Mated To The King’s Gamma By Jessica Hall

Chapter 30

I sat with Ivy on the pier that overlooked the man-made lake by the stables. Ivy ate very little despite my trying to encourage to eat. We enjoyed the morning sun, enjoyed the rays heating my cold skin. I told her everything that happened in the castle last night. Though I Don’t think she was really listening, she seems stuck in her head no matter how hard I tried to pull back to the present moment. I hated seeing her like this.

Ivy leaned against one of the logs on the pier, watching me, yet I drew closer to the water. I Wished I was swimming with Gannon or even just going for a run; it was strange to me to have the freedoms we had here. Another thing I hadn’t told her about. I wanted to tell her, yet I couldn’t bring myself to because I didn’t want to risk upsetting her more.

“Abbie!” Ivy hissed as I sat on the edge and tossed my legs over the side and into the water.

“Gannon is right there,” I tell her, pointing him out, and she lets out a sigh. I wade my feet through the water, loving the feel of the water between my toes. Looking up, Gannon was smiling at me, and I couldn’t help the blush at the knowing look on his face. However, what impressed me most is that he kept his word and didn’t leave Ivy’s side all night, as he said. She was supposed to shift, but now doubt had crept in. I believed, along with Ivy, that the king was wrong about her birthday. But still the question remained: if that were true, how could she recognize him as her mate?

More shocking was learning of Della’s crimes. Della was Ivy’s mother before Alpha Dean’s pack killed her. Though now we have learned that wasn’t even her real name. And that Della Hunley was, in fact, Marrissa Talbot.

A notorious hunter and the woman responsible for not only killing the King’s sister but also an entire Kingdom that used to reside in the mountains. The Landeena Kingdom, Knowing this information and realizing her childhood was a lie, that her mother was a monster I could see weighed heavily on Ivy. It broke her, a woman she loved. Her mother was a monster and serial killer. Accused of unspeakable crimes, and now Ivy was paying the price for them.

was kind, loving, and dotted on both Ivy and me. She was strict, but protective of us growing up. She was my mother’s best friend. We had stumbled upon their little camp after my mother fled the back we

no memory of being in a pack, though I do remember having a biggler family once. My mother was a twin, and we were forced to go into hiding after her twin

with me.

some supplies,” I tell lvy, not wanting to go. Tears filled my eyes, not knowing when I would get to see her next, but I had chores to do, so I

from the castle’s direction. My head whips toward the direction of the woman’s screams, and I see Ester thrashing and screaming her head off

I curse at myself when I turn back to see Ivy

that! I look down at Ivy before her head

anything,” I tell her while looking down at my hands, picking at her nails. Nervously I steal a

asks. I chew my lip, not wanting to answer, but I wouldn’t lie to her, and she would eventually find out. I just wished it

this morning in his office to Ester fondling him,” I tell her. Ivy pales, almost turning green at my words, and my eyes widen when she sucks in a

He then banished her from the castle, so I guess they finally found her. He didn’t do anything with her, Ivy. I promise you,” I tell Ivy. moving quickly to grab her face in my hands. She

attack. When she calms down, I brush my hands over her face to clear her

with her?” Ivy asks, letting out