“I’d never felt more alive in my life. It was like I had been living a half-life up to this point with Caine’s mark poisoning every moment, every thought… every feeling.”
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Amaya, Princess of Emerald Mountain, is finally coming of age. She’s set to formalize an arrangement between Caine, the Alpha of Wormwood, and her father. When Caine callously rejects their bond, Amaya’s father banishes her– forever. With nowhere to turn, she ends up in the arms of her pack’s sworn enemy, alone in a territory of darkness and nightmares… The Kingdom of Shadowguard.
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“There was something so familiar about him but I couldn’t place it. It was as if my heart knew him all along… but that was ridiculous.” 
Mated to the Alpha of Shadows is created by Claire Wilkins, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author. 

Mated to the Alpha King of Shadows

I awoke to a loud pounding on my door. Disoriented, I tried to rub the sleep from my eyes with shaky hands but it didn’t help. 


It’d been a week since my leg had healed. Two weeks of being a guest here. Maybe my time was up, maybe I overstayed my welcome and I was finally being kicked to the street. 


I frantically untangled myself from my bedding and crawled out of bed. The sun hadn’t even risen yet. I groaned as I threw on a robe and hastily tied it around my waist. 


The pounding stopped and then I heard a loud sigh behind the door. As I reached for the doorknob, the pounding started again. I jumped back at the sound before I jerked the door open. The light from the hallway stung my eyes and I reflexively squinted as I covered my brow with my hand. 


Chapter 12 : Training