“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

It’d been three days since I returned to the castle. Five days since the Manticore attack. And no word. Nothing. It was the only logical explanation or I would’ve heard something by now. He would be here. 


I wandered around the castle mindlessly. I couldn’t eat, I could barely sleep. I had bruises and a couple of superficial cuts but nothing major. I replayed the attack over and over in my mind. I felt guilty as if I didn’t do enough, as if it was my fault. I should’ve done more. 


I spent most of my time in Wren’s library searching for any information on Manticores and coming up empty. I felt helpless. 


I spent my evenings on the balcony of my bedroom. I was becoming acclimated to the weather here, I wasn’t as cold as I had been before. I wondered if that had anything to do with the absence of my old mark. 


Chapter 26 : A Feverish King