ALEXA. My eyes started to sting when Katarina introduced herself. I wasn’t expecting to see her at all. I had hoped that this trip would give me alone time with Aeon without us having to watch our backs, but it was all gone now. I had no idea why she was here, and from the looks of it, Aeon as well. And then she appeared to be perfect. Too perfect. I didn’t want to meet her, but I knew that if by accident I did, I was hoping she was rude, or something. Anything but nice. And she turned out to be exactly the opposite. How could I hate her now? Standing beside her wearing black leggings and this ugly shirt made me look like a peasant, while she sashayed in her black tight-fitting pants and tight white blouse that shaped her perfect body and she topped it with a leather jacket. If we stood beside Aeon, I would definitely look like a slave beside them. I tried to disregard any thoughts in my head. I shouldn’t lose focus now. I was here for Alpha Riley and not for her. I asked for Ser

AEON.My heart ached the moment I saw both Katarina and Lucas recognize and accept the bond between them. It was a totally different scene from how the bond started for me and Alexa, and I couldn’t help but feel the pain of hurting my own mate.I wish the circumstances were different. I wish our first meeting had been somehow similar to this. I hope the tears she shed were of happiness and not out of fear. But I couldn’t change anything now, and if it had to happen again, I would still do the same thing, just to save her from my father’s hands.I slipped out of the receiving room without making any noise to leave the new couple alone. I was happy for them. And if Lucas decided to mark her tonight, I had no say in it. I had to think of another way to make my plan work in my favor.I went directly to the main receiving area and saw Riley having a serious conversation with his Beta, Dominic. They both turned around to face me when they felt my presence, and I didn’t waste any time asking

AEON. We drove back from the forest after the allotted time Riley had given us. Although it was short, it was more than enough for Thunder and Serenity to get acquainted with each other. And it was more than enough for me to watch our wolves just be themselves and forget the turmoil that their humans were having. I was expecting that Alexa would be tired and would pass out after our wolves ran a great length of distance since Serenity was not used to being out all the time. But Alexa and her wolf surprised me with the energy and strength they had, the same way that her wolf’s aura did. Serenity was radiating an Alpha female aura, not too strong, but enough for an Alpha to identify that she came from an Alpha lineage. I believed her aura was a hint of the power and lineage her father held before he became the Alpha of the rogues. He was probably the son of an Alpha, but then I wasn’t sure because no one really knew who Achilles was or where he came from. He just appeared all of a sud

AEON. It was already almost six in the morning, and although I was not expected until eight thirty in the morning at Riley’s pack house, I wanted to have a word with him before the other Alphas started arriving. My head tilted to my side. My arm was numb because Alexa was sleeping on it, but I didn’t mind. She looked like an angel. She looked so peaceful and contented. And I wish I could wake up to this every day for the rest of my life. But I knew it was still impossible at this point. But I wasn’t giving up, especially not now. With Katarina out of my responsibility and the Alpha position not in my grasp anymore, maybe it’s time to turn around and make new decisions. I haven’t made up my mind, but if my father refused to give me my title and would have refused to let me claim Alexa, then maybe we were better off somewhere without a pack. She asked me once if I thought I would survive with the humans. I had no idea. All I knew was, that if I ended up with her, everywhere was a p

AEON. At around nine-thirty in the morning, we received a message that three cars had entered different borders in the territory with the Alphas and their Lunas. So at ten minutes before ten in the morning, we decided to come out and wait for them at the pack house front steps. Luna Nadia and Riley stood side by side, with Anya beside them. Anya, the sister of Gamma Sebastian, is the future Luna of the Green Valley Pack, Caleb’s territory. My Gamma, Edward, stood beside Gamma Sebastian behind us. Beta Dominic was manning one of the borders and coordinating security around the pack since it would be the Gammas who would join us for the security and counter-attack planning. Katarina, on the other hand, bailed out at the last minute and requested not to meet the Alphas until they were informed of our setup. She didn’t want to stand beside me while Lucas stood alone. And I understood. She has already agreed to continue with our fake engagement, and the least I could do was make thing