“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 sat back in my chair. I didn’t want to hear anymore. I’d heard enough. My brother was alive and safely back in Emerald Mountain. The bane of my existence was dead. I felt relieved. I felt a giant weight lifted from my shoulders. I was beside myself. I didn’t know what to do with my time now that everything had fallen into place. 


I looked around the room, and everything felt right. For the first time in a long time, I was allowed to look to the future as it stretched out before me. I didn’t have to worry about the immediate future and no threats of war. 


“Caine’s stupid war is over?” I finally asked. Everyone at the table laughed. 


“Yes, the war is over. It barely began,” Wren replied as he reached for a piece of toast. 


I didn’t know why that offended me. It came off condescending. I just lost six months of my life. My father died. There were so many casualties caused by the political unrest. I guess it didn’t matter to him, it wasn’t Shadowguard. 


Chapter 45 : Finding Amaya