All Chapters of The Returned Mate (Book Two of Serena's Story): Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

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Chapter Eleven - Missing Memories

Brax's POVMaya and I reached my office and found Damian waiting there for us. He stiffened visibly as he saw Maya walk in with me.“Good morning,” I said to him, ignoring his reaction. “There are some things I need to ask you about.”“There are some things I want to ask you about too,” he said coldly.“Aren't you going to say hello to me, Damian?” Maya asked, giving him a smile. The smile only seemed to make him more tense.“What are you doing here, Maya?” he asked, his voice threatening. I felt an instinctive urge to protect her.“Don't speak to my mate that way,” I warned him.He looked at me in shock. “Your mate? What are you talking about?”Maya put her hand on my arm. “Brax and I have always been mates. Since the day we me

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Chapter Twelve - Questions

Serena's POVAmelia ran some tests in the morning to make sure the baby was alright. Everything seemed to be fine. I hadn't had any further pains so she told me I could go. I walked through the hospital lobby feeling self-conscious. I was still wearing my dress from the dinner the night before and I felt that everyone was looking at me.I walked back to the pack house but my steps slowed as I got closer to the door. Where was I going to go? For all I knew, Maya was still in our room. I came to a complete stop, frozen by indecision.The door opened and I panicked for a moment, not ready to see anyone. But it was only Damian. He looked at me in surprise. “Serena. I was actually just on my way to pick you up. Brax wants to see you.”My spirits lifted and I looked up at him in hope. “He does?”I saw the pain in Damian's eyes and

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Chapter Thirteen - Rejected Mark

Brax's POV I watched with concern as Serena fainted in front of me.“She's quite an actress,” Maya commented beside me. I thought that was a bit unfair.Damian had half caught Serena as she fell and now was trying to pick her up while keeping her dress down. Why was she in a dress like that first thing in the morning anyway?He was taking too long, so I stood up and pushed Damian out of the way and picked Serena up myself. As I lifted her, I felt an explosion of electricity down my arms and the smell of strawberries and vanilla filled my nostrils, nearly knocking me over.I placed Serena down roughly on the couch and backed away, wanting to put distance between us. Why was I having this reaction to her

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Chapter Fourteen - The Guest Room

Serena's POVI woke up in a room I didn't recognize. Amelia was checking my pulse and Damian was standing a short distance away.Amelia smiled as I opened my eyes. “I was just telling Damian you should wake up any minute.”“Did I pass out?” I asked. I vaguely remembered feeling dizzy in Brax's office.“Yes,” she confirmed. “When was the last time you ate anything?”I couldn't actually remember. Definitely not today. I hadn't had any appetite at the dinner the night before and I had been busy before that. “I'm not sure.”“I'll have them bring something up for you,” Damian said.“I'm still in the pack house?” I asked.“Yes,” he confirmed. “This is one of the guest rooms. It's just next to your room.”M

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Chapter Fifteen - The Library

Brax's POVI felt a little better after sleeping for a while. When I woke up, the room was empty. I tried mind-linking Maya to see where she was, but it didn't work. That was strange. Now that we'd marked each other, we should be able to communicate.Maybe I should speak to the elders. They might be able to explain why I seemed to have two bonds. And I needed to do that check-up at the hospital too. I checked my phone to see if the doctor's office had called, but there were no messages.I got up and went downstairs to find Maya. All the pack members I passed seemed to be avoiding eye contact with me. Damian must have said something to them. That was probably for the best, I reasoned. I didn't want to have to explain to everyone I came across that I couldn't remember the last several months. It was better if he told them for me.I was heading to the kitch

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Chapter Sixteen - Pity

Serena's POVI felt more alone after Brax had left than I had before. It had felt almost normal talking to him just now. He wasn't being as formal with me as he had been earlier. He seemed more like himself. But he still clearly didn't remember me. The idea that I might never see him look at me again the way he used to broke my heart.I grabbed several of the books on magic from the shelves and took them back up to the guest room that I was staying in. At some point I must have fallen asleep because I woke up in the morning on the couch, still in my clothes.I tried to remember what day it was. The dinner had been Saturday, so yesterday was Sunday. Today must be Monday. Which meant I had to go to work.I showered and got dressed and went down to the kitchen to grab something to eat. Joan came over to me and gave me a hug, taking me by surprise.&ldq

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Chapter Seventeen - A Moment of Weakness

Brax's POVThere seemed to be an exodus from the dining room. Isabel had jumped up suddenly and then there had been a crash. When she didn't come back, Tristan followed her, and then Damian had gone as well. I got up to see what was happening. Maya was right behind me, as she had been all day. I was beginning to get a bit annoyed that she wouldn't give me any space, though I didn't know why I felt that way. Shouldn't I want to be with my mate all the time?I followed Damian to the kitchen. Inside I could see Isabel standing while two people bent down over the floor, cleaning up some food that had fallen. As they stood back up I could see it was Tristan and Serena.My eyes were drawn to Serena's face. It looked like she had been crying. Had she hurt herself? I didn't see any obvious injury.“Why are you making a scene?” Maya asked, her eyes also fix

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Chapter Eighteen - Two Mates

Serena's POVI ate my dinner in my room, forcing myself to swallow even though my throat felt it was closing up. I needed to eat, I reminded myself. For the baby if not for me. I was mad at myself for appearing so weak tonight. I was mad at the whole situation.When the plate was empty I returned to the book I had been reading when I fell asleep the previous night. It was talking about the use of mind-altering plants in magical spells. I tried to keep an open mind, but as a doctor it was hard for me to take the idea of spells seriously. But I knew everyone here believed in them. And after all, if werewolves were real, who was I to say that magic wasn't as well?In a section on spells causing amnesia, there was a mention of a South American spell using caapi vine. I frowned, trying to remember why caapi sounded familiar. I pulled out my phone to Google it when a strong pa

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Chapter Nineteen - Locked Out

Serena's POVI answered the phone in my office. It was Kevin, our receptionist. “Your six o'clock appointment has just called, Dr Baker,” he told me. “They can't make it.”“Okay, thanks Kevin.” I hung up and looked at my calendar in frustration. That was my fifth cancelled appointment of the day. I got the distinct feeling that people were avoiding me. It was now three days since Maya had arrived and word was spreading through the pack that the Alpha's first mate had returned. Nobody knew what that meant for me. Least of all me.That meant the rest of my day was now free. I could go back to the house but I didn't really want to. The thought of sitting alone in my room with Brax and Maya next door filled me with dread.Maybe I could do more research online while I was here. It came back to me that I had been reading something

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Chapter Twenty - Text

Brax's POVI woke up still feeling tired. The sun was low in the sky. I had slept longer than I meant to but I still didn't want to get up.I probably should have gone to the hospital today instead of putting it off. It was becoming painfully obvious that there was more wrong with me than just the memory loss.Maya was sitting by the fireplace, on her phone. She looked up as I tried to sit and came over to me.“How are you feeling?” she asked with concern. “Do you need anything?”“I'm a bit hungry,” I said. “But I don't know if I can go downstairs.” I hated feeling this weak.“I'll go,” she offered. “I'll just be a minute.”She gave me a kiss on the cheek and left the room. I was glad that she was here to help. I dragged myself out of bed to go to the bathr

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