“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

Tynan walked toward the door, stopped, and then turned toward me. He had a curious look on his face, a strange mixture of happy and apprehensive. I was intrigued. 


“Your friend, Jessa?” he began and then paused. He shook his head as if he was telling himself no but I wasn’t going to drop it. I was too invested.


“Yes?” I said sweetly with a smile. I tried to be cool and not ruin anything but my smile was giving me away. I couldn’t help it, I really wanted them to end up together. 


He smiled to himself and then cleared his throat. “Is… is she single?” 


“Yes, she is.” I was smiling like an idiot. “Why do you ask?” 


“Oh, no reason,” he said playfully as he left the room before I could follow up. 


I assumed he wouldn’t go to training that morning, he didn’t know where it was. I waited a few minutes in case he came back to ask where it was but he never did. I hoped that he was looking for Jessa. 


Chapter 49 : My Alpha