We made it to my mom’s house, and I didn’t know what to expect. My mom has always been pro my happiness, forgetting her own after dad died. I tell Ryker my dad passed away, and thank the goddess he hasn’t pried on that. “I am surprised you didn’t take my car keys and drive?” I ask him. “Well, it is your pack, and you know the way around better than me. It gives me more time to stare at you blatantly,” he said with a big smile. “Well, the staring will unabashedly stop for now. We made it.” I notified him of our arrival. I grabbed my things from the back. Since I am wearing his clothes. The walk of shame is not that much of a walk. Nor would I have care either way. I am a grown adult, and I am a warrior. Getting home half-naked is the norm. “Let’s go. Tell Leno he can park behind us”, I tell Ryker, noticing that Allen’s car is also in the driveway, and I park next to him. “Is that your brother?” he asked. I turn to peak at the window and see Allen looking at us. I shake my

I am livid. How dare he try to command me. I am his mate, not his toy. He will realize you don’t play around with me and leave unscathed. He may be an Alpha, but I am a purebred warrior, and he will learn, or he will learn not to cross me ever again. Ryker’s aura is oppressing everyone. I can feel my mom’s wolf, Sylvia whimpering, my mom trying to diffuse the situation. She knows what will happen if I submit to my rage. “Marix and I will go since we have to escort Carolina back to Highplains,” I heard Bryant say. He grabbed Marix’s hand and walked away. That’s another bitch, his sister, that will know what happens when you cross me. Ryker takes a step forward; he looks down at me, and I am holding his gaze, not backing down.His hand on my chin, tilting it higher. “What did you just say?” he asks me, his anger-fueled voice. I lift my hand, circling my hand and closing my fingers around his wrist. “Which part, Mate?” I ask, matching his anger. Everyone around us stopped breathing

Carolina’s POV - Reunion To say that I am pissed and annoyed at how everything went down is putting it mildly. I am even more annoyed that I had to confront my father with my failures. My father, Donovan Clark, was the previous Delta before my brother, Bryant, took over. And well, knowing my father, I will probably be labeled incompetent now. It’s a relatively short trip back to Highplains Pack from Dark Claw Mountain, which doesn’t give me much time to devise a valid excuse for my failure. I know Father will be upset at me, and I fear what he may say or do. How would I have known that Ryker would meet his fated mate at The Mate Ball? Even after the history we have with those events. It was back with my father as Delta, Alpha Adeline, Ryker’s mother, was on her way there with the Alpha Consort Mathew. And they were assassinated. At least, that’s the story. My father was in charge of the investigation. I was still young, so I don’t remember much, just a few glimpses of Ryker

Ryker’s POV - One more day “Yes, there is one more thing.” I cleared my throat again, “Domino wants to meet your wolf.”. Dira started coughing. “He wants to meet Reneeira?” She asks me. I see her eyes turning red, her wolf making her presence known. “Hello there, Reneeira. How are you”?, I ask her, looking straight at her eyes. “Hello mate, nice to meet you,” Reneeira says through Dira. “Yes, I want to meet Domino too,” she confirms. I feel my eyes changing and Domino taking over, my voice rough. “Hello, mate, I will see you soon,” he says, winking at her. I see Dira, or rather Reneeira, giggling. Oh no, we have teenage wolfs. Only the Goddess knows what they will do when left to their devices. Dira blinks back, and her eyes return to her chocolate brown. “Welcome back, gorgeous,” I say. “Okay, so Reneeria decided to come out. Guess you met her,” she asks me. “Yes, and Domino came out as well. At least they introduced each other,” shrugged. “When do you want to let

Hello, my dear readers, I cannot express with words how grateful I am that you have given me the chance to bring Dira's and Ryker's stories to life. It means the world to me. However, my real life came calling, and it never crossed my mind I would write by the time my travel plans came to fruition. This is an exciting moment for me. I have planned for this trip for a few years now and now I can make it come true. From September 30th, 2023 til October 14th, 2023. I will be out of the country. But don't fret. I will use my iPad to keep writing and will start posting as soon as I can edit everything. All of you deserve my best, and I was hoping to have some chapters written to make the time go faster. But alas, it didn't. And for that, I am sorry. I believe we reach a point in my story when we will see more of the struggles of Dira and Ryker. I won't tell you what, but I hope you have picked on some hints I had left for you. I will always wish for everyone to be happy, to be heal