All Chapters of Fated to Both Alpha Heirs.: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

1Mabel's pov My heart was pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat, and I hadn't even done anything yet.I stood barefoot in the clearing behind our house, the cold ground biting into my skin, my whole body strung tight the way it always got in this exact spot at this exact hour, like some part of me already knew what was coming and dreaded it before I'd even lifted my hand. The trees around me stood black and silent against a sky just beginning to lighten, and the only sound was my own breathing, too fast, too shallow, the kind of breathing that comes right before you do something you're afraid will fail again.“Oh moon goddess” I called out, almost breaking down.It was five days until Mate Recognition Season began at Mooncrest Academy, five days until I stood in a courtyard full of strangers and found out in front of all of them whether I was worth claiming. Five days, and I still hadn't managed the one thing every other wolf my age had already done years ago without tryin

3Xavier's povThe second my eyes landed on her, something inside me jolted. I felt a spark, a very brief and sudden one; violent enough to lock every muscle in my body for half a second.She looked small standing beside her friend, awkward like she didn’t belong here, but the moment our eyes met, my wolf stirred—hard.A low, restless growl pushed against my chest but I forced it down immediately and looked away.“Xavier…”Bianca’s sharp voice snapped me back.I blinked and looked down at her, wine dripping from her ruined white blouse, her face twisted in annoyance.“Look what she did,” Bianca hissed.I tore my thoughts away from Mabel and focused on what mattered.Bianca.The future Luna everyone expected by my side, the alliance our families had built for years. The life I had already accepted.“It’s fine,” I muttered, taking off my jacket and draping it over Bianca’s shoulders. “Let’s get you cleaned up.”She leaned into me instantly, calming now that she had my attention. But as

5Mabel's povBy the time the sun set tonight, every single person at Mooncrest Academy would have their mate. And me? The wolfless scholarship girl? I guess I might just have to sit and watch.I stood at my window watching the light change over the courtyard below, gold sliding into amber, amber sliding slowly toward the deep blue that meant evening was finally arriving whether I was ready for it or not.The whole academy had transformed over the course of the day into something electric and strange, every hallway buzzing with a nervous energy I could feel in my teeth even through my closed door.Students who normally moved through the halls with careless confidence now walked faster, spoke less, checked their reflections in every window they passed like the glass might warn them of something waiting on the other side.I sat down hard on the edge of my bed and stared at the uniform laid out beside me, white and simple, the kind of garment meant to mean something ceremonial, and I fe