My Secret Life (New Edition) Maleah novel Chapter 36

Chapter 36 Strained

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Another Full Moon has passed and again I am left empty handed. I am happy for the people around me that did find their Mate, but I am slowly losing hope of ever finding my fated Mate and the only reason I haven’t given up just yet has to do with my Lycan. Smoke hates it when my thoughts start to wander towards a chosen Mate and he makes it very known that he will never accept a chosen Mate, to the point where he leaves me with a huge headache.

I still don’t understand why it is taking so long for me and Casimir to find our fated Mate, but I guess the Goddess has her reasons. I know that in some cases it takes decades before a male or female finds their fated Mate, but it doesn’t mean I have to like it and I know Casimir doesn’t like it either. Neither one of us is eager to take over from our Fathers, but we would like to have what our Parents had and after two decades of waiting it is becoming harder to keep hope.

My parents were fated Mates and I witnessed every day how happy they were, but I also found out quickly that my Mother was superficial. Appearances were everything to her and she would have been surprised to find out that Jaylen’s Mate accepts his Pups whole heartedly, that she will never ask Jaylen to chose between her and his Pups. I think it is safe to say that she will kick his ass if he ever puts her before his Pups and I will enjoy watching that.

That is the only good thing this Full Moon has given us closure for Jaylen, he did find his fated Mate and one that can kick his ass if he becomes too annoying. Morgan had proven herself over and over again as a Commander in the King’s Army and she is my best friend’s Mate, our future Royal Gamma female. She is what he needed in his life and I can’t wait for the day she moves to the Palace, she will make a few people around here regret that Jaylen found his Mate.

Today I will have my meals in the Royal Wing, I am not interested in seeing newly mated couples or females that will try to get my attention, I just want some peace and quiet today. Casimir is sitting next to me as he is reading through the news on his tablet, neither one of us is in the mood of talking and even our Servants are smart enough to come and go without saying a word.

“WHAT THE FUCK” Casimir roars as he jumps out of his seat and I turn his tablet towards me to see what has him so agitated. “Future Royal Gamma has finally chosen a Mate, Jo–Anna Crics will become the future Royal Gamma female.” The headline of an article reads and Smoke is growling in my head as I read through the article, this has to be Kate’s doing I think to myself. Kate is the only one that would back up this story, no one else in the Palace would be stupid enough to support this.

By the time I am done reading the article I see that we are no longer alone and I quickly tell them what has Casimir so damn upset. Dad, Kieran and Damon all release a mighty roar and I hope that Jo–Anna is smart enough to recant this statement from the news sites out there, if she doesn’t she will have crossed a line for the last time with the King. Which will result in Damon kicking her out of the Palace and he might decide to send her back to her birth Pack with a ban from our territory.

“Dad, lets go find Jo–Anna. I think it is time she finds out that her connection to us will not protect her.” I say as I get out of my seat and Dad follows me out of the dining room, leaving Damon and Kieran behind to calm down Casimir. We walk down the hall to the Quest Wing of the Palace to find Jo–Anna, my best guess is that she is in her own Quarters and I hope we can convince her to recant the statement. If she refuses she will have to answer to King Damon and he will make this a public trial to set an example.

On our way to Jo–Anna’s Quarters we pass one of Casimir’s Warriors and without asking anything he starts following me and Dad, a small smile appearing on his face when he sees that we are heading to the Quest Wing. Normally this wing only gets used when we have guests, but King Damon offered Jo–Anna one of the Quarters when she started to visit us on a regular basis and I know he regrets ever offering.

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Chapter 36 Strained

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“Jo–Anna.” Dad calls out as we enter her Quarters, but there is no response to his calling her name and we start to check every room in her Quarters to come up empty. Dad asks me where she might be as the door to her Quarters open and the rest of Casimir’s Warriors walk in, “Search every room in the Palace, search the gardens and call in all the help you need. I want my Sister found.” Dad growls and the Warriors run out the door without asking questions.

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