Fated to my Enemy by Diane Doherty

Book Two Chapter Eighteen

Future Alpha Aspen

After dropping Channing and Landon off at the pack house, I drove back to the diner to pick up Tessa and Sarah. I didn’t want either one of them to walk home tonight. It was below freezing and neither one of them had their wolves to keep them warm.

I had pulled up and parked when Landon was in my head.

“Alpha is looking for you.”

“I’ll talk to him when I get home,” I replied.

“Aspen, something serious is going on. You need to be careful and be on the lookout for wolves who are not a part of the pack. The council is getting crafty,” he warned me.

“I’m picking up the girls now and will be staying at their place all night. You can debrief me in the morning and then we can start our hunt.”

“Just be careful, Aspen,” he said before closing the link.

I sat in my truck, thinking about what Landon said. I was going to have to get Tessa a car. I didn’t like her walking around with a threat hanging over our heads. The more I spent with her, the more I

understood my father’s overprotectiveness of his mate. The council hurt her and he was going for blood.

“Hey Handsome,” Tessa opened the passenger door pulling me from my thoughts. “Is everything okay?” She asked, climbing up into the seat. Sarah was climbing into the back seat.

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“Yeah, just work. I brushed it off. “You two hungry? Pizza!”

love that I don’t have to

I chuckled. “You can walk.”

me in the chest and I groaned. Her checks burned and

hand in mine. This was my

to have a shower first, leaving me with Tessa, who went to change. I took a seat on the tiny couch and pulled out my phone

I throw an

mumbled, while I

alright. A bit grumpy since he went off

a question?” she stammered. I pocketed my phone and focused my attention on the woman

an open book for you,” I reminded

your brother don’t look alike,” I laughed before she could finish. She pushed off my chest to look at

she furrowed

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basically, his mom got pregnant when she was young and then was forced out of her pack. She stayed away from packs until the company she worked for sent her here. They didn’t know they were second–chance mates until she got pregnant with my sister. There’s a bunch of other things in there but that’s the gist of it.” I explained.

“Oh,” she exhaled.

not know? I thought everyone knew

to things like that, I’m sorry.” she shrugged. She

whispered as

after I was born.” I

sorry, Aspen,”

like her son from the moment we met. She was also my second chance.” I squeezed

feel the same way about Channing? He’s an alpha wolf,

accepted him as his own. My father adopted him and she adopted me. They also got married. It would be a perfect relationship if my father wasn’t so stubborn.” I told

fell in