The Alpha's Secret Mate

18th Bi

baby," Lindsay

," I kissed her

most important to me. I mean, at least

er looked at

by now?" I frowned. "I

face twisted into a grimace. "Oh, d

re must be..." I stammered, t

d looked at me, her blue eyes tearing up and

ransforming yet, it was a... mistake?" I

mate. I was sure she would be the woman

t upset. I swear. Of course, I would have loved to be yours foreve

se, before I could even think of cursing

. But we only transform and discover our mat

with him much earlier than all the other pack members. W

him only now, at eighteen. I'm glad that my family will finally be able to

ffer until she turns eighteen. At least I know she and Kyle will continue

I whimper as I stagger to

cle Paul, and Lucy, as well as

s I writhed, feeling my bones

, but now the pain I felt was much closer to death tha

spread through my body, the best

jamas, clutching a teddy bear tightly in her left ar

here's your brothe

was inconsolable," she said, s

my mate. I let out a pained grunt

t weak and strained, but I know everyone heard. I know everyone is

le Paul calls, taking

holding the little one's han

, placing her hand on my b

er, giving a dis

earable now, so I jus

, little o

ay close by?" she ask

to me and watc

, catching my attention now.

feeling Emily's gentle to

ying on my own paws. My breat

ly and slowly

Hades. "She can't know. Not n

nt to protect her, Ezra. We ca

s within the Alpha's lands. We can be

ingers through Hades' dark fur, pettin

as if he's also ten years old, acting like a

p breath and don't move. He's been trapped for years,

y lay down on my back and drifted off to sleep. Hades allow

uldn't do this. He shouldn't get so close.

ays, picking her up and she curls up compl

op. He bids farewell to the others, and when it's just us-me, Mom, an

y human form, I bl

the first thing I ask as soon as I op

e kind of punish