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

AURORABeing tired of fighting the same battle every day had worn me down. Nothing felt simple anymore.My last class had just ended when I stepped out onto the college lawn and saw him. My father.He stood in the center of campus as if he owned it. Tall. Solid. Unmoving. And he was not alone.Another wolf shifter stood beside him. Broad shoulders. Dark brown eyes that held steady on me, as if he could see every thought I tried to hide.Theron.My pulse climbed into my throat as I walked toward them. Each step felt heavier than the last. The future I had been avoiding was standing right in front of me. There would be no more delays.Father spoke before I could. His voice was calm, but there was no softness in it.“Aurora, you know why I’ve come. I have made my final decision about your future.”The lines around his mouth were tight. Set. He had already decided. Nothing about this would bend in my favor.He did not waste time.“You must accept an arranged mating with a wolf from our pa

AURORAAfter Damon agreed to meet in the woods, the phone went straight into my pocket and I moved fast down the narrow path that wound between the trees. Dry leaves cracked under my shoes. Branches brushed my arms as I pushed past them.Hands were tight at my sides. Nails dug into my palms. Thoughts would not settle. Desperation kept rising. Anger sat heavy in my chest. Dread followed close behind.The woods felt wrong tonight. Too quiet. No wind in the branches. No animals moving through the brush. Only the steady удар of my feet against the dirt and the harsh sound of my breathing.Every step brought me closer to Damon.Every step also fed the storm building inside me.It felt like something large was pressing against my ribs, trying to claw its way out. The urge to break something, to hurt something, flashed through my mind before I could stop it.Nothing was going to block me from this conversation.A glance up at the sky made my stomach drop. No moon. Just darkness stretching wi

JAXA faint smile crossed my face when Aurora gave her usual strong answer. Even with mating heat close to breaking her control, she still tried to stand her ground. That stubborn strength was pure Aurora.Our lips met before either of us could say anything else.The first kiss struck like a match. Heat rushed through me so quickly it almost felt dangerous. It pulled me down into something wild, something reckless. Still, pulling away was the last thing on my mind.Her soft gasp warmed my mouth as we kissed deeper. The heat between us built quickly, stronger with every second. If this was going to burn us both, then fine. I wanted everything that came with it.Her tongue brushed mine.A low groan escaped both of us.Within seconds Aurora shifted and climbed onto my lap. Her knees wrapped tightly around my sides as she straddled me. The thin layer of denim did nothing to stop the heat of her body pressing against me. Her hips moved slowly at first, then faster as she rubbed herself ag

AURORA “Tonight we celebrate more than the start of a new moon cycle,” my father said to the pack gathered in the clearing. His voice carried clearly through the trees. “This rare moon brings the fertility we have been hoping for. It also marks a formal mating.”A cool breeze passed through the forest. It lifted strands of his long black and gray hair away from his face. The movement showed the strong, steady expression he wore while standing before the pack.“A black moon only appears once every few years,” he continued. “Because of that, tonight begins a new time for all of us.”The wolves gathered in front of us answered with loud cheers. Many tipped their heads back and howled toward the sky. Their voices rose together, filling the night air.The pack believed the moon would bless us tonight. The energy in the clearing made that belief feel real.The tightness in my shoulders slowly eased. Muscles that had stayed tense all evening finally relaxed a little. Just for this night, th

JAXJesus.There had always been a chance something like this could happen. That thought had crossed my mind before. Still, nothing prepared me for actually living it. Running through the forest with Aurora over my shoulder, her bare skin against me, her body still burning from the ritual, was not something anyone had planned for.Duty was easy to accept.Standing there earlier and watching my woman taken in front of everyone during that old moon ceremony had been something else entirely. The ritual was ancient. It bound her to another wolf so she could lead the pack.Knowing that didn’t make it easier.The memory sat heavy in my chest.A scream cut through the night somewhere behind us.That sound pushed me to move faster.Aurora had just stepped into the role of alpha of the Ironwood Pack. Nothing mattered more than keeping her alive. Not tonight. Not during this weakness.A quick count in my head told me we had about twenty-one hours before her full strength returned. Maybe a litt