This was bittersweet to write because I loved telling Theo and Brynn's journey together. Now, it's time to tell Jackson and Imeela's. "Design of Fate" will launch soon. I thank each and every one of you for being amazing.
SNEAK PEEK – “DESIGN OF FATE” - JACKSON Imeela. The name sounded like a prayer. Imeela was my mate that I met two days ago when she was being attacked by a group of vampires. She had held her own very well until it was not. Brynn had got me out of bed for a road trip but would not tell me where we were going. Luckily, she had the forethought to bring warriors with us. Goddess, she fought them like a lethal warrior. Not only was she deadly, but she was fucking gorgeous too. Brynn worked her charm and convinced her to come back here. She was given the choice to either use the extra bedroom in my suite or a guest room. Thankfully, she chose my suite. Well, our suite. However, she was extremely reserved, but I could not blame her. It was easy to see that her life had not been easy. That hurt Zeus and me to think about. She had woken up screaming from a nightmare this morning, and now she had been pacing in her room for the past hour. I had no idea what she was going through, but tha
Hello, lovelies! I just wanted to let you know that “Design of Fate” is officially up on the app, so I hope you will check it out. Jackson is always strong pillar of support when others need it, without question, and without fail. That is why he was chosen for this particular journey with his mate. They will both have difficult obstacles to overcome in order to find their peace and happiness. True to form, the Goddess has connected people together in a significant way. Tune into the new book to see how the design of fate plays out. I sincerely appreciate all of your support and encouragement throughout these books. I love hearing your feedback, theories, and thoughts. – Shana Allen
BRYNN “What about this?” Maya asked. My eyes slid over to the top that she was holding. It was a plum off-shoulder crop top. I knew exactly what it would pair with. “Gimme,” I said excitedly. She laughed at my excitement and handed it over so that I could change. Maya and I had been best friends since elementary school, so she knew me well enough to know my style. There would be a big bonfire celebration in honor of the team that our pack was sending off to the Alpha Games. It was an annual week-long competition for packs from across the country to gather and battle it out to see who the strongest pack was. The Dark Moon pack had always done well. We placed third last year, so the pack was excited to see if everyone’s hard work would place us again. Our pack was a larger pack in Virginia with roughly a thousand members. I was very proud of Dark Moon and loved living here. My grandparents joined the pack when they were newly mated back in the day. I stepped in front of the mirror
THEO I zipped up my duffle bag, grabbed my suit, and headed towards the door. It was still too early in the morning without my coffee. It would be my lifeline to get through the day. Sleep eluded me for the longest time last night because I could not get her out of my head. Our pack was celebrating, but my I spent a lot of the night covertly watching her. Brynn Fullilove was gorgeous, confident, and intelligent. Sure, she was a bit younger than me, but that did not matter one damn bit. The outfit she wore highlighted her curves perfectly, and she knew how to dance. Her body flexed and rolled with the beat in hypnotizing fashion. All I could think about as I watched her dance with a dude was how much I wanted to be where he was, and I was jealous as fuck that he was the one with his arms around her. I wanted to ask Brynn to dance, but I did not want to make a spectacle of it. If I were to approach her then I wanted it to be a private affair where nosy assholes would not be able to
BRYNNI woke up to my father singing Happy Birthday to me. It was a tradition in our house and something I loved that we continued after my mother died.“Happy birthday, sweetheart,” he said.His strong arms enveloped me in a hug. My father was the best one that I could have ever hoped for. He was my pillar of strength, a comforting shoulder, and a papa bear all rolled into one.“Thanks, Dad.”He kissed my head and left me to get ready for my birthday breakfast tradition. Maya and Sebastian would meet me at Bessie’s Diner where Bessie would make a killer breakfast for us. This was a five-year-long tradition at work, and one we would continue next year as well.I already had my outfit picked out. It was a dark pair of faded jean shorts and a red fitted V-neck tank top. I paired it with one of Maya’s gifts last year which was a beautiful lace fringe cover to go over the tank top.Then I quickly French braided my hair and threw on light makeup. I loved how it looked. Maya was the one who
BRYNN The food was absolutely delicious. My father was known far and wide for his grilling mastery. There was none better in many people’s opinions. He was a good outdoor chef while I was a good indoor chef. Sebastian and I did not eat a whole lot because losing by way of vomit would be a very lame way to go, and one could never live that down even if they died at the ripe young age of ninety-nine. I changed into a sparring outfit which consisted of leggings and a sports bra which covered all of the fun bits. I learned a few years ago that wearing shorts was not the best idea. Maya carefully removed all of the pins before I threw it into a messy bun. My adrenaline was steadily winding throughout my body, so I focused it, keeping it under control. Too much of it would cause me to burn out fast. Too little of it would make me a sitting duck. Everyone was gathered around the training area that my father built. This was my domain where he trained me. Not a single square foot of it had
THEO I hated to admit that I was distracted this year, but I could not help it. Knowing that my mate was hours away from me split my focus because anything could happen. Our pack was very safe, but even that did not have the desired calming effect. Nightshade was kicking everyone’s asses this year more than they ever had before. Those little pups were theirs, and I watched the little girl easily win against someone older and larger than her. Hell, I watched Luna Elle snap an Alpha’s leg and dislocate his shoulders without ever being touched. Our pack was holding its own, but there was no way in fuck that we could beat Nightshade overall. I doubted many of these packs could. They were wracking up points left and right at a very impressive rate. I could not help but admire their ability. I was not the type of Alpha who grumbled at another pack being more successful than ours at something. It just pushed me to find ways to improve our pack. This was no different. Khalid calling my p
BRYNN I did not know where I was, but it was dark and cold. The last thing that I remembered was Paise, Momma’s wolf, running with me on her back. It was something we did every Saturday. I could not wait to get my wolf. Would she look like Paise with her beautiful caramel fur or more like Rex, Daddy’s wolf, who was a pure black wolf. Either way, my wolf would be very special to me and be my best friend besides Sebastian and Maya of course. “You sure it’s her?” a man’s voice floated quietly to my ears. “Do you really doubt me?” a woman hissed at him, offended by his question. “No. Nothing like that. The Eyes trust you. We’ve just been waiting a long time is all,” the man said, trying to calm her down. A light turned on overhead, and I realized that I was in some type of room. It was an empty concrete room with one of those bright overhead lights. What happened? How did we even get here? I looked over and saw Momma staring at me. Her lip was firmly wedged between her teeth as if s