“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 took a deep breath and tried to control my pulse. He would be able to tell I was faking if my body gave me away. I needed to steady myself but I had a horrible feeling that he was about to say something terrible. 


He sat down on the bed and pulled me onto his lap. It was becoming harder and harder to pretend that I was under his love spell. Hell, he should’ve made his witch do that instead of this stupid mark business. 


He brushed the hair off my shoulder. My clothes were dirty and ripped from when I was captured. All I wanted at that moment was to take a long hot bath and put on clean clothes. I didn’t want to sit in his lap, I didn’t want him to touch me. It made me feel grimier than the few days I’d gone without a bath. 


He playfully bit my shoulder and then kissed it. “Did you miss me?” 


Chapter 38 : That’s My Mate