Ariana tries her best to live up to her duties as a child of an alpha. But, her life is thrown way off balance when she meets her mysterious mate. He is strong. He is fierce. And, he may, in fact, be her enemy.

Now she feels torn between duty and love.

*****

"Please, don't go," I whispered as I started kissing her neck once again.

She caressed my head but started saying the reasons why she knew it was wrong.

"We can't do this, Triton," she told me. "It is killing us, and it is destroying our families. Imagine how the pack would react if they were to discover us here? If they discovered that you were in the woods with me, kissing and caressing? As much as I love you and as much as we are mates, we are also enemies, Triton."

"No!" I said, my face still buried in her neck. "I don't care what they think! I don't care what will happen! All I want is you."

My Enemy, My Mate is created by Emma Levy, an eGlobal Creative Publishing author.

My Enemy, My Mate

I was walking south through the forest that ran alongside the town. I was headed downtown to pay a visit to the herbalist. She lived somewhere on the outskirts of the main part of town in a very unassuming house. She could be challenging to locate, and I did not want to be spotted going to her place. I needed a special favor requiring the utmost secrecy. 


The good part was, she was not a social person. She did not get involved with the pack disputes or the rivalries. She simply worked her herbs and did her duties quietly. I knew her home was near the river. 


It was the same river I met my mate at in the evening that runs all around the parameters of the territories. It was one of the defining features of the packs. You might say it's one of the few things that binds us together. 


Chapter 13: The Scent of Autumn and Lavender