All Chapters of The Alpha's Untamed Mate: Chapter 41 - Chapter 47

I wasn't entirely sure how we'd gone from arguing loudly enough to make me wonder whether the people in the neighboring rooms could hear us to standing in the middle of the hotel suite with Kieran's arms wrapped around me, but I wasn't particularly interested in questioning it. My cheek rested against his chest, his heartbeat steady beneath my ear, and for the first time since I'd climbed into the back of his SUV that morning, I felt as though I could finally stop worrying about what might happen if someone discovered where I was.Kieran was still angry with me. I knew that much, and I wasn't foolish enough to believe our argument had resolved everything. He'd made his feelings about my little escape plan abundantly clear, particularly the part where he'd informed me that everyone in the vehicle had known I was hiding there the entire time. I was still trying to decide whether I was more embarrassed by that revelation or irritated that they'd all apparently found my attempts at secrec

By the time we made it downstairs, the hotel restaurant was already busy with travelers finishing breakfast before heading out for the day. I followed Kieran through the dining area, still feeling pleasantly warm from our morning together, although that feeling was immediately threatened when I spotted Cole and Luca sitting at a table near the windows.Both twins looked up as we approached.Both smiled.And I knew, with absolute certainty, that I was in trouble.“Morning, Clara,” Cole greeted me, his expression so innocently cheerful that I immediately became suspicious. “Sleep well?”“Very well, thank you,” I replied, taking the chair Kieran pulled out for me. “It's amazing what a difference an actual mattress makes.”Luca nearly choked on his coffee.Cole's grin widened, and Maddox, who was sitting across from them with a plate of eggs and toast, lowered his head as though suddenly fascinated by his breakfast.I looked between them, narrowing my eyes.“Oh, don't even start.”“Start

The landscape outside had gradually changed as we traveled, the busy commercial stretches surrounding the hotel giving way to long sections of highway bordered by wooded hills and open fields. Occasionally, we'd pass through a small town or glimpse a cluster of houses tucked among the trees, but for the most part, the road stretched ahead of us without interruption.I'd never traveled this far from Westbrook without my family.The realization had been lingering somewhere in the back of my mind since we left Council, but it was only now, with the morning slipping away and our destination growing closer, that I was beginning to appreciate what it meant.I was going somewhere I'd never seen, to live among people I didn't know, with a man I'd met only days earlier.And somehow, despite the uncertainty of everything waiting for me, I was looking forward to it.I knew Blackstone was one of the largest packs in the region. My father had spoken about its size and influence often enough, usual