Cheers erupted from all three packs, and everyone started moving again. I knew I had taken on a shit ton of responsibility, but with Harlow by my side, I could do anything.
Blaine, Riley, and Gabe sent their packs back to the Maxwell pack house before coming over to us.
“I knew you were going to kill the piece of shit, but damn,” Blaine said. “I didn’t know you were going to take his position as Alpha.”
“I felt bad about leaving the pack without an Alpha. By our law, whoever kills an Alpha takes ownership of the pack. I couldn’t leave them to fend for themselves.” Besides, being Alpha seemed like a sweet gig.
I glanced over and saw Sophia jogging over to us. “I’m so proud of you, Xavier.” She grinned, and the rest agreed. “You did it. You avenged Olivia.”
Olivia. Anger surged through me, and I fought my wolf from taking over.
Sophia’s eyes widened. “What’s wrong?”
Harlow placed a hand on my shoulder, and my whole body relaxed. “Olivia wasn’t his mate.”
“What do you mean?” Riley’s brows bumped together.
“The bitch tricked us all,” I growled. My heart was healed by Harlow, but fuck if it didn’t feel like my heart was crushed by the betrayal.
Harlow’s slim arms wrapped around my waist, and the negative feelings melted away. I wasn’t sure if it was the matebond or her magic, but she always calmed my ass down.
“Lockhart was working with my old, evil coven. They cast a spell to mimic a matebond between Olivia and your Beta,” Harlow explained. “It was all fake.”
“I fucking knew it,” Sophia said, grinding her teeth together.
“I’d like to bring that bitch back to life just to kill her myself,” Riley growled.
“You know what?” I chuckled. “She isn’t even worth it. I have my true mate, and that’s all that matters now.”
Harlow kissed my cheek and smiled. “I love you, Xav. We have a lot ahead of us.”
I rubbed my chin. “That’s for damn sure.”
But with Harlow as my Luna, and my two childhood friends as allied Alphas, everything was finally starting to make some fucking sense.
EPILOGUE
Harlow
4 years later
I used to thrive on isolation and being alone, but ever since Xavier broke into my cottage, I couldn’t find solace in it anymore. My life before him seemed like a distant memory at best.
After we took Lockhart and the three Hollows coven elders down, Xavier became Alpha and changed the pack from the inside out. The Kingston pack was a strict but caring pack, and the members were happy.
Xav gave the Maxwell pack their territory and relocated the pack into the unclaimed territory in the forest I dwelled in for so long. I’d been worried about what a bunch of wolves would do to the area, but I made sure the members knew about Nadia and her cubs and they vowed to leave her be.
Being Luna took some getting used to, but the pack members had enjoyed having one and receiving empathy from me. They were a little hesitant at first when they found out I was a witch, but I won them over.
Lunar coven had become my family, and Deb was like a sister to me. I’d progressed in my magic so much with Ingrid’s help.
“Mommy, why do we need lavender?” Juniper, our three-year-old daughter, held the purple sachet as she put the ingredients inside.
I giggled. She hated the smell of lavender just like Xavier. “Lavender is calming, but I suppose we could replace it with camomile.”
Her little nose scrunched up. “Nevermind. Lavender is fine.”
Juniper was beautiful. She had black curly hair and my lavender eyes. The problem was that she knew how special she was, and she sought trouble out at every chance.
She’d been having nightmares as of late, so we decided to make a sleep sachet to put under her pillow.
“You know...” I poked her nose. “I made your daddy one of these when we were getting to know each other.”
“Really? Daddy had bad dreams too?” Her hands squeezed the sachet before it caught ablaze.
I snapped my fingers, extinguishing the flame, and laughed as she pouted. “We all have bad dreams, June.”
“The sleep sachet does better when you don’t catch it on fire, baby.” Xavier walked in and ruffled her hair.
“But daddy, I didn’t mean to.”
“Why don’t we shift and go for a run?” he asked.
She squealed and nodded her head. “Yes, please!”
“No shifting in the house.” I pointed toward the door.
They snickered and went outside as I tended to the sleep sachet to make sure she had one to put to use. Juniper had a beautiful black coat in wolf form. She was the only one of her kind we’d known of.
Wolf-witch hybrids weren’t something I’d thought existed, so we kept a close eye on her. I wished my parents and grandma were able to meet her and Xav, but I knew they would’ve loved them.
Thank the Fates for mating me to an arrogant werewolf.
Authors Note
Thanks so much for picking up Redamancy to get lost in. Are you curious about Sophia and how Xavier’s story started? Check out Monachopsis to satisfy your curiosity. I added the prologue of Monachopsis for you to this book.
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Monachopsis
PROLOGUE
"Do you think you'll meet him tonight?" My sister, Riley, nudged my arm as Ivy and Xavier gathered around us in the pack's ballroom.
The ballroom was a work of art; with chandeliers, white marble floors, and crown molding carving out the intricately designed ceiling. The walls were a timeless grey with large windows that allowed natural light to pour through.
I shrugged with a smile. "I hope so."
"Too bad I'm not your mate, huh Sophia?" Xavier wiggled his eyebrows suggestively before Riley smacked his shoulder.
Xavier and I had been best friends since diapers. He had long suspected we were soulmates, so he arrived at the party an hour early to test his suspicion; however, his theory proved wrong as soon as he saw me. There were
