All Chapters of The Mate Who Marked Me : Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Chapter 1: The RejectionWREN'S POVThe hallway at Ravenhollow Academy was already full by the time I got there, packed with wolves who never let me forget I wasn't quite one of them. I kept my eyes down, my grip tight on my books, and told myself if I just made it to my locker without incident, the day could still turn out fine.It didn't.The moment I opened my locker, someone knocked the stack right out of my arms. I didn't need to turn around to know who it was.Ivy.She stood over the mess with her arms crossed, that same practiced smile on her face, the one that made my stomach twist every single time. "Oops," she said, drawing the word out like it tasted good.I crouched to gather my books, but she stepped on one before I could reach it, grinding her heel into the cover."Really?" I asked, keeping my voice flat.She gasped, pressing a hand to her chest like I'd wounded her. "Oh, look, the wolfless girl found her voice." A laugh slipped out, sharp and delighted. "Come talk to me

Chapter 3: The Vampire HunterKADE'S POVThe night was supposed to be simple.I'd come to Ravenhollow for one reason, to finish an investigation that had nothing to do with pack politics or ascension ceremonies. Six months of tracking whispers of vampire activity near the eastern border had led me here, to a pack too busy throwing a birthday celebration to notice the danger creeping along its edges. I'd spent the better part of the evening in the records room beneath the packhouse, going through old territory agreements, looking for any hint that Ravenhollow's leadership had been trading information with the very creatures I'd spent my life hunting.I found nothing conclusive. Just old paperwork and older grudges. I was already headed for the door, business finished, ready to put this pack and its self-important almost-Alpha behind me, when something stopped me cold.Help me.I froze mid-step.The voice wasn't spoken aloud. It echoed straight through my head, raw and desperate, thick

Chapter 5: What He Never Told MeWREN'S POVMy heart started pounding so hard I could feel it in my throat. "W-what is it?"Silas hesitated longer than I'd ever seen him hesitate about anything, his weathered hands twisting together in his lap like he was trying to find the right shape for words he'd been avoiding for years."Your father," he said finally, "wasn't a werewolf."I stared at him, waiting for the rest of it, but he seemed to be searching for a way to say it that wouldn't break something between us."Then what was he?"Silas's throat worked before the word finally came out. "Vampire."It didn't feel real, hearing it said out loud like that, plain and final.The air seemed to leave the room entirely.A vampire. No. That wasn't possible. My mother had been a werewolf, born and raised in Ravenhollow same as her mother before her. I'd spent my entire life waiting for my wolf to surface, certain it was only a matter of time, certain the Moon Goddess simply had her own timeline