e

he air today fe

ever felt before. There was a buzzing energy, as if something big was about to happen. I couldn't tell what, but many of the pack

ere! He hasn't visited in a lon

hat means every female in the pack will

n our kingdom. Alphas who weren't mated were always the talk of the pack when they planned to visit. Most of the females in our pack were omegas, and omegas tended to

ss blessed me with an alpha as a mate, making me a luna, it would show everyone ho

again to tell me the news. Her energy bounced off the

ora! Did you hea

cipher what she said. Nothing came to me after

y girl. The lycan king! Alpha of the S

onfirmed?" My muscles ached as I got to my feet. Scrubbing the floors on all fours yet again brought serious pain t

, too." Coda bit her lip. "What I'd

ad at the very thought of him made my week. Gunner came into town four years ago, and Coda had been hooked on him ever since. I wondered if he was her mate, judging by the w

and doesn't want to settle d

the king. Maybe they both realized they needed to find their mates." Coda paused and thought for

gdoms. Most of the time, chosen mates were what we had to settle for due to never finding their true mate. Add in the fact that our species couldn't find their mate or bond with one until they came of age and their lycan's soul connected with them, and it felt nearly impossible to find our mate. Tho

ed to

Free from dealing with people who believed I was u

away as a fated mate, and that I would be a punishment, not a blessing. It's been said so

. He was the king. Amarie wouldn't allow it because it would be a "burden" to let me go to another pac

llow me to have an audience with

deal with this pack. No one in this pack respected the omegas. Everyone left trash around the pack house and made everything dirty enough that it required a complete cleaning by the crack of dawn. It was a mess for the ome

that a

out if she is his mate or not. If she isn't, she is to meet with Beta G

cleaning of the floors. "I am weak because my wolf has no power. I'm basically a human who can so

ou really think th

ked a

Maybe the reason your wolf isn't stron

was tied to me. On my bad days, she was the gentle soul who coaxed me into relaxing instead of falling into the rapid, harmful cycle of my thoughts. As I healed

d bonded with someone far superior to me. She deserved to be queen more than I did. From her patien

oo. Not just me, sh

nce I can't seem to make

are stronger than you give yourself credit for.

d because

e strong and worthy of love. Coda is drawn to

d to believe you are meant for something greater than cleaning a pack house when you are told that's all you'r

not a burden." The gentle caress of my wolf's presence flooded through me. She needed me to know she was here for me, somethin

like that with a dad l

would punish harshly if he found out. She kneeled to be eye level with me and wore a sympathetic smile. "I see you, my frie

k. My mother was, when she was alive, and before my father made Amarie his new