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083 | A way to end this
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An Affair with the Alpha 084 | She's my mate, not yours
Caleb’s POVPain.Agonising, heart-wrenching, soul-destroying pain.That was the only way I could describe it, and even that didn’t do it justice. One second, I was grinning out at the assembled wolves, a glass of wine that didn’t taste alcoholic at all sloshing in my loose grip, a cheer rising in my throat – and then, boom.I was doubled over, my blood turned to fire in my veins, my heart beating out a rhythm that sent shards of glass slicing through my skin. The scene of the Pack Awards before me swayed and blurred; I slammed my eyelids shut and dug my nails into my thighs, trying to ground myself.“Alpha?”Harley was quick to steady me, hoisting me up and making a quick, flippant joke about me over-indulging on the wine – even though we all knew it hadn’t had a chance to be fermented anywhere near long enough to have that sort of fun effect on me.“I’m fine,” I rasped, struggling to right myself. She steered me away from the crowd, pulling me through the door into the hall and pus
An Affair with the Alpha 085 | A load of old poppycock!
Stephen’s POV‘Excuse me, good sir!’ cried Brian, pointing his paw accusingly at the Alpha. ‘How dare you insinuate such a thing? To claim our mate as your own is treason indeed!’ He huffed. ‘Rhiannon is the Alpha’s mate? Ha! What a load of old poppycock. His mate? His? One gets more experience from years lived than any books or flashy titles, and I have more years under my belt than any of you! Those years have taught me what love looks like – and it is not rugged good looks and bulging muscles, you dallying bastard!’‘Brian!’ I exclaimed. ‘What? He is a dallying bastard! He’s been trying to get his claws in young Rhiannon and her delicious wolf for far too long, and this – this! – is the last straw.’Brian’s anger was a mirror to my own. Held up to my own rage, it doubled it.“Your mate?” I scoffed aloud, trying to snatch my hands out of his grip. My wrists were throbbing concerningly, both of them red-hot and pulsing with pain, and the snapping, grinding sounds coming from them we
An Affair with the Alpha 086 | Dealing with the consequences
Rhiannon’s POVI frowned at Stephen. “Why would this make her run?” I shook my head, then took a deep breath. It didn’t calm me in the slightest.It was damn near impossible to keep it together. I couldn’t believe Caleb had outed us like that, in a fit of rage like some stroppy teenager. But he had, and now we all had to deal with the consequences.Stephen swallowed hard, his gaze flicking away. “You’re right, it wouldn’t.”I kept staring at him. He was hiding something. I tried to force my sluggish brain to work, half of it still back in the living room, sat on the sofa, staring helplessly at the letter from my dad. That hadn’t had a chance to sink in yet, and now I had this to deal with, too. More tears stung my eyes. I blinked them back. I’d let myself fall apart too easily already; I would not be doing it again.“No, Stephen,” I said. “I’m not leaving here with more questions. You know about us, now.” A fact that was making my insides wither up and die a bit. “Let’s get everythi
An Affair with the Alpha 087 | I'll take that wine now
Rhiannon’s POVI.Kissed. Your. Sister.The words didn’t make sense to me in that order. I understood all of them individually but, as I stared at Stephen, I couldn’t quite grasp their meaning.Caleb sucked in a sharp breath and slowly lowered his hands.“I don’t understand,” I said eventually. “You and Cin?”Memories flashed before my eyes. Hyacinth and Stephen cuddling on the sofa, twined together in sleep. Stephen not coming to bed, but instead staying downstairs with Hyacinth. Stephen mindlinking Cin, not me, when he’d been poisoned.“Oh my goddess,” I whispered, my stare turning to a frown. “You and Cin,” I repeated, firmer this time.“I’m so sorry,” he whispered back. “I never meant it.”I wanted to be angry. I wanted to be downright fucking furious. But what he’d done was no worse than what I’d done. In fact, aside from the fact it was my twin he’d fooled around with, it was probably better. I felt dizzy. I couldn't think clearly. I was a jumbled mess of feelings and thought
An Affair with the Alpha 088 | Family or freedom?
Hyacinth’s POV‘Girly, are you sure this is a good idea?’ Dolly asked me again.‘No. Yes. No. Oh!’ I threw my hands in the air. ‘I don’t know, but I don’t know what else to do. This is all I can think of.’Foxy Spangles cast his shrewd eyes upon me as I knelt down in front of my chest of drawers and started flinging clothes out of them. I tried to give him a placating smile, but it made me think that I might not ever see him again, and then I thought about never seeing Rhi again, or Stephen, and a sob bubbled up in my chest.“What am I doing?” I warbled around my cries, hugging the pile of clothes to my chest and squeezing them tight. ‘You’re trying to be brave,’ Dolly murmured gently. ‘That’s what you told me, anyway. If this is what you want, sweet girl, I’ll support you.’‘It’s not what I want,’ I mindlinked back to her, unable to speak aloud any longer. ‘But Rhiannon always does everything she can for me. I can’t bear to tell her that I’m Stephen’s true mate, and I don’t want to
An Affair with the Alpha 089 | Returning that which should never have been taken
Rhiannon’s POV“Does he have to come?”I glared at Stephen. It was a half-assed glare; I was so emotionally exhausted that I couldn’t put my back into it the way I usually would.“He just wants to help,” I muttered, looking away and back at the letter from Dad again. “We don’t need his help.”I sighed and put the letter down. “He’s the Alpha. I don’t see why you’re being like this, not if you’ve found your true mate too. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, but you didn’t tell me either. We can be glad we all know the truth now, or we can bitch and snap at each other for things that have already happened.” I put my hands on my hips and waited for his verdict.“You slept with him, though. I never slept with Hyacinth.”My eyebrows shot up. “You want an award for not having sex with my twin sister?” I slow-clapped. “Gold star for you, Stephen.”“Don’t be like that.” He scrubbed a hand through his hair, then scratched the back of his neck. “I just meant… oh, I don’t know. I’m sorry.”“Me, too. I
An Affair with the Alpha 090 | An unwelcome arrival
Caleb’s POVOh, no no no – this couldn’t be good.I flattened my lips into a thin slash as Amelia stepped out of the trees. Foxy Spangles was struggling in her arms, scrabbling desperately to get free of her. She winced as his claws scraped down her wrist and dropped him; he ran straight over to Rhiannon and wound around her legs like a cat.Stephen was still gripping Rhiannon, like if he held onto her tight enough he could fool the Moon Goddess herself into thinking that he was her true mate. Even though we were literally out here to look for his true mate, Hyacinth. This little love triangle was complicated enough without Ames coming along for the ride, too.“You were supposed to be looking after Foxy,” I said slowly, still trying to get my bearings. “Not bringing him out into the cold.”Rhi looked like she was about to collapse. “You asked the Luna to look after him?” she asked, staring between all of us like she couldn’t understand what she was seeing. “When you said you’d taken
An Affair with the Alpha 091 | What sort of idiot would believe me?
Rhiannon’s POV‘This is amazing!’ I laughed, letting the thrill of sprinting through the woods ease my other worries. They didn’t go away, of course, but they were quietened for a while. ‘Fuck, Tigs, I’ve missed you.’‘I’ve missed you! It’s great to be back.’‘Where were you?’She shrugged, somehow managing to do it without breaking stride. ‘It’s hard to say. Gone, I suppose. I was still of aware of everything, but… I was separate. Like a star looking down, unable to do anything but watch.’My belly swooped. ‘You were really gone? For good?’‘If the Moon Goddess hadn’t put me back, I wasn’t coming back.’‘It was really her?’ I breathed. ‘The Moon Goddess herself intervened to give you back to me?’‘She did.’ Tiger’s eyes lit up, burning an even brighter gold than before. They reflected back to me off every tree trunk we passed, as if she had two lamps beaming out of her face. ‘Marcella should never have ripped us apart. She was righting a wrong.’‘Righting a wrong,’ I repeated, squint
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