Listen to me 177

Benedia

Everything was perfect. I had planned tonight to make sure it was perfect 1 months for ad screwing up their mute band. I have no tinention of ever messing things up with those the pits.

that

1 didn’t want to rush anything, so even though he was partially be so dute at Reddyayaka with my own need to be inside her. I took it slow. I wanted to save every mine fly, Hay

goddess, the sound of her screaming my name when she comes. I will new grad

Everything about her made the possessiveness inside me intensify, making the prately desperant the world that she’s mine.

Then she’d lifted her neck in submission, showing me that she is ready to wear my mark for pear of her Y wait anymore

As soon as Marrok’s canines enter her neck, I felt her power. Goddess, her power is nike anything have been blessed by the Moon Goddess with a mate as strong as I am, possibly even droge. deserving of a woman like Sloane.

And then her canines sank into my marking spot. The exquisite pleasure of feeling her claim me of Auslings seves flooding my system, had me shooting off with an orgasm so strong, it felt like fireworks were going off behand the same time, the mate bond snapped into place and a wave of love, pleasure, pride, and happiness led me, which somehow increased the force of my orgasm.

I growled against her neck, using it to anchor myself to the here and now. And that’s when everything felt apr

The connection, the mate bond that we shared for barely a moment, unsnapped as easily as it had smagend

BEN.. I heard Sloane’s panicked voice in my head before everything between us disconnected

I yanked Marrok’s canines out of her neck, as Aisling’s snicked out of mine,

“SLOANE! SLOANE!”

I had no idea what was happening. Sloane was unconscious, her body going slack, while my body was will contracting aftershocks. It’s like our mating killed her.

‘Marrok, what the fuck just happened?’ I ask panicking.

“Sloane, baby, wake up. Wake up!”

‘I don’t know. I can’t feel Aisling. She’s gone. I can’t feel her, Benedict, Marrok says, his voice sounding as panicked

I slide out of her and race to the door. “BETHANY!”

When she doesn’t answer, I race to her room, slamming the door open

“Bene, what’s wrong?”

“Go get the doctor. Get him now. Drag him out of bed

“Bene, what happened? Where’s Sloane?”

“Just get the doctor, Get him here now?

pede 177

back to my room, gently tapping Sloane’s face.

“Sloane, baby, I need you to come back to me. I don’t know what just happened, but I need you to come back, baby? 1 s hearing the desperation in my voice.

A few moments later, Bethany is back with the doctor. His hair is a mess and he’s still pulling on a bathrobe.

say,

“What happened?” he asks, coming over to the bed. I suddenly realize that Sloane is only wearing the bra that’s pulled down under her breasts and the shredded panties. I pull the sheet over her exposed body, covering her.

“I don’t know what happened. We were completing our bond and everything was fine. The mate bond snapped into place. I could feel her emotions and feel her in my mind, and then…”

He turns and looks at me as he listens to her heart. “And then?”

“It all went away,” I whisper. “All

of it. Marrok can’t feel Aisling at all.”

“Oh, Bene, Bethany whispers, wrapping her arm around my waist as we stare at the doctor.

“Her heart and her lungs sound fine. She’s alive, just unconscious.”

“Did she just pass out? Bethany asks, hopefully

“No, the doctor says, looking at me. “If that were the case, Marrok would still be able to feel Aisling.”

“Did I make her lose her wolf? Did our mating make her lose Aisling?” ask, unable to comprehend how much Sloane will hate me if that’s the case.

“I’ve never heard of such a thing. I’m going to take some blood and process it to see if it tells us anything. In the meantime,

have you called her uncle?”

I shake my head. “I called you first,” I say, unable to pull my eyes away from Sloane.

I wait while he draws her blood. When he leaves, I pick up my phone and sit on the edge of the bed, taking Sloane’s hand in mine.

“Benedict? Is everything alright?” a sleepy Alpha Roman asks when he answers my call. I realize it’s the middle of the night, but this can’t wait.

“It’s Sloane, Alpha Roman. Something happened”

“What happened?” he asks, his voice sharp. “Were you attacked again?”

“No, nothing like that. I. I need you come right away.”

“We’re on our way. We’ll be there in two hours. But Benedict, I need to know what I’m walking into.”

“I don’t know. I don’t know what happened to her. The doctor says she’s alive, but “I stop, unable to speak as my tightens

“Okay,” he says, his tone much calmer than mine. “We’re coming”

throat

When the doctor returned, he said there was nothing out of the ordinary with her bloodwork. She’s a healthy, young, heyrale Alpha wolf

“Except, she’s not” I say, my eyes burning with unshed tears.

It was Bethany who reminded me that I needed to put on shorts and then suggested that I put a shirt on Sloane. I carefully undid the bra and took off her panties before putting one of my shirts on her. Then, held her againe me, unwilling to let her go

“I’m right here, Sloane. I’m right here. I don’t know where you went, but I’m right here waiting for you to come back to

I held her like that, rocking her in my arms until I got the notice from my gate guard that Alpha Roman and Lama Satura had arrived.

I turned to Bethany who hadn’t left my side. “They’re here. Can you meet them out front?

Even to me, my voice sounds hollow.

I hear a familiar howl at the border, and I realize that someone must have contacted Scarlet to let her know something wrong with her Alpha.

I’ve just laid Sloane back down, making sure that she’s arranged comfortably when Alpha Roman, Luna Samara, Scarlet, and Daniel are led in by Bethany.

Luna Samara comes to the bed right away, putting her hands on Sloane’s cheeks.

“Her temperature feels normal,” she says, looking at me for confirmation.

“My doctor can’t find anything wrong with her. Her heart, her lungs, her temperature, her blood, all normal.”

“I can’t feel her. I can’t feel either one of them,” Scarlet says, her voice wavering

“Ayla can’t feel Aisling either,” Luna Samara says, turning worried eyes to Alpha Roman.

I get up, letting Luna Samara sit next to her niece.

“Tell me what happened,” he says.

I tell him what I told the doctor, about how we completed our bond and it snapped into place, then just as quickly disconnected. I tell him how it felt like Sloane realized something was wrong since she started to call my name in the mind link

“And then this,” I say, gesturing to where Sloane is lying on the bed.

“I’ve never heard of anything like this,” he says and begins to pace.

Everyone gets quiet, each of us lost in our own thoughts.

Bethany comes to stand beside me, and I put my arm around her. She hugs me tightly as we stare at Sloane, willing her to wake up. Daniel is holding Scarlet while she cries softly.

“Roman,” Luna Samara says, turning to her mate. “Look.”

“What? What do you see? Did she open her eyes? Did she move? What did you see?” I ask, rushing to the bed, hoping to see Sloane’s eyes open. They aren’t.

Luna Samara doesn’t answer me, she just stares at her mate.

“How is that possible, Samara?”

“What? What do you see?” I demand, not understanding what they’re talking about.

A/A

“Look at her hair, Benedict,” Luna Samara says patiently.

I look, not understanding what I’m supposed to be seeing I look back at Luna Samara

see it. I look at Sloane, then back at Luna Samara again and that’s when it clicks.

My mate now has a white streak in her hair. It’s the same streak that Luna Samara has in hers. My mate gen

Cedella

Cedella is a passionate storyteller known for her bold romantic and spicy novels that keep readers hooked from the very first chapter. With a flair for crafting emotionally intense plots and unforgettable characters, she blends love, desire, and drama into every story she writes. Cedella’s storytelling style is immersive and addictive—perfect for fans of heated romances and heart-pounding twists.