The Alpha's Secret Mate

were some sort of poor thing. How everyone worried to

ong the way. I had always heard that after the complete transformation - at least for the

eteria - at least when it came to nearby people - so I fel

the first. He apologized and said Lindsay had spent the entire night crying an

't be a hypocrite and say all the passion had vanished. It hadn't. But

yself, Lindy, and eventually, an adult Emy, who would find out that I

tered, staring a

he only stayed around when Emy was there and then left. He seemed to want to avoid eve

lling to wait and see how life would unfold. That's why I firmly believe I was cursed - and now, I

xplaining that he was waiting for me in the garden. He just forgot to mention he was with oth

rily close. I thought she was cute, but I always lived in my own worl

about something else, and I couldn't focus. Not with her joyful laughter fillin

ucia muttered,

s that I couldn't tell Kyle about our bond. Only they could know, meaning I had

the bond on her own, and that's what I'm goin

," she said, wavin

ticipate in a conversation without worries. But,

e making such good progres

at me carefully. "I wanted to bring this up earlier, but you're the one I tru

t know if I want to be away from home. But if it's an o

l young, just starting your adult life, and you'll need time to adjust." He smiled calmly. "But know that

nk about i

urse,

rs hurt. I was the first to get up and look for her on the grou

," he ap

ed me," E

more; it was Hades. He grabbed Toby by the shi

asked, and Toby looked at me wi

stammered, then burst into loud, frightened sobs

n more, but then Emy was staring at me, scared, and I put him down. He gasp

lump in frustration. Hades had taken control. Yes! I was w

und," Paul said, and Kyle nodde

o go away..." I said in a breath