Tasting All My Mates

374-The Beginning Of His Curse

Author's POV:

Years Ago:

"Hi!" Alaric stepped ahead to appear in Shepard's sight while Shepard met with the people who came to see him and pray for Mrs.Shepard.

“Thanks for coming." Shepard shook hands with Alaric. It shocked Alaric to see how dull and lifeless Shepard looked. He used to carry grace and power whenever he walked around. Now he had his head down and only one sentence on his lips.

“Thank you for coming,”

“My name is Alaric Fosters," Alaric introduced himself. Shepard thought he was going to leave, but watching him stay made him raise his head and smile at him.

“How are you, Alaric?” Shepard asked, bowing down and then rubbing his hands on his face. He felt like he was lost. He didn't even realize he was bowing down when he was the alpha of the pack. His mate didn't leave alone. She took away his happiness, his power, his pride, and everything from him.

“I heard what happened," Alaric murmured, looking uneasy as he stared around. His heart kept telling him to make things right.

“I know it is a hard time with you and your pack. I am from the alpha king's pack. I am his servant." Alaric was shaking when talking to Shepard. The alpha noticed how sad Alaric looked.

"Come here,” Shepard said, stepping forward to hug Alaric. It was a surprise to Alaric when Shepard hugged him like that. He had always been ridiculed by the alphas and the alpha kings.

see an alpha hug a servant was something he

good man for looking so sad for someone else." Shepard

Shepard finally broke the

His actions left Alaric bewildered. He couldn't understand why they had turned this man’s

What have we done?’ Ric, his wolf, said, ‘When did we become the villains of the world? This man is the best Alpha we've ever met, and we ruined him. His entire life got snatched from

things right?’ Alaric asked his wolf, wondering when he would get out of this guilt and be able to

whispered, and Alaric's

with Enya, talking about his mother

Your mom sounds like she was an excellent person. She taught you so many things,” Enya mumbled as she realized her mother had

was saving it for later and gave it to

Thiago paused

it when I was standing next to her grave," Thiago said, closing his

wait," Enya said, thinking she should also have started being nice and doing

He questioned his memory, and when he opened his eyes again, there was an expression of

can talk about something else she taught you,”

in shock, feeling like he had

hands in his pockets to

moment he brought the picture out, he gulped

There was nothing there.

her picture,” he stuttered, taking steps back and feeling