idn't know what she was to me, and I wasn't ready for her to find out. Not yet. There wa

at Alpha, and when I received a request from his Beta to transfer his family here, I didn't hesitate. I'd wanted

e had a daughter. That secrecy alone was suspicious. The power in Katya's bloo

asually leaning against the doorframe like h

t lie to him. He'd been by

I said

s why you've been moping around like a lovesic

my mate," I

er used t

. Things are

So what's the plan? Keep giving her

hat was the plan, un

gleam in his eye said otherwise. Then he paused. "Actual

ha

ening right now. You know, the

. "Shit. I comp

paired people up and th

supposed to be... Wait, wh

ck of his neck, feigni

ng to piss me off? I don't wan

was pissing me off, so I paire

hts dirty,

r own" he countered. "Besides, i did

my feet, stalking

atya doesn't get h

tched the matches. Several sparring circles were already in use-pairs trading blows, shifting to half-shift form, and grappli

me, trying to keep a straight face. I scanned the field for a while. That's when

kay?" Mat

." I murmured, concerne

staggered over to a trash bin and vomited, then wiped her mou

inning like she already knew the outcome. Jasmine, one of the only decent girls in the packho

f, stepping forwar

said, my heart poundi

n. That's-" Mateo beg

alization hit me li

t. Still, it made sense. The nausea, the

p this," I mut

ngie l

hit the ground hard but used her momentum to kick upward, catching Angie in

eet, swaying. She looked

body in a flash of silver-gray. The crowd screamed and backed away fro

't shift," Ma

as he

h bared in a snarl, claw

t think

ike a shockwave as I launched into the sparring ring, placing myself between Kat

Alpha Aura rolling

ck immediately and covering

her skin clammy. Her legs finally gave out, an

he doctor. No

head lolled against my chest

in this wasn't just exh