Bonds

Chapter 37

Chapter 37

~Alex’s POV-

-Seven Years Ago-

The amber liquid swirled in my glass, catching the dim bar light. Adrian, sprawled across the booth from me, mirrored my action, his own drink disappearing with a satisfied grunt.

“So, let me get this straight,” he drawled, his voice thick with amusement. “Intense, undeniable connection? You felt all that so that meant you finally found the person you were predestined to be with for the rest of your life? Your mate.”

I grunted in reply, the news still settling in my gut like a boulder. A mate. The word itself felt old fashioned, a relic from a bygone era. Yet, here I was, a modern man facing a truth as primal as instinct.

“And she’s a college freshman? Not just that, she is a Stone.” Adrian pressed, a sardonic grin twisting his lips.

“Junior,” I corrected, forcing down another gulp of whiskey. The burn did little to soothe the disquiet churning inside me. I knew what he was getting at. I was a thirty year old man. Nine years wasn’t so much but trust Adrian to point that out.

He threw his head back and roared with laughter, the sound harsh and grating in the smoky bar. “Brilliant! Just brilliant! Your Moon Goddess really has a twisted sense of humor, doesn’t she?”

My jaw clenched, a low growl rumbling in my chest. Adrian, with his infuriating brand of gallows humor, was the only person! could have confided in. But even his amusement felt like sandpaper on a raw wound.

“What’s so funny?” I snapped, my voice laced with a dangerous edge.

He sobered up instantly, raising his hands in mock surrender. “Whoa there, big guy. No need to get your fur in a twist. It’s just… the irony, you know? Amaya Stone, daughter of that self-righteous p r i c k Daniel Stone. Of all the people that could have fathered her, it just had to be him.”

Alpha of the rival Crescent pack, had been a thorn in my side for as long as I could remember. The animosity between our packs

the words a low rumble

some fairy tale. She’s not a damsel in distress waiting to be swept off her

I’d laid eyes on her across the bar, I’d known she was anything but ordinary. I couldn’t stop myself. I was drawn to her and there waas nothing

with expensive gifts? Serenade her under her window? Stalk her? Kidnap

wouldn’t be easy. Claiming a mate

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with potential for bloodshed. But the primal urge that pulsed within me, the undeniable

yet,” I admitted, frustration gnawing at me. “But one thing’s for sure.

his earlier amusement. “Just be careful, Alex,” he said

his gaze, my own unwavering. “I know the risks,” I said. “But this… this is different. This is my mate. And nothing will

air as we finished our drinks, a silent understanding settling between us. The path ahead wouldn’t be easy, but

me on the back. “Let’s go see what this woman looks like that’s

reluctant smile tugged at the corner of my lips. “We’re not going anywhere near her, Adrian, When I see her again, I want her to be mine,” I finished, the possessiveness in my voice

Alex,” he chuckled. “Loosen up a bit. A little harmless curiosity wouldn’t hurt, would it? Besides, I wouldn’t mind

not harmless curiosity, Adrian,” I countered, my voice firm but laced with a hint of amusement at his usual daredevil tendencies. “This is serious. We don’t want to s p o her or

for werewolves, right? We can just observe from afar, gather some

of the booth. “Stalking is

countered, slinging an arm around my shoulder as we headed towards the door. “Don’t be such a stick in the mud. Besides, you

initial shock of discovering our mate bond. The weight of the situation, the potential for conflict between our packs, had kept me at a distance. But the thought of seeing her again, even from afar,

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