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.”

Daniel Stone, the Alpha of the rival Crescent pack, had been a thorn in my side for as long as I could remember.

about Daniel Stone,” I growled, the words a low rumble in my chest. “She’s mine. And

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

I’d known she was anything but ordinary. I couldn’t stop myself. I was drawn to her and there waas nothing I could do stop it no matter how hard I tried nor

her under her window? Stalk her? Kidnap her? Force her to be with you? Because I don’t think she would go against her father, her entire pack to be

jaw. He was right again. This wouldn’t be easy. Claiming

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the primal urge that pulsed within

admitted, frustration gnawing at me. “But one thing’s for sure. I won’t let

for a long moment, a flicker of concern replacing his earlier amusement. “Just be careful, Alex,” he said finally, his voice low and serious. “This could get messy.

own unwavering. “I know the risks,” I said. “But this… this

words hung heavy in the air as we finished our drinks, a silent understanding settling between us. The path ahead wouldn’t be easy, but the primal

grin spreading across his face. “Alright, enough brooding,” he declared, clapping me on the back. “Let’s go

my head, but a reluctant smile tugged at the corner of my lips. “We’re not going anywhere near her, Adrian, When I

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

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

“But stalking from a distance is practically a national pastime for werewolves, right? We can just

myself out of the

the door. “Don’t be such a stick in the mud. Besides, you know you’re curious too. What

my mark on her in the bar bathroom after the initial shock of discovering our mate bond. The weight of the situation, the potential

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