Nathaniel X Marc Novels & Stories

“If any of you stress her tonight, I’ll poison you.” Maddox nodded solemnly. Jaxon looked impressed. Calder asked, “Painfully?” "Yes."Mara turned and left in a sweep of skirts and authority. Rafe muttered, “Deserved.” The door shut behind her. Silence settled again. This one heavier. We were alone. Four pairs of eyes turned to me. I sighed. “All right,” I said. “Who wants to explain five missing days first?” Maddox dropped into the chair opposite me. “No.” His voice was low. Firm. “First,” he said, “you explain what happened in that cave.”

Nathan's grin shone bright as the moon as he accepted hugs and handshakes from the crowd. Gradually the howls faded, and Nathan returned to the microphone. "Thank you all so much," he said, sounding a bit choked up. "It's an incredible honor to stand before you tonight as your Alpha. I hope I can live up to my father's example of strength, compassion and guidance. Marcus, you've prepared me well for this role, and I promise I will make you proud." Marcus, looking equally emotional, gripped his son's shoulder and nodded. Nathan took a deep breath before continuing. "There's one more thing I need to do before we get back to celebrating. Terra, can you come up here please?"

Nathan goes first as he pulls out a small piece of paper. "When I met you Marcus, I was at my rock bottom. I didn't believe in relationships anymore and I hated how I looked. But you taught me that love is real and I could find it. I didn't know at the time that I would be stood here with you by my side but I'm very happy I am. Cole, you were a surprise in my life. You teased me until I fell in love with you. You're the energy I needed to keep me on my toes. If it wasn't for Marcus, we wouldn't be together anymore and that would have been the biggest mistake of my life. I love you both so much and I can't wait to spend the rest of my life by your sides," Nathan says as a few tears builds up

"Caleb Shaw. I live in 3B." She shook it. Firm, brief, professional. The way she shook every hand. "Mara Voss." Biscuit sneezed on her shoe. Nathan was fine — as fine as Nathan ever was, which was a relative term. He'd been awake for thirty-one hours, had rewritten the same chapter opening seventeen times, and had completely lost track of what day it was. Mara spent forty minutes in his apartment talking him off the ledge of his own perfectionism, drank the terrible coffee he made without complaint, and left with a revised deadline and the beginnings of a plan.

He didn't say anything or do anything, but the air became a bit stuffy, even though we stood in the well ventilated hallway with tall, open windows. “Well,” Marcus said lightly, taking his hand back from mine, and clearing his throat. “I should probably get those patrol orders moving.” He glanced at Shawn. “Alpha.” Shawn gave a curt nod. Marcus shot me one last friendly smile before backing away down the hallway. “Nice meeting you, Eva.” he winked politely, his dimple still visible from the distance. Then he was gone. The hallway suddenly felt far too quiet with only Shawn and I in it. We stood there facing each other. Awkward didn’t even begin to cover it.

he hesitated “—a scheduled email draft in her account. It’s not sent. It’s timed. If she doesn’t cancel, it goes out.” My wolf stirred. Not fear. Interest. “A dead-man switch,” I said. Jory nodded. “It’s addressed to multiple outlets and a lawyer. Subject line is ‘If I’m missing.’ Attachment mentions names: Doyle, Crowe—and something about a mark.” I kept my expression calm while my gut tightened. So Mara can blow up the entire pack, me, not just Gage. Hunters. Police. Media. The council’s secrecy becomes a bonfire. Which means she’s not just a witness.

Nathaniel Thorne, the CEO of Kline BioSolutions and NC Pharmacies, waved in Xavier’s direction and said, “Xavier, my best friend. How are you doing, old pal?” Walter, “…” His wife, Cassandra, had her mouth open. Haley formed a sneer. Hudson’s face grew complicated. Only Christian’s face lit up. They watched in horror as Serena Vander and Nathaniel Thorne walked towards Xavier and hugged him. Yes, hugged. Even a powerful man like Nathaniel Thorne of Velmon City was hugging Xavier like they were brothers. They caught Xavier’s awkward expression, but Nathaniel was really into the embrace! Clearly, they were… really close.

Marcus said, his voice steady, “that you’re mistaken on all of this . We both know Lady Eleanor, I am not sure she is capable of such…It's treason man!” Andre’s eyes narrowed slightly, maybe something about what Marcus said was right but when he thought about it again. Something about her reaction made convinced. “You should calm down…”Marcus said again without thinking. For a brief second, something dangerous flickered there behind Andre's eyes that felt dark with anger. But Marcus didn’t move. He guessed his mood right again this time as Andre merely sighed. “I know what betrayal feels like,” Andre said quietly. “And this…” He paused, his fingers curling slightly as if grasping at somethin

Nathaniel's POV Dana found me in the office at seven the next morning with the particular expression she reserves for news she has already decided I won't like. "Marcus had breakfast with Halloran yesterday," she said, setting a folder on my desk that was, I noted grimly, becoming the week's theme. "And dinner with Chen the night before that. Two board members in two days is not a coincidence, Nathaniel. It's a campaign." "Using the marriage story."

“Look, I don’t know who you are, but my mom doesn’t need any further stress. She just lost her husband. So, I will ask one more time, who is this?” “My name is Nathaniel. I-,” he cut me off before I could finish my sentence. “I know who you are, Nathaniel. Why are you just now calling?” he growled. “I’m sorry, but I really am just calling to check in on Dominique. I don’t mean to cause any trouble.” “She’s at Dad’s grave on the pack lands. As much as I don’t like it, I know mom would probably like to see you. So I will tell my wolves to stand down and let you pass.”