Mated in Chaos

Mated in Chaos AN ASPEN PACK NOVEL CARRIE ANN RYAN Contents Copyright Praise for Carrie Ann Ryan…. Mated in Chaos Prologue Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 A Note from Carrie Ann Also from Carrie Ann Ryan About the Author Mated in Chaos An Aspen Pack Novel By: Carrie Ann Ryan © 2022 Carrie Ann Ryan eBook ISBN: 978-1-947007-52-9 Paperback ISBN: 978-1-947007-53-6 Cover Art by Sweet N Spicy Designs This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person or use proper retail channels to lend a copy. 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They are heat and heart blended to perfection.” New York Times Bestselling Author Jayne Rylon Carrie Ann Ryan's books are wickedly funny and deliciously hot, with plenty of twists to keep you guessing. They'll keep you up all night!” USA Today Bestselling Author Cari Quinn "Once again, Carrie Ann Ryan knocks the Dante's Circle series out of the park. The queen of hot, sexy, enthralling paranormal romance, Carrie Ann is an author not to miss!" New York Times bestselling Author Marie Harte Dedication For Grandma Sharon I miss you. Mated in Chaos My wolf hid my fated mates—until the moon goddess forced our mating. As Alpha of the Central Pack, I know we are the weakest link in the alliance, but I will stop at nothing to prove our worth and rebuild from our shameful and brutal past. Along the way I fell for Adalyn and Nico, but stayed away, thinking they were fated for each other—and never me. When a mating bond is forced on us, our worlds collide and now we must survive in this new fated life where rules break and the heat between us boils over. Only Valac’s revenge over losing his mate in our previous battles take danger to a new level and if I’m not careful, I’ll lose my two mates before I even get a chance to make them fall for me like I have for them. And if we’re not careful, the darker danger hiding in the shadows might break us all. As Valac’s master is waiting. And he’s closer than we think. Prologue Cole I had been an Alpha for around as long as Chase had, and yet for me, it felt as though I was an amateur while Chase fought the vampires in battle after battle. I looked down at my hands, knowing I needed to be stronger than this. Needed to be better. I was the Alpha of the Central Pack. It always made me laugh inside when Chase mentioned that he was the cursed Alpha, the one who was trying to clean up after his father’s sins. The Aspens hadn’t lost their magic. Hadn’t been relegated to nothing. Hadn’t lost all forms of bonds and blessings from the moon goddess herself. No, that had been the Centrals. That had been my people. I stood at the entrance of my small den, knowing that we didn’t have the hustle and bustle of the others. We lived and worked outside the den most times because there just wasn’t enough space. It was safer for us to blend in with the humans rather than keep all of our people in one place. Or maybe it was because we had blended in before we had become a Pack, and it was harder to leave that practice. My wolf pawed at me, knowing it wanted to run, to see someone. But that wasn’t an answer. My wolf wouldn’t allow them to be the answer. I needed to focus on my Pack, the powers that weren’t strong enough, and the fact that the Aspens needed us to be at their side. What would happen once they realized that we were not