Alle Kapitel von 100 Days, The Alphas' Mate: Kapitel 1 – Kapitel 7

CEDAR BLAKE “No! Please... no!”I bolted upright with a scream, my heart racing in my chest before my eyes even adjusted to the light.“You're awake,” a deep voice said calmly from beside me. “I thought I’d lost you.”My head snapped to the side. A man, bare-chested, was relaxing in a cushioned armchair just a few steps away. His green eyes were fixed on me, intense but unreadable, and his lips curved slightly as he took a slow sip from a white cup in his hand.I immediately shifted in the bed, putting distance between us. My fingers clutched the duvet, dragging it up to my chest like it could shield me from danger. The last thing I remembered was falling... and then darkness.“You don’t have to be afraid,” the man said, noticing my reaction. His voice was calm but carried a certain authority that made it hard to ignore. “If I meant you harm, you wouldn’t be awake right now.”His words were supposed to be comforting, but they only made me more alert. I glanced around quickly, scannin

CEDAR BLAKE“Who was that?” I asked, still rattled.“Sammy Porter,” he answered casually, almost with a hint of smugness. He bent to kiss the corner of my mouth. “My rejected mate.”Rejected mate?I handed the empty wine glass to a passing maid, trying to mask the storm swirling inside me. Without waiting for me, he started up the stairs, leaving me trailing behind like some confused guest at my own ceremony. No further explanation, no attempt to justify why I suddenly felt cornered into a marriage, contract or not.He had promised transparency. Honesty. I deserve to know what I’m getting into.“And you didn’t think I should know that you had a mate whom you rejected? One who’s clearly not over it?” I caught up with him, my voice trembling with hurt. “Do you realize the position you’ve put me in?”He stopped at his door, pulled out a key, and unlocked it with a sharp twist of his wrist. “I know I should’ve told you,” he muttered, not meeting my eyes. “But I forgot. Besides, I never pr

CEDAR BLAKE“Cedar, wake the fuck up!” My wolf howled inside me, awakening.The voice sliced through the heavy blur in my head like a knife. I wanted to listen. My mind was awake now, sharp and clear. My heart didn’t resist, and my body wanted to move, but it wouldn’t. The harder I tried, the weaker I became, like I was sinking into deep mud with every small movement.“Stop trying to move,” a sharp voice said. “The more you fight it, the weaker you'll get!”I knew that voice. Smooth and poisonous. It belonged to the man with the silver tongue, the man who had just betrayed me, and drugged my drink. The same man who had played the role of my savior, only to tighten the chains he claimed to break. Dominus. Only the Moon Goddess knows what plan he’s working on now.I’d trusted him, even entertained the thought that maybe he truly wanted me as his Luna. But it all changed the moment I found out he’d rejected his fated mate. And for what? Power? Some ancient prophecy? Whatever it was, it w