My Mate Is My Greatest Curse

My head fell against his chest, and for the first time in what felt like forever, I could hear the steady, grounding rhythm of a heartbeat that wasn’t my own. The sound anchored me. He turned and strode toward the door. The click of his boots against the polished floors echoed in my ears, and…

“ “We are almost there, Alpha,” Marcus, his beta and most trusted friend, said. His voice carried a weight of concern as he glanced at the rearview mirror. His eyes lingered on Elaine, lying silently in the backseat. She hasn’t stirred once since we left… not even during the flight.” Darius tightened his jaw, forcing…

Darius leaned back in his chair, exhaling sharply. “This is my office now,” Darius reminded, his tone edged with steel. “You can’t just come and go as you please.” His father only lifted a brow, unmoved. His mother, however, brushed off Darius’s rebuke and leaned forward again, her focus unshaken. “Who is she?” she pressed.…

“Tomorrow,” Darius said at last, his voice resolute, “we begin. Dr. Grey and I will speak with her. And if her spirit resists… then I will fight for it. I will not let her surrender to the darkness.” His mother reached across the desk, laying her hand gently over his. “Then may the Moon Goddess…

Darius clenched his jaw, irritation flaring. Did his family truly believe his office was theirs to walk in and out of freely? The door creaked open, and his sister stepped inside. “What are you doing here, Roselyn?” Marcus asked, his tone already carrying that older-brother edge of warning. His younger sister Roselyn stood in the…

His wolf pressed harder, a low growl reverberating in his mind, urging him to open the door. One step at a time, he told himself. Don’t scare her. Don’t overwhelm her. Drawing in a deep breath, he steadied his expression, pushing his emotions beneath the iron mask of an Alpha. Yet no matter how he…

He gave a small, almost sheepish smile. “Well, my parents noticed something was wrong when I went straight to the pack hospital the moment I came home. They cornered me last night, asked questions until I told them what happened.” He paused, the corners of his mouth twitching upward. “And today, my sister came here.…

She’s practically family already, and you’ve been keeping us apart.” Darius pinched the bridge of his nose, exhaling slowly. “Roselyn-“ “No,” she interrupted, wagging a finger at him. “You don’t get to keep her locked away from everyone like some hidden treasure. She needs people. She needs friends. She needs-me!” She turned toward Elaine with…

More Rewards Darius sat back down in his chair after Roselyn left, still shaking his head in quiet exasperation. A small, helpless chuckle escaped him as he looked at Elaine. “My sister sometimes… no, most of the time she’s overwhelming,” he admitted, rubbing the back of his neck. “But she means well. She’s been pestering…

Elaine laughed softly, shaking her head. “It hasn’t even been that long.” Roselyn grinned mischievously. “It felt like forever.” Darius shot his sister a pointed look. “Roselyn, calm down. She just got discharged.” Roselyn pouted but zipped her lips, though her excitement still shone through her bright eyes. The drive to the pack house was…