All Chapters of The Mate Curvy of the Forbidden Alpha: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Crumbs, shadows and terrible ideasAnneSealing off an entire fortress turned out to be much less dramatic than I had expected.Nathan didn’t yell, slam a table, or—much less—threaten to have heads rolled.He simply walked out of my room and said,“Close the gates. No one enters, no one leaves the fortress.”And Ravenshade obeyed completely.Just like that.There was no argument or questioning; the guards followed the order as if it were routine, while the people inside the fortress cooperated. I could see the villagers peeking around, but they still didn’t interfere with what was being done.The Alpha’s word was law.And I think he needed a couple of lessons in leadership.I had to repeat three times that no one was to touch a cake until it cooled down, and even then, some jerk would always stick a finger in it.I shook my head and, at the same time, envied the situation.The Alphas had absurd privileges.Cassian returned a few minutes later, accompanied by two guards. His expression

The Alpha who almost set his own kitchen on fireAnneTaking control of the Ravenshade kitchens turned out to be considerably easier than taking control of my life.And that was saying a lot.I had only needed a little girl hiding behind a wall, supplies swapped by a mysterious figure, a missing page from my mother's recipe book, and the fairly reasonable suspicion that someone had been trying to poison the Alpha for weeks.Practically a vacation for me.I planted myself in front of the kitchen staff with my hands on my hips.Fifteen people were watching me, sixteen if I counted Nathan.Though including the Alpha in the category of "useful personnel" was still under evaluation.Nathan remained beside a prep table with his arms crossed over his chest. He was dressed entirely in black, his hair combed back, and wore the solemn expression of a man who had come to witness an execution.His shoulder was still bandaged, his temperature still dropped when he used too much power, and Orla had

When the Bond Stopped ExistingAnneNight fell over Ravenshade with a calm so suspicious it made me want to check under every table.After finding silver in the flour, no one in the kitchens touched an ingredient again without looking at me first. Bernard closed the storerooms, Cassian doubled the watch, and Nathan confiscated the four contaminated sacks with an expression that promised an administrative death for whoever had signed off on those deliveries.As for me, I tried to have dinner.Tried was the key word."You don't need to watch my plate," I said.Nathan, sitting across from me at a small table set apart from the main dining hall, looked up."I'm not watching it.""You've spent five minutes watching every bite I chew.""I'm observing.""That's watching with Alpha vocabulary."Pippa let out a giggle to my right and hid her face behind her cup.Nathan looked at her."Don't encourage her.""She doesn't need help," the girl replied."Finally someone understands me."Nathan sigh

Financial Consent for BeginnersAnneThe next morning, I discovered that being classified as a strategic resource had an unexpected consequence: everyone had an opinion about me as if I were a blender with a criminal record.The Ravenshade council had called another meeting.Naturally.At that point, I was starting to suspect councilors reproduced inside closed rooms like vile cockroaches.I walked in with my recipe book pressed against my chest and found Maxwell, Cassian, two lawyers, Orla, Nathan, and enough paper to start an administrative fire.Nathan looked up and smiled at me.Very slightly; just enough to remind me of the kiss he had stolen from me the night before.The bastard.My lips seemed to remember it too.So do I, Nina said.I didn't ask you.I would've kissed him again, she said boldly.Which is precisely why you don't make diplomatic decisions.I sat across from Nathan.He made an almost imperceptible movement toward my mouth.I saw it.He saw that I saw it, and his s

A Property, a coin, and an Alpha in rehabilitationAnneThe next morning, Nathan appeared outside my door with a folder, two coffees, and such a serious expression that I assumed someone had declared another war.My first reaction was to look at the cups.My second was to look at his hands.My third was to remember how those same hands had held my face while he kissed me in the square.Nina sighed inside my head.Now this looks like a mating breakfast, she said excitedly.It's coffee.Wolves drink before doing interesting things too.I opened the door wider."What happened?"Nathan raised one of the cups."Good morning," he said carefully. "I brought coffee.""That doesn't answer my question.""I'm trying to start with something small."I looked at him suspiciously."Did you buy the café?""No.""The plantation?""No.""The mountain where the coffee grows?" I asked with more irony.His mouth moved."Anne.""I'm checking."He handed me the cup.I took it."Good. Continue."Nathan held