Amelia reclined on the ground, while Hudson positioned himself beside her. They could no longer communicate as they once did when bonded, yet it was evident that residual feelings for each other persisted.
“Alpha, your mate… I apologize.” She understood the impact it would have on Lydia.
“Disregard it, Daisy,” he responded, “Hudson’s issue.” Attempt to ensure Amelia departs prior to his mating with her again. His assertion, “And he will, I believe,” conveyed an unusual tranquilly regarding the recent events.
Affirmative, Alpha.
Daisy implored Amelia to rise and return. Remarkably, she accomplished exactly that. “I apologise, Alpha,” she reiterated, acknowledging the distress it may have caused his Mate.
He remained completely silent.
“How could you, Amelia?”He possesses a companion, Lydia!She reprimanded her wolf.
Hudson desired me. He is my leader.
Daisy sighed and shook her head, stating, “You still have the option to decline.”
“I shall never refuse my Alpha,” Amelia responded succinctly.
They were relocated to the area where she had discarded her garments and donned them once more. Daisy proceeded directly to her room; this was unfavourable. Was likely to jeopardise Caelan’s connection with his Mate. We are undoubtedly going to be incarcerated for this. Severely punished.
She bathed and seated herself on her bed. Amelia, anxiously biting her lower lip, had already succumbed to slumber in her thoughts. Seemingly satiated, what course of action remained for Daisy? She was unaware. Would Caelan pound on her door and unleash his wrath upon her? She fervently hoped not, goddess. She merely needs to endure the night; she will depart at dawn.
Caelan is scheduled for Alpha training tomorrow morning. This would be an opportune moment for her to depart without encountering him or vice versa. It was probably the optimal choice for both parties. Separate their wolves. It appears that proximity to one another was unwise.
It is advisable to depart, she certainly contemplated. Maintain distance between Amelia and Hudson, and vice versa. Daisy did not comprehend that wolves exclusively mate with their partners, and Hudson and Amelia were no longer such. It had not occurred for a decade.
She had not anticipated Hudson to mate with Amelia; she had expected a confrontation, considering Hudson’s considerable size and strength in contrast to the relatively diminutive Amelia. She was merely an average-sized wolf, with numerous larger wolves present in the pack.
Amelia could convincingly resemble a typical wolf in the wild. She stood scarcely one metre tall from her paws to the tips of her ears and possessed no training in combat. She had not been permitted to train in her wolf form. Caelan declined. Although he may not have desired to be Mated to her, he disapproved of the prospect of her being naked in the presence of others. It was solely the Bond. She had always been aware of that.
Caelan’s Perspective
Caelan was aware of her presence as she photographed him and could overhear her conversing softly with her friends, indicating she had seamlessly resumed her previous interactions with them. Heard her laugh gently several times while he stood on the stage in the ballroom, receiving his official title. Is now the legitimate Alpha of this pack. It had now become his pack.
His father had delayed the decision for an extended period, expressing a desire to wait until Caelan identified his Destined Mate, ensuring the pack’s strength under his leadership. However, the years elapsed, and Caelan had yet to encounter her, despite attending numerous mating balls and visiting various packs. They had even observed mating balls here, and he had seen numerous unmated she-wolves during full moons; it appeared to be inconsequential.
Potentially lost her as a result of being mated to Daisy for those two years. He may have encountered her during those two years, but due to his commitment to another, he would have been unaware, as would she. Caelan harboured additional thoughts on the matter but had never articulated them.
Two years prior, when he encountered Lydia, she unexpectedly climbed into his bed and engaged in vigorous intercourse with him. She expressed a desire to accompany him home, and he acquiesced, allowing her to take the initiative and satisfy him thoroughly. Upon his return home with her following, his father enquired, “Is she?””
Caelan’s response was, “No.”
However, two years later, she continued to reside in his bed, sleeping in his suite each night. He only sought another partner for his bed when he was away on business or among a different pack. He frequently engaged in such behaviour; he was entirely unfaithful to her.
His unit was not significantly impressed; they too anticipated him to Mark and Mate Lydia, except for Mason. The man was aware that he would not. He was the sole individual who comprehended him and his motivations; Mason did not react when Caelan brought a she-wolf from another pack to his bed. If the woman consented, then why not proceed? At times, they shared a she-wolf.
John confronted him, and Caelan yearned to decapitate the man, as two years of his life had been devastated due to this man’s refusal to permit him to reject his daughter following the incident. Caelan recognised the man’s instinct to safeguard his child; however, he believed the approach taken was fundamentally misguided.
His stepmother, Karen, pursued him, and he could no longer suppress his fury. This woman was an avaricious individual, if ever there was one. For two years, she squandered money from the family budget as if it were inexhaustible, influenced by both her and John’s two daughters, who appeared to emulate their mother.
