpoint. I wandered to his desk, tracing the polished wood with my fingers, feeling a strange sense of calm. Val purred in my mind, content simply to be in our mate’s space. Looking out the massive window at the rolling Pennsylvania hills, I could almost imagine a life here, running free through those woods. The peace lasted exactly ten minutes. The doors were thrown wide. A woman in her twenties strode in, wearing an expensive black dress. She carried a cold confidence and her perfume filled the room instantly "And you are?" Her voice sounded sharp and bored. I kept my hand on the edge of Gabriel’s desk. "The Alpha told me to wait here." I simply replied i didn't see any need to explain futher She gave a humorless laugh. "Gabriel told you what? Why would he leave a stranger like you alone in his office?" Jealousy flared in my

~Elvira~ A low, rumbling growl pulled my attention away from the blonde warrior. Alpha Gabriel was glaring at me, a dark look of annoyance clouding his features. My cheeks burned red, he had caught me looking at someone else, and the mate bond made it feel like an accidental betrayal. I dropped my gaze, fidgeting with my fingers. "Gabriel," the blonde said, his voice carried a smooth British accent. "What you asked for is ready." "Hang on, Cole. I’ll wrap this up," Gabriel muttered, taking a flash drive from the guard’s hand. He dismissed the guards with a sharp nod, and they left immediately. Gabriel plugged the drive into his laptop. The room fell silent as the video played, proving exactly what I already knew. I hadn't moved from the window, and I hadn't touched a single paper. "Vanessa," Gabriel called, folding his hands under his chin as the video played. "She wasn’t sneaking around and she wasn’t stealing." Instead of looking ashamed Venessa just smoothe