“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

“Are you okay?” Wren asked, his voice full of concern and a slight alarm. 


But I barely heard him, I was confused and full of questions that I didn’t want answers to. I didn’t want to ruin what was becoming a positive and lovely situation. It worked, it wasn’t broken. I was just a stupid curious woman and curiosity killed the cat. It would ruin this really good thing. 


But I was so sick of being lied to, being out of the loop, being the butt of a joke. 


Wren placed both of his hands on my shoulders to regain my attention. His hands were so large, like bear paws. And so warm, unnaturally so. They felt heavier than normal on my shoulders. But I was still very much lost in my thoughts, debating if I should drop it and enjoy my happy little thing or talk to Wren and ruin everything. 


“You said I was your mate,” I said abruptly. 


Wren dropped his hands from my shoulders and his body language became cold and rigid. Yep, I’d ruined it. Good job, Amaya.


Chapter 29 : Are We Mates?