Welcome Home Mate By Roanna Hinks Novels & Stories

ts had walked to take them with naughty expressions on their faces, “It seems you have a more important matter to attend to for a while. They will be fine in our care until you join us at home.” They had left for our home, which I allowed Cerenity to shift. As she ran to find our mate, we were met with the cutest pink cottage. It looked exactly like the last one I had before he had left the first time. My heart was hammering at the sight of seeing my mate was home. He was here, just a step away. Knowing he was inside, I shifted back to allow only my long hair to cover me. I had missed my mate in so many ways that I didn’t have shame to expose my skin to my mate, I opened the door by the knob

"Do you greet all newcomers this way?" The dark-haired woman shook her head. "You're getting the family-friend treatment." She stretched her arm out. "I'm Adira, Dimitri's mate." She then pointed to the others. "The one pouring the wine is Alanna Bradbury, and our food server is Eve Hartlow." She turned back to face Kinsey. "Dimitri told me a friend from home was in town, and I decided to pull out the extra welcome mat." She cocked her head a little. "If you weren't in the mood for company, we can leave. Don't want to intrude on your first night in town."

"I Ashton Rider, reject Halie as my mate" " You can't do that! " Jax glanced over my shoulder while I turned to find my mate and her best friend standing at the door. "You're not supposed to be here " "Well it's a good thing I came, what with all your rejecting me and all. " "Why can't he reject you Hallie?" Jax asked, looking amused. The asshole was really condoning this. " Well because.....I reject him first. " She answers before turning to her best friend. "What the hell is a mate?"

Beyond the game room, the house featured a functional laundry room, a well-equipped home gym for workouts, a luxurious steam room for relaxation, and a quiet library filled with shelves of books from floor to ceiling. After Daniel finished giving me a comprehensive tour of the pack house, he led me outside toward the pack garden. As we strolled along the path, many pack members greeted him warmly with a cheerful "Good morning, Alpha." Daniel carried himself with confidence and pride, standing tall and commanding respect whenever anyone addressed him as Alpha. He then introduced me to the pack members as his fated mate, a moment that filled me with happiness and a sense of belonging.

My Mate **

The scent of cedarwood and aged leather curled through the air, grounding the space in comfort and quiet strength. Matthew stood at the threshold, unmoving. His breath hitched. And then Adrian spoke—his voice was low, reverent. “Welcome home.” Matthew turned to him, eyes wide, lip trembling. “I… I don’t understand,” he whispered. “I thought you wouldn’t come. I thought I’d lost you.”

I went to sleep that night never imagining that the next morning I’d wake up to words I’d never, ever wanted to hear… “I’m here to reclaim my MATE!”

Leah's POV As I walked into the Green Point Inn, everyone's head was turning at me. I ignored the whistles and lewd talks, walking directly to the bar. "I need Green Rabbit Old Ale," I told the bar attender. "You don't belong here, young lady. Go back to where you belong." The bar attendant said without lifting his head. "We've got enough trouble for tonight." "I'm not looking for trouble," I said. "I'm Uma and Damian's friend. I was at their funeral earlier this morning."

I exhaled, slow and cold, and put the phone down. It was fine. I was done. Tomorrow, our mate bond would be broken. And I'd walk away from Moonhowl Pack for good. No looking back. Not for him.

But he had offered me anyway. With the reception drawing to an end, Valtor greets his guests goodnight, “Thank all for coming. We'll call it a night… my mate is probably tired and needs to get some rest.” The use of mate in reference to me stinging me like an angry bee. “So have a good night everyone” he says with a smile I can bet everything I own is fake and his arm wrapping around my waist possessively as he leads me to his home. I can never embrace this place as home. The darkness looming around this place is so intense, piercing even into my soul. It is nothing like home. This is hell.