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Forbidden Werewolf Romance: The Alpha King's Intoxicating Mate
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00:02I was born with heavy breasts and lush curves my half-sister Chloe was afraid her
00:07mate Brad would go feral over me so she sold me to an impotent alpha she patted
00:13my shoulder who knows maybe he's good at other things three months later I was
00:21begging for mercy every night funny he seemed good at everything case
00:28Valerius the Blackwood Pax Alpha the Lycan King's most trusted war commander he
00:33was carried back from the battlefield soaked in blood someone suggested a mate
00:38bond shares life force if alpha case was bound to a living healthy mate her
00:42strength could flow into him and pull him back Chloe rushed to play matchmaker and
00:46presented me to Martha before I could object I had no way to refuse if I
00:51wouldn't agree she'd transfer me to serve 60 year old elder Kevin I knew she
00:55resented my history with her mate I dropped to my knees and swore to the
00:59moon goddess I swear Chloe I had no feelings for Brad Chloe jabbed a finger
01:05at my forehead fury in her eyes what good is a vow do you have any idea how
01:09distracting you are I hunched my shoulders tears slid down on my cheeks just look
01:15at that ample body and those charming curves parading your body in front of
01:19every male in the clan who among them would not lose their minds at the smell
01:22of you I wanted to tell her to bind my chest I'd wrapped myself layer after
01:28layer in the sweltering heat until I broke out in a rash her expression softened
01:32she wiped my tears it's not that I don't trust you it's that I don't trust
01:37males do you know how powerful alpha cases if my mother and Martha weren't old
01:42friends you wouldn't even have this opportunity Chloe I don't want to be
01:47anyone's offering I'd rather scrub kitchen floors just don't make me two
01:55sharp slaps landed across my face my cheek burned Leah are you out of your
02:00mind if I hadn't vouched for you Martha wouldn't have given you a second glance
02:04you wouldn't even be worthy of being cases mate the maid burst in breathless miss
02:09Chloe word from the Valerius estate alpha case has woken up Chloe dragged me
02:16straight to Valerius estate enormous I followed her through the main hall to a
02:20set of heavy double doors pulled half shut through the gap I could make out a
02:23man's shape in the bed thin motionless chest rattling with shallow coughs every
02:28few minutes Martha stood on our side eyes red thank you for everything you've
02:32done for case I won't destroy a girl's future over Chloe's eyes moved quick and
02:37calculating Valerius the bond should still be completed Leah arrived the same
02:41day case woke up that's the moon goddess guiding us seal the bond properly her
02:47life force will keep pulling him back toward health before she could speak the
02:50healer Ella stepped out expression tight alpha case has regained consciousness but
02:56an arrow struck his inner thigh during battle I'm afraid he will no longer be
03:02able to unable to do what he will no longer be able to get hard
03:05Martha's knees gave out I caught her before she hit the floor she looked up at
03:10me with hollowed eyes Leah knowing this are you still willing yes she's been
03:16looking forward to it Chloe was already answering for me of course she is she's
03:21just an Omega with no prospects she should be grateful I didn't speak right
03:25away my mind went to my past there was a young wolf in the poor quarter behind our
03:30estate I first saw him through the fence gaps thin wrists hollow cheeks hunched
03:36over a cracked bowl with nothing in it I started passing food through the gaps
03:39bread first then soup then whatever I had day after day I watched him change the
03:46hollows and his cheeks filled out his shoulders broadened he started training
03:51before dawn running laps around the back wall while I was still half asleep he was
03:55going to enter the warrior trials I knew it before he told me when he passed I went to
04:00find him that same night I was happy I remember it clearly I was genuinely
04:04happy I knocked on the gate he didn't open it his voice came Leah I'm betrothed
04:08now it wouldn't be proper then a soft thud in the dirt at my feet a pouch of
04:12silver consider my debt repaid I stood there for a moment then I picked it up and
04:16walked away that wolf became Chloe's mate Brad I acted like I'd never known him
04:22Chloe found out anyway I snapped back to reality I gathered my skirts and knelt in
04:27front of Martha my lady I'm willing I'll complete the bond care for case and
04:34serve you as long as you need me Luna Martha kept her word and prepared a
04:38dignified mating dress for me Chloe deliberately chose a day when Brad was
04:42away on pack business to send me off she walked me to the door guilt on her face
04:46even though case can't get hard at least you'll be spared the pain of bearing
04:51pups don't worry an alpha who can't perform in that area is probably
04:55exceptional in every other honestly none of what Chloe said had even crossed my
05:00mind I told myself if I was simply moving to a new household case was too
05:05weak to stand through the full mate blessing ritual I completed the bond
05:08rites beside his ceremonial sword instead Martha watched from the front eyes wet the
05:14whole time when it was done I was alpha cases mate the mating chamber was quiet I
05:20pushed the door open carefully case was already inside half reclined against the
05:25headboard in a white bathrobe he turned when he heard me up close he was
05:30strikingly handsome sharp jaw dark eyes the kind of face that didn't need color
05:35in it to hold attention I had no intention of taking a mate he said with a low
05:39voice if it doesn't trouble you this is a sibling arrangement he pointed to the
05:45chaise along the far wall tonight the bed is yours I'll take that tomorrow you
05:51move to the guest quarters all right I nodded he had thought of everything it
05:56wasn't what I'd expected before the ritual one of the older maids had pulled me
06:00aside and pressed something into my hands a small handbook worn at the
06:05corners she'd whispered with a strange look there are other ways between mates
06:10you might find it useful I had no idea what she meant until I opened it heat
06:15pooled in my core just from looking at the pages is it too hot case was watching
06:20me from the bed eyes direct unblinking the dress is heavy I'm a little warm then
06:28wash up and rest he pulled the blanket over himself and turned toward the wall
06:32within minutes his breathing evened out I set the handbook down on the vanity and
06:37took down my hair then the layered robes piece by piece until I was standing in
06:42nothing but my nightgown I turned to the mirror the thin fabric clung to every
06:46curve heavy breasts straining against the cloth slim waist giving way to the
06:51flare of my hips I walked straight into cases gaze he wasn't asleep his chest rose
06:57hard the tips of his ears went red his throat worked as he swallowed I grabbed
07:02my outer robe and pressed it against my chest alpha I thought you were asleep a
07:07long pause I could sleep later my breath hitched he rose slowly to his feet his
07:15tall frame casting a shadow over me the handbook's images came flooding in my
07:29breathing shifted without me meaning it to somehow falling into the same rhythm as
07:34his then case turned and walked to the door the moment cool night air rushed in
07:38I snapped back to my senses he'd already disappeared into the darkness I turned it
07:43over in my mind when he'd looked at me just now his eyes had flashed with
07:48something unmistakably like shock had my figure actually frightened him before I
07:53lay down I made a firm decision tomorrow morning I was binding my chest at least
07:58one full loop tighter I was hovering somewhere between sleep and waking when
08:02case slipped back in the tips of his hair still beaded with water he'd
08:06apparently gone to shower by morning he was already gone
08:09ivy came in to help me dress from the corridor outside came the sound of a man
08:15once then again Martha's headmaid's voice carried clearly through the door
08:20alpha case why didn't you call someone to heat the water it's already summer but
08:25the nights are still cold of course you've caught a chill I'll go brew tea right
08:29now I glanced at ivy does the alpha usually take cold showers I honestly don't
08:35know miss I dismissed her and locked the door I wound a strip of cloth tight over
08:40my undergarments then pulled on the most conservative dress I could find in the
08:44wardrobe high neck loose cut heavy fabric then I went to living room case was
08:50already there when I arrived seated beside Martha she lit up the moment she
08:54saw me her whole face warm with welcome until case coughed and the warmth
08:59vanished instantly cage I have a few private words for Leah go rest for a
09:05while case rose and left without a word Martha waved me over and took both my
09:09hands and hers eyes glistening sweet girl our case is lucky to have you the pack
09:19healer says the injury drained his life force there's no telling how long he has
09:24left some of the elders suggested I find a child for him to adopt to carry on the bloodline
09:32but if I did that wouldn't I be stealing your whole future from you I'm already grateful you came
09:39into this family to save case I can't let you sacrifice the rest of your life on top of that
09:44I've thought it through if case's time does come I'll have him issue you a formal mate release
09:49your future stays protected and I'll see to it that you receive property and a place of your own
09:55I reached up and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes chest tight with an ache I couldn't
10:00name
10:00Mrs. Valerius thank you for looking out for me I'd come here thinking of myself as nothing more than
10:06a transferred omega servant I never imagined she would think this far ahead on my behalf my thoughts
10:11drifted to the mother I had never known if she had been alive if I had grown up under a
10:15mother's
10:16protection I never would have ended up in any of the situations I'd been through Martha laughed
10:21through her tears look at me I've gone and made you cry too she squeezed my hands Leah there's no
10:27need to be so formal call me mom just like case does she took a breath so I have a
10:33proposition for
10:34you Chloe mentioned you know how to prepare medicinal soups I'd like you to take over cases daily meals and
10:40care I just want him to live a little longer that's my one selfish wish by the end her voice
10:45had gone
10:45rough I nodded I headed to the kitchen to gather ingredients the last time I'd prepared medicinal
10:51soup was several years ago back when Brad was not yet Chloe's mate he'd lost both parents and lived
10:56alone in a rundown unit skipping meals to save every cent for his warrior training one day I found him
11:03collapsed at our back gate and brought him around out of sympathy I dug through my mother's old healer
11:08journals and prepared medicinal meals for him every day to rebuild his strength only the two of us ever knew
11:14about it from the looks of things he was the one who told Chloe just to get me driven out
11:20the lengths
11:21he had gone to were truly something I carried the steaming soup to the bedroom and found case directing
11:26servants to pack up his belongings alpha what's this about weren't we agreed that I was moving the
11:33guest room his sharply handsome face didn't shift so much as a fraction I have fewer things it makes
11:39more sense for me to move at least eat first I set the food on the table he gave it
11:44a brief glance and
11:45sat down you can leave this kind of thing to the maid from now on it's no different coming from
11:52me it
11:54is different his voice remained flat and cool have Ivy bring it from now on he finished the soup in
12:01a few
12:02quick swallows said a few words to the servants and swept past me in that moment I confirmed one
12:08thing alpha case couldn't stand the sight of me I followed his instructions and had Ivy deliver his
12:14daily healing meals to the study from then on Martha couldn't stop singing my praises the pack healer says
12:20cases condition has stabilized significantly I can see the color coming back to his face Leah that's
12:26entirely because of you delighted she pressed a gold bracelet into my hands back in my room I tucked
12:33it into my jewelry box which had been slowly filling with pieces Martha had gifted me since my arrival
12:38Leah you never wear any of the of these isn't it a waste to just put them away how is
12:44it a waste
12:44every one of these can be converted to cash that's my security fund but lady Martha gave these to you
12:50personally are you really going to sell all of them not right now but if the mate bond is ever
12:56severed
12:56naturally I'd sell them and keep the money on hand Ivy's expression shifted to pure bewilderment
13:02as she turned away she dropped her voice to a murmur alpha alpha I spun around and met a pair
13:11of
13:11ink dark eyes Martha's eyesight must truly be failing her case looked worse than ever case's face was even
13:18paler than before his gaze was sharp and cutting fixed on me with cold precision the look unsettled me
13:25completely but I didn't dare let a single trace of a show alpha is there something you need a journal
13:33we looked together I checked the shelves he checked the writing desk neither of us spoke I spotted the
13:39journal pushed to the very back of the top shelf behind a row of my mother's medical notes I reached
13:45up on my toes my fingertips just grazed the cover case's hand came over mine warm steady he reached past
13:53me
13:53without effort and closed his hand around the journal I turned my head his face was right there closer than
13:59I'd realized he was looking down at me then I lost my footing and pitched straight into him my heavy
14:06breasts hit his chest first my waist went straight into his palm his hand catching me before he could
14:11react case didn't step back his ear tips went red his throat worked as he swallowed when he exhaled the
14:19breath came out uneven against the top of my head his eyes flashed gold for a second then green
14:25I scrambled upright face burning your journal he took it without a word and walked out perfect
14:32my standing in his eyes had just sunk even lower after that day I made every effort to avoid crossing
14:38paths with case he was injured and recovering he needed to stay calm but there was one more thing
14:43bothering me Brad had been sending notes three times already I hadn't opened a single one just
14:49dropped them in a box then Ivy pressed one into my hand that morning it's not just a note this
14:53time
14:54he's here side entrance says he won't leave until you come out I clenched my fist and walked out I
14:59didn't notice the figure that followed from the far end of the courtyard Brad was standing at the gate
15:05you should be calling me Mrs. Valerius he paused dropped his voice Mrs. Valerius do you have any
15:14idea how many times you've put me in an impossible position with these meetings I know I just wanted
15:21to tell you I'll be securing more power in the pack soon I won't need Chloe's father backing me anymore
15:27he stepped closer I'll buy a house Leah come with me anything's better than staying with a dying man
15:33he reached for me I stepped back you want me as your mistress Brad nodded completely serious
15:41I laughed why would I give up being the alpha's mate to be your mistress the whole pack knows case
15:47is dying he won't last and he can't even stand up anymore his eyes dropped deliberately to my chest
15:55isn't that a waste disgust surged through me Brad I will never be anyone's mistress
16:03case fought on the front lines for this pack those injuries are his honor you've benefited from
16:10every battle he won and you're standing here calling him less of a man you're the one who's less
16:18come near me again and every note you've sent goes straight to Chloe how do you think that ends for
16:23you
16:25his face went white I swung the gate shut I turned around and came face to face with case
16:31white t-shirt standing less than half a foot away his full height bearing down on me alpha I managed
16:36a faint edge flickered across his expression wasn't it my mate just a moment ago why so formal all of
16:42a
16:42sudden I looked down and started walking please don't misunderstand as long as I'm in this estate
16:49I honor this bond completely fast it's getting late I should go make your evening meal I moved to
16:55step past him his hand closed around my arm I lost my footing and pitched straight into him
17:00my heavy breasts against his chest my waist caught in his grip I looked up his face was inches from
17:06mine his eyes were deep and unreadable one tilt forward and our lips would have touched his breath
17:12hit my face warm my breath hitched heat pooled low in my core case swallowed hard as long as I
17:21remain in
17:21this estate each word slow deliberate you counting down the days until you can leave I couldn't exactly
17:28tell him I'll leave the day you die no nothing like that I shifted in his grip alpha you're hurting
17:34my arm
17:36did you mean every word you said just now I blinked and asked which part he let out a quiet
17:42breath and
17:42released me I bolted and I noticed for the first time his face had actual color in it his cheeks
17:50were just as red as mine that night I had a strange dream cases lips grazed slowly along my cheek
17:57his
17:58fingers hooked into the strap of my foot voice dropping to a low murmur does my Luna want this I
18:05nodded like someone completely under a spell then a fierce consuming kiss caught my lips and wouldn't
18:10let go I jolted awake in a tangle of sheets heart still hammering breathless Ivy knocked and came in
18:18I asked her to bring a basin of cold water she stared at my sweat damp hair and murmured it
18:23really
18:23is getting hotter I splashed cold water onto my face and then it hit me that first night case cold
18:30shower
18:32surely he hadn't also been no impossible he was injured and recovering he was supposed to be
18:39keeping himself calm at midday Martha's attendant arrived Martha would like dinner in the garden
18:44tonight she asks that you be sure to come been making excuses to avoid the main dining hall for
18:49days just to steer clear of case but Martha had gone out of her way to personally extend the invitation
18:54I couldn't say no I stepped into the garden a sprawling rose of Sharon was in full bloom
18:59a gust of wind shook loose a handful of deep crimson petals drifting down onto the stone table
19:05covered with every dish I loved most Martha smiled and gestured for me to sit case mentioned
19:11it's your birthday today he's the one who asked the kitchen to prepare all of this I looked up and
19:16met a pair of burning intent eyes heat rushed straight to my face case lit a plate of chestnut cake
19:22in front of me without changing his expression how did you know today was my birthday I'd completely
19:29forgotten it myself my birth mother died bringing me into the world no one had ever once marked the
19:35day for me case kept his eyes lowered and said evenly it's not difficult to know it something in my
19:42chest
19:42gave one quiet inexplicable pull Leah this peach blossom wine is from my private reserve I'm opening
19:50it just for you but you two had better not drink too much she pushed back her chair said the
19:55summer
19:55evening breeze was too much for her old bones and left the garden went quiet to avoid the silence I
20:02put my
20:03head down and drank one cup then another then another the wine was sweet and dangerously potent before long
20:11the edges of everything had gone soft and blurry case watched me but said nothing by the third glass
20:17I'd stopped feeling the awkward silence by the fourth I'd stopped feeling much of anything I reached
20:23across the table toward the last piece of chestnut cake the dish was empty I looked up where's the last
20:30piece I ate it I have absolutely no idea where the boldness came from I leaned straight toward his face
20:38who told you to eat eat that spit it back out I pressed against his chest trying to peer into
20:43his mouth case looked down at me perfectly calm you won't find it that way I straightened up and
20:50stared at him then how am I supposed to find it a faint flush crept across his cheeks try using
20:57your
20:57mouse my gaze drifted to his slightly reddened lips I swallowed once and kissed him without hesitation
21:04case went rigid his breathing lurching unsteady then control shifted his hand cupped the back of
21:10my head and he pressed in deeper harder neither of us pulled away until footsteps sounded from behind
21:16the flower bed alpha the night air is cool lady martha asked me to bring you both a wrap I
21:24had no idea
21:25how much ivy'd seen I shot to my feet and the next instant the world tilted everything went dark
21:33when I woke up with a splitting headache it was already morning I suddenly remembered I'd promised
21:39martha to visit case's father's grave it was late I started rushing around for my things
21:47leah don't worry the driver is still getting the car ready ivy was it you who brought me back last
21:54night no the alpha carried you back I spun around to check her face she nodded completely serious
22:04I didn't say anything stupid did I ivy bid back a smile the alpha set you down on the bed
22:12and you grabbed his sleeve and wouldn't let go you kept calling him my mate over and over until his
22:18whole face went red ivy don't you dare make things up she covered her mouth laughing and ran out
22:28I met martha at the front entrance case's father's grave was on a hillside just beyond the pack territory
22:35I sat in the back of the car completely distracted replaying the moment I'd kissed case last night
22:42martha must have misread my expression because she said leah is there someone you have feelings for
22:52I've noticed you've been avoiding case these past few days
22:56please don't be upset with me for pushing you two together at dinner last night
23:00I thought if the two of you couldn't be mates you could at least be friends but if you're
23:04uncomfortable or if you want to leave just say I'll have him sever the bond I won't let you be
23:11trapped here mom no it's not that I was thinking about something else what is it I was still figuring
23:17out how to answer when the car lurched the engine screamed the car swung hard tires off the road
23:23crashing through brush the whole frame shaking I grabbed martha and looked at the driver
23:28slumped over the wheel unconscious no one to hit the brakes a cliff straight ahead martha grabbed my
23:35arm leah what do we do we jump now we'll be hurt we'll die if we don't hold on to
23:42me I wrapped
23:43myself around her and we threw ourselves clear the instant the wheels left solid ground we hit the
23:48cliff edge and went over my hand shot out and caught a root jutting from the rock face my other
23:53hand locked
23:53around martha's wrist below her was a straight drop into nothing mom don't look down don't look down
24:01hold on to me ivy and the others are right behind us behind us in the second car they'll be
24:07here soon
24:08the root ground under our weight martha's voice broke leah let me go we're too heavy
24:18it's going to snap i'm old i've lived my life you have to keep living yours my chest tightened so
24:31hard i
24:31could barely breathe i couldn't let go she'd been a mother to me from the first day mom i would
24:40rather
24:40die with you than watch you fall hold on
24:48they're coming
24:49the truth was i had no idea my arms were going numb the pain had gone so deep it had
24:57stopped feeling
24:57like pain at all then i heard it a wolf's howl split the air deafening and close
25:08leah don't move i'm coming down case's voice he'd called me by my name the first time
25:17a strong arm came under me he'd climbed down the cliff face wolf claws dug into the rock
25:24he untied the rope from his own body and looped it around my waist then climbed down further and did
25:31the same for martha the people above pulled together we came up one at a time it wasn't a hallucination
25:39case had saved us he held me brow creased
25:47why is there so much blood martha clutched her face
25:51she shielded me when we jumped i didn't get a scratch
25:56it's all hers my eyelids felt like lead
26:02leah don't sleep i'm taking you to ella he lifted me into the car and i stayed curled against his
26:09chest
26:10his forehead was damp with sweat he kept one hand on the wheel and kept talking
26:15leah leah leah stay awake i'll get you chestnut cake i'll give you all the jewelry you want to sell
26:24you don't have to wait for me to die i'll write the bond release today you can leave whenever you
26:28want my chest kept clenching something wet hit my face i looked up at the sky through the windshield
26:36it wasn't raining then everything went black when i opened my eyes every part of my body felt like
26:41it had been taken apart and put back wrong my luna the pack healer said you can't move yet ivy
26:47pressed
26:48a bowl of medicine to my lips spooning it in slowly you're lucky nothing's broken
26:52her voice was steady but her eyes were red the scrapes were bad you need to stay flat or they'll
26:57scar your shoulder was dislocated too she kept talking my eyes had already drifted to the door
27:03after i finished the medicine i asked where's case investigating someone poisoned the driver with
27:10wolf bite and cut the brake lines it was deliberate who would be bold enough to target the alphas family
27:14directly i was flat on my back for a full month i didn't see case once martha kept her door
27:20shut too
27:21still recovering from the shock everyone in the estate moved with tight faces and clipped voices
27:25like something was being held just below the surface i asked ivy she said nothing was wrong
27:31today i was finally cleared to get out of bed i opened my door and walked straight into a familiar
27:36figure case dark tactical shirt sharper than i remembered he held out a small wooden box i took it
27:44and lifted the lid a land deed a property contract a severance letter my body went rigid something locked
27:51around my chest and wouldn't let go case are you throwing me out you've been waiting for this since
27:57the day you arrived you avoided me stayed out of my way you never wanted anything to do with me
28:02you were counting down the days until i died so you could walk out cleanly i'm just doing it early
28:08leah go after today we're finished something sharp flooded my chest my mouth opened and closed
28:15it took a long time to get anything out so that's what you think of me
28:23leave now i don't want to see you anymore case disappeared around the corner of the yard
28:28estate guards all but pushed me out the door ivy fell in to step beside me and the alpha said
28:33you're used to having me around he told me to go with you i couldn't speak
28:43we moved into a small house on the edge of the territory by morning the pack's official
28:48announcement had gone up the announcement said case had betrayed the pack the announcement said
28:53he had betrayed the pack that he had leaked the border patrol routes to a rogue faction by order of
28:59the lichen king royal enforcers had been dispatched to seize him pending investigation
29:05case was being held in the dungeons under royal guard the estate was locked down everyone inside was
29:12under scrutiny case would never betray his pack he would die before he did something like that
29:17he rushed to get me out that was why that was the only reason ivy was pacing circles around the
29:24living
29:25room she'd grown up inside the estate she couldn't stand still is there anything we can do i made
29:32myself sit down and think years ago elder reed's youngest child had gotten lost in the forest and
29:38been bitten by a snake i'd found him and used the right herbs to treat the wound elder reed had
29:44arrived
29:44while i was still crouched over the boy he'd seen my face i was sure he hadn't forgotten i tracked
29:50him
29:50down outside the council building and stepped into elder reed you remember me i need a favor
29:57he looked at me for a long moment then he nodded elder reed led me into the dungeon 30 minutes
30:03no more the door unlocked case stood up his eyes flashed with surprise how did you get in my chest
30:09ached as i looked at him through the blur of tears that's why you kicked me out isn't it you
30:14were framed
30:16think carefully is there any evidence to prove your innocence i will find it i will investigate
30:21i swear i will rescue you case's gaze deepened then his arm shot out and pulled me into his chest
30:27leah my heart hammered but time was running out this wasn't the moment i pushed against him he didn't
30:35budge leah you don't need to do anything i can't say much i promise seven days later i will accompany
30:44you
30:44to watch the sunrise okay his eyes were steady certain like he was coaxing a frightened pup
30:52i walked out of the dungeon and straight into brad
30:58he stepped into my path slow smile spreading across it's not too late to reconsider
31:04being my mistress beats being alone and disgraced i swung my hand and slapped him across the face
31:10he lunged for me i stepped sideways and put distance between us try that again and every
31:14note you sent me ends up in front of chloe's father every single one you've been whispering
31:19in her ear for years haven't you trying to get me pushed out thinking i'd have nowhere to go and
31:23no choice but to run to you but you never counted on chloe handing me straight to case a man
31:28you can't
31:28touch his face changed i didn't wait for him to recover i walked away and didn't look back a wolf
31:34like
31:34that the further the better i didn't sleep well for the next five days case's voice kept coming
31:40back to me i promise seven days later i will accompany you to watch the sunrise okay on the
31:45afternoon of the sixth day the lichen king's official decree went up across the territory the leak hadn't
31:50come from case it had come from prince marcus and his allies the truth is finally revealed
31:59the lichen king had not yet named his heir both prince caden and prince marcus were in the running
32:03case was prince caden's most powerful ally the alpha who commanded the most powerful pack taking
32:08case down was the cleanest way to clear the path to the throne prince marcus had planted a spy inside
32:13the blackwood pack used him to steal the border patrol routes then framed case for it so the injury had
32:18been faked all of it a deliberate trap to draw out the spy but why fake being unable to mate
32:23i turned that
32:25over in my mind all night and couldn't land on an answer dawn was just breaking when someone knocked
32:29at the door i didn't think i just ran i threw the door open and walked straight into case's chest
32:34he went completely still then his arms came around me slow and deliberate and pulled me in hard i'd run
32:39out in nothing but a thin sleep shirt no warning through the thin fabric i could feel everything
32:45the hard muscle of his chest his arms locked tight around me i pressed my hands against his chest and
32:50tried to step back leah his voice dropped low i'm back our eyes locked the heat between us was thick
32:57enough to touch then he lifted me off the ground and carried me straight toward the bedroom i beat a
33:01fist against his chest weren't we supposed to watch the sunrise you first sunrise after we fell onto the
33:11bed together
33:14case pinned me beneath him one hand working the buttons of my sleep shirt open eyes never leaving
33:19mine i covered his eyes with both hands don't look it's embarrassing he took my hands down his
33:26breathing had gone ragged it's beautiful his eyes were bright and fixed my skin went hot everywhere
33:33he touched i pressed my palm flat against his chest hard muscle warm skin healer said you couldn't get
33:39hard how is any of this possible lips dragging slowly along my jaw to my ear you want to know
33:43if
33:44i can there's one way to find out he kissed me one hand cupping my face tilting it up toward
33:50him
33:50i kissed him back hard my hands slid up his chest over his shoulders gripping his arms he pressed me
33:58further into the mattress his weight settling over me the heat built fast and took over completely
34:03my hands went slack he caught them laced his fingers through mine and pinned them above
34:09my head he loves me very much and completely occupies me my face gradually became rosy and we could only
34:17hear each other's heartbeats and breathing his lips dragged from my mouth to my jaw down the side of my
34:23neck slow and unhurried then he stopped his canines pierced my mating gland a second of sharp white hot pain
34:31and then it was done i lay there chest heaving fingers still tangled in his on my neck his mark
34:38ached
34:38finally we weren't just mates on paper anymore
34:43after the estate lockdown was lifted case took me to meet prince kaden a slow smile spreading across his face
34:49so you're the woman who brought case to his knees i've been wanting to meet you
34:54you flatter me your highness case helped the kingdom take down a real threat you stood by him through
34:58all of it i'll host an official luna ceremony for you and when that day comes i'll have a gift
35:03ready
35:04thank you your highness don't blame case leah faking the injury was always part of the plan
35:13too many enemies wanted him dead the only way to keep him safe was to make them think he was
35:17already
35:18finished part about not being able to get hard that was my idea i gave the pack doctor that order
35:24for myself we grew up together i know exactly how he is never any interest in women never any weakness
35:33i figured it was time someone did something about that suddenly i understood just two old friends
35:38and one very elaborate prank the car accident that was prince marcus as well they intended it to look
35:44like an accident they didn't expect to hurt you in the process luna leah it's been dealt with you
35:50and case are safe now i took a slow breath knowing it was over didn't make the memory of dangling
36:00off
36:00that cliff any less vivid we got back to the estate to find chloe already inside crying she walked an
36:06hour ago and hasn't stopped martha is getting a headache from it i told case to go to his study
36:11i'd handle
36:12it i sat down next to chloe face red eyes swollen word had already spread brad had been identified as
36:19one of prince marcus's informants chloe's father had been cleared but chloe and brad were finished
36:25still crying i'll have someone throw you out she stopped immediately still shaking but quiet i misjudged
36:32him i thought picking someone from a lower ranked family meant he'd be easy to manage
36:38i didn't think he'd be like this i told you he wasn't a good person you didn't say it clearly
36:44enough i rolled my eyes i wasn't a powerless omega anymore i didn't have to hold back
36:54were you ever angry at me for how i treated you back then no i cursed you in my head
37:01but i don't
37:02hold grudges you cursed me do you want to punish me for it chloe laughed despite herself then caught
37:08herself and pressed her lips together i'm sorry for the slap did it hurt i already forgot about it
37:13then let me slap you back we'll be even she closed her eyes and braced herself
37:18i raised my hand and let it land soft against her cheek she opened her eyes
37:26i already gave that slap to brad chloe stared at me for a second then she laughed really laughed for
37:31the first time since she'd walked in don't call me chloe anymore can we be friends no
37:39i don't like friends who cry too much the light was still on when i passed case's study i pushed
37:44the door open before i could say a word an arm shot out from behind and wrapped around my waist
37:49bold intruder his voice dropped low against my ear you think you can just walk into the alpha's
37:53office the alpha's mate is right here and you still dare make a move case played it straight
37:59his lips found my neck here really right here i kept saying no my hand said something else entirely
38:07finding their way to his back he murmured against my ear you have no idea how many times i thought
38:14about this in this room i wanted to say something back but his hand was already moving and i couldn't
38:20get a single word out he carried me to the table and took off my clothes then we had a
38:25good time
38:32when i woke up it was almost dawn case was already awake sitting up against the headboard watching
38:37me his eyes were soft in a way that made it hard to look back morning i sat up and
38:43rubbed my eyes
38:43then i remembered the sunrise he'd promised the sunrise
38:51we still have time he was already up he picked up my clothes from beside the bed
38:56handing them to me he dressed me slowly straightening each layer with both hands
39:00like he'd done it a thousand times before we walked out into the yard cool air the smell of pine
39:06to the east the sky had just started to lighten at the edges case stood behind me and wrapped both
39:11arms around me we watched the horizon together the sun came up slowly gold light broke across the trees
39:17spread across the yard and landed on us the clouds caught the color and held it
39:23beautiful close to my ear beautiful he pulled me in tighter and said nothing else he didn't need to
39:32i'll watch every sunrise and sunset with his voice was quiet against my hair everyone
39:36for as long as we have i turned around and kissed him once quick and light deal the sun came
39:44up fully
39:45in the yard filled with light our shadows stretched long across the ground behind us
39:49over the next few days the estate came back to life servants moved through the halls with easy
39:54steps again martha's health improved she called me in to talk every morning always smiling when i
39:59walked through the door one afternoon i was trimming the plants in the yard when sunny came running over
40:04leah chloe is here again she brought a lot of stuff with her i set down my shears since the
40:10day
40:10she'd come in crying chloe had been showing up regularly she said she was making up for lost time
40:15really she just had nothing to do and nowhere to be let her in i wiped my hands and went
40:22to meet her
40:24chloe walked in with two attendants behind her carrying food boxes
40:27she changed a lot less restless she dressed simpler now and moved quieter
40:39i made your favorite chestnut cake i asked the royal kitchen for the recipe this time
40:46better than anything the blackwood kitchen has ever made
40:49i took a piece and bit into it sweet soft better than i expected
40:56good thank you so where's case not home he went to the pack training ground something came up
41:03chloe nodded and reached for a piece herself for a while neither of us said anything just the wind
41:09moving through the yard my father wants me to find a new mate i looked up don't rush for it
41:14i know
41:18after brad i don't know how to trust anyone she looked at me something flickering in her eyes
41:23you have a good mate case fights for you protects you and he's the strongest alpha in the kingdom
41:30we just got lucky you can't force these things chloe nodded and didn't say anything else just ate her
41:36chestnut cake the yard went quiet just wind moving through the leaves then she said
41:43that slap do you really not hold it against me really it's in the past no point bringing it up
41:51the truth was i'd already let it go a long time ago she wasn't a bad person just spoiled used
41:57to
41:57getting her way chloe's eyes went red at the edge of you when i arranged the mating part of it
42:04was
42:04because i was scared you and brad would find your way back to each other but part of it was
42:09genuine
42:09i really did think case was a good man that he wouldn't treat you badly we looked at each other
42:14and smiled all the conflicts were solved i just didn't expect him to be faking the whole time chloe
42:22laughed a little embarrassed it's in the past isn't this better
42:32it is she nodded can we be friends for real i won't be like i was before
42:40sure i nodded something warm moved through my chest
42:44letting go of old grudges and coming out the other side with a friend that wasn't a bad ending
42:48we sat in the yard for the rest of the afternoon eating and talking pack gossip small things nothing
42:55important the sun came through the leaves and the air was warm and easy when case came back
43:00from the training grounds that evening and saw the two of us surprise crossed his face what are you
43:05too happy about talking about you chloe grinned about what a liar you are faking the whole thing and
43:12fooling everyone case walked over and sat down beside me he reached over and took my hand eyes warm
43:20tricking you into becoming my luna that's the luckiest thing i've ever done my face went red
43:25i gave him a look chloe burst out laughing all right i'm leaving you two alone leah i'll come by
43:30tomorrow
43:31sure take care i watched her go case turned to me are you good friend now yes the past is
43:40the past no
43:41point holding on to it he squeezed my hand i'm glad you can think that way he knew how much
43:46i'd been
43:47through watching me let it go and just be happy i could tell it meant something to him we sat
43:53side
43:53by side at the stone table and looked out at the sky neither of us said much we didn't need
43:59to days
44:00like this quiet and unhurried became the rhythm of our life case stayed busy with the pack and with royal
44:06matters but he always made time sunrises sunsets he spoiled me until i didn't know what to do with it
44:14martha was healthy and smiling every day the estate was calm and easy again the way it used to be
44:21true to his word prince caden petitioned the lichen king on my behalf
44:25at my official luna ceremony the lichen king's decree was read aloud a formal commendation in front
44:31of the entire pack the estate was lit up and full of noise that day case lifted the veil and
44:37placed it
44:37over my head himself his eyes proud and soft the most beautiful luna then he shifted right there in
44:45front of everyone his wolf was massive dark broad shouldered still he lowered himself to the ground
44:52and waited i climbed onto his back he rose slowly carrying me steady and lifted his head toward the
44:58moon the howl that came out of him was long and deep and carried across the entire territory one by
45:05one the pack answered howl after howl rising into the night sky i thought about everything it had taken
45:12to get here a bastard omega with no wolf no one to speak for her only i knew how hard
45:18the road had been
45:19and all of it every bit of the happiness on the other side of it came from the man standing
45:24behind me
45:25after the ceremony case took me south open land warm air water catching the afternoon light
45:31far from everything that had tried to take us down the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us
45:37every year every season together after the ceremony life settled into a new rhythm
45:44i stood beside case at every pack meeting every decision every matter that came through the estate
45:49gates his pack was my pack his people were my people but he always made time a weekend drive with
45:57no
45:57destination a trail through the forest at dawn wherever he thought i'd want to see he took me there without
46:03being asked the rest of our lives stretched out ahead of us every year every season together
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