ELLE POV Walking down the steps behind the Beta and Gamma families, I cannot help but gasp at the breathtaking beauty of the room. Black tables sit on the outskirts of the space surrounding the dance floor, with the pack emblem in the middle. Olivia did a great job incorporating the pack colors of silver and black in everything. Each table has a silver candle stick centerpiece covered with dangling jewels and candles that were lit. A DJ sits in the corner, getting set up for when the dancing can finally begin. The further into the room we get, the more my skin burns under the scrutinizing gaze of the other guests. As Olivia predicted, they hadn't taken their eyes off our group since we appeared at the top of the stairs. A few Alphas made their interest in me so known I am positive they'd resort to kidnapping me to get their hands on a born Luna to strengthen their pack and bloodlines. What they feel for me has nothing to do with who I am but more with what I am. 'Stay close,' T

ALPHA CHARLES POV Andrew and Matt are wandering around looking for their mates with no luck, but if I had to guess by the expressions on their faces, they're not too upset about not finding them as they sit at the table with their friends. Damon is supposed to be walking out those doors any second, and I pray to the Goddess he doesn't go straight to Elle and instead sits his ass down, not calling more attention to them than necessary. "Lastly, the reason we are all here to celebrate tonight, Alpha Damon Ledger," comes Harry's voice over the loudspeaker, as the big oak doors swing open, revealing Damon in a suit that matches Elle's dress, with the same flowers inside his breast pocket. As soon as I saw his face and how he zeroed in on her, I knew that he wouldn't sit down quickly. Taking the room in long, confident strides, Damon was at her side within a millisecond, leaning down and whispering in her ear before pulling her away from the table to the middle of the dance floor with a

DAMON POV 'Whatever you're thinking about doing, don't,' My father says through the link, a warning in his tone. I can feel the heat of his eyes watching me watch Elle in the middle of the dance floor with Alpha Fennick. Slade and I start to lose our grip as they continue talking. 'Remember who is in this room and the scrutiny you have already brought upon yourself by pulling that stunt earlier. Neither of you can afford to make any more mistakes tonight.' 'All we did is dance,' I reply, a bitter taste coating my tongue as he continues reprimanding me. 'You act like we marked each other on the dance floor. It was a fucking dance. Did we magically transport into the plot of Footloose, and no one tell me?' 'Yeah,' he snarls, 'after the goddamn Mate Find, with a woman who hasn't been confirmed as your mate and is underage. What the hell were you thinking? It told every guest that Elle is a born Luna, and any chance we had of hiding that is now gone.' 'Were you ever going to hide it

DAMON POV The sunlight peaking its way over the horizon does nothing to help the relentless pounding in my skull. My eyelids flutter open, my mind groggy and like it's been beaten by a baseball bat repeatedly. What the hell happened? 'Slade?' I ask for him but get nothing in return. It's like he disappeared without a trace. Shifting around on my back, my eyes blink furiously as I try to catch my bearing and figure out where the hell I am. Closing my eyes, I inhale a large gulp of air, letting the fresh oxygen rejuvenate my blood and give me the strength to get through this moment without my usual tricks to aid me. As my lungs exhale, I open my eyes to find the world slowly coming into focus. With it, the memories of last night, tumbling in slowly like a Nineties computer using dial-up, has my blood pressure rising as the panic sets in. Fear like I have never known before turns every cell in my body to ice. My limbs feel like they have been sitting on pins and needles for hours

Hello Readers, Another gift from me to you this holiday season in the only way I know how with a *FREE* Chapter! This one does focus on our lovely leads, Damon and Elle but is flashback scenes like the Thanksgiving day dinner...or should I say fiasco? These chapters would have been included as bonuses at the end of the book, but I decided to spread them throughout the holidays as little gifts to all of you. *THE POSSESSIVE ALPHA IS STILL ONGOING* *REGULAR POSTING WILL RESUME 12/26/2022.* Please check out Emma's Little Rebels for all the latest gossip, sneak peeks, fan theories, and character teasers. I hope you have had a wonderful time with your friends, family, and loved ones this holiday season. XOXO Emma Taylor P.S. I plan on doing a New Years' Eve flashback as well, completely free. ********************** ELLE POV Damon 11 and Elle "Ten"- Before The Spells "Can we go any faster," I say, growing impatient with the drive from our pack to New Moon. It had been weeks