Fighting Fate

Fighting Fate

A Redwood Pack Novel

By Carrie Ann Ryan

Fighting Fate

A Redwood Pack Novel

By: Carrie Ann Ryan

Published by Fated Desires Publishing, LLC.

© 2014 Carrie Ann Ryan

ISBN: 978-1-62322-114-0

Cover Art by Scott Carpenter

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Fighting Fate

With her blue-black hair and striking green eyes, Cailin Jamenson is the epitome of beauty and

the exemplar of strength. She has fought the enforced boundaries of being the lone Jamenson daughter

and Redwood Pack princess, but it is the potential future with the dark wolf in her path that threatens

everything she thought she desired.

Logan Anderson’s own darkness provided the reasoning for his abandonment of his former Pack,

the Talons. Now, newly accepted into the Redwood Pack, this jade-eyed wolf and all she represents

could be his own undoing.

In this final installment of the Redwood Pack, unimaginable tragedy strikes, and the two wolves

who have fought the longest for their independence now face the uncertainty of fate and the epic battle

that could end the war… and their lives.

Dedication

To the fans of the Redwood Pack. It all started with a blind date with a

werewolf…and look where we are.

Thank you.

Acknowledgements

I honestly have no idea how to start this. Fighting Fate is the final full book in the Redwood Pack

series. Oh, there will be more novellas and a full set of eight novels in the same world with familiar

characters, but Cailin is the last Jamenson to find her mate.

Each book took an army it seemed to finish and as the series progressed, as did my need for my

writing friends, readers, support, and family. I couldn’t have done any of this without each and every

one of you.

Thank you Lia for working with me on each book in little ways (and sometimes large ones).

You’re by my side no matter what and I love you for it. Charity Hendry, you rock girl. You totally

understood the Redwood Pack and jumped right in. Thank you for helping me work out
that scene
.

Without you listening to my breakdown, I don’t know if I could have written it. To Devin, Saya,

Lillie, Fatin, Scott, Donna, and Michelle, thank you for each of your hands in this series and helping

me get Fighting Fate to where it is now. And to Rebecca Royce, thank you for asking me to write An

Alpha’s Path so long ago. Who knew we’d end up here?

And to my readers, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I never thought I’d get to live this

dream. I hope you enjoy Fighting Fate and the rest of the Redwoods, Talons, and other books I have to

come.

You guys are amazing.

Redwood Pack Characters

With an ever growing list of characters in each book, I know that it might seem like there are too

many to remember. Well don’t worry; here is a list so you don’t forget. Not all are seen in this exact

book, but here are the ones you’ve met so far. As the series progresses, the list will as well.

Happy reading!

Adam Jamenson
—Enforcer of the Redwood Pack, third son of the Alpha. Mate to Bay and

father to Micah. Story told in
Enforcer’s Redemption
and
Forgiveness.

Anna Jamenson
—late mate of Adam.

Bay Jamenson
—new member of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Adam and mother to Micah. Story

told in
Enforcer’s Redemption
and
Forgiveness
.

Beth
—member of the Redwood Pack. Aunt to Emily.

Brie Jamenson
—daughter of Jasper and Willow.

Cailin Jamenson
—Only daughter of Edward and Pat.

Camille
—deceased former member of the Redwood Pack.

Caym
—demon from Hell summoned by the Centrals. Lover of Corbin.

Charlotte Jamenson
—half-sister of Ellie’s. Will be raised as a daughter by Ellie and Maddox.

Conner Jamenson
—son of Josh, Reed and Hannah. Twin to Kaylee.

Corbin Reyes
—new Alpha of the Central Pack. Lover of Caym.

Cyrus Ferns
—deceased former unit teammate of Josh’s.

Donald
—member of the Redwood Pack.

Edward Jamenson
—Alpha of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Pat. Father to Kade, Jasper, Adam,

Reed, Maddox, North and Cailin.

Ellie Jamenson
—Daughter of the former Alpha of the Central Pack. Mate to Maddox and

mother to Charlotte. Story told in
Shattered Emotions
.

Emily
—young member of the Redwood Pack. Orphan and niece of Beth.

Emeline
—elder of the Redwood Pack. Lost her mate in the first war with the Centrals.

Finn Jamenson
—son of Kade and Melanie. Future Heir and Alpha of the Redwood Pack.

Franklin
—deceased former member of the Redwood Pack. Camille’s lover.

Gina Jamenson
—newly adopted daughter of Kade and Melanie. Her birth parents, Larissa and

Neil were killed during an attack.

Hannah
—Healer of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Josh and Reed. Mother of Conner and Kaylee.

Story told in
Trinity Bound
and
Blurred Expectations
.

Hector Reyes
—deceased former Alpha of the Central Pack. Father to Corbin, Ellie, Charlotte

and Ellie’s twin.

Henry
—Redwood Pack member and store owner for 60 years.

Isaac
—deceased member of the Central Pack.

Jason
—member of the Redwood Pack and one of the Alpha’s enforcers.

Jasper
—Beta of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Willow and father of Brie. Story told in
A Taste

for a Mate
and
A Beta’s Haven
.

Jim
—hot dog vendor and one of Josh’s former friends.

Joseph Brentwood
—deceased former Alpha of the Talon Pack.

Josh Jamenson
—former human Navy Seal. A Finder and partial demon. Mated to Reed and

Hannah. Father to Conner and Kaylee. Story told in
Trinity Bound
and
Blurred Expectations
.

Kade Jamenson
—Heir and future Alpha of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Melanie. Father to Finn,

Gina, and Mark. Story told in
An Alpha’s Path
and
A Night Away
.

Kaylee Jamenson
—daughter of Josh, Reed and Hannah. Twin to Conner.

Larissa
—deceased member of the Redwood Pack. Witch and friend to Melanie. Mate to Neil

and mother of Gina and Mark.

Lexi Jamenson
—former Talon Pack member and new Redwood Pack member. Mother to

Parker and sister to Logan. Mate to North. Story told in
Hidden Destiny
.

Logan Anderson
—former Talon Pack member and new Redwood Pack member. Uncle to

Parker and brother to Lexi.

Maddox Jamenson
—Omega of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Ellie and father to Charlotte. Story

told in
Shattered Emotions
.

Mark Jamenson
—newly adopted son of Kade and Melanie. Her birth parents, Larissa and Neil

were killed during an attack.

Melanie Jamenson
—former human chemist and mate to Kade. Mother to Finn, Gina and Mark.

Story told in
An Alpha’s Path
and
A Night Away
.

Meryl
—Redwood Pack Elder.

Micah Jamenson
—son of Adam and Bay.

Mrs. Carnoski
—elderly customer of Josh’s when he was human.

Neil
—deceased member of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Larissa and father of Gina and Mark.

Noah
—member of the Redwood Pack and former lover of Cailin’s.

North Jamenson
—doctor in the Redwood Pack, son of the Alpha. Mate to Lexi. Story told in

Hidden Destiny
.

Parker Jamenson
—new member of the Redwood Pack and son of Lexi’s.

Patricia (Pat) Jamenson
—mate of the Alpha, Alpha female, and mother to Kade, Jasper,

Adam, Reed, Maddox, North, and Cailin.

Patrick
—disgruntled member of The Redwood Pack.

Reed Jamenson
—artist and son of the Alpha of the Redwood Pack. Mate to Josh and Hannah.

Story told in
Trinity Bound
and
Blurred Expectations
.

Reggie
—deceased former member of the Central Pack.

Samuel
—deceased former member of the Central Pack.

Willow Jamenson
—former human baker and now mate to Jasper. Mother to Brie. Story told in

A Taste for a Mate
and
A Beta’s Haven.

Prologue

Death came in many forms, but in the end, the lack of breath, the lack of existence was all Caym

craved.

Sometimes waiting was the only way to ensure the success of a well-laid plan. Sometimes death

was the only way to give rebirth. The act itself would take a piece of him so far away, break it into so

many pieces he'd never recover it. That didn't matter though.

No, only the blood and deaths of those who would soon fall mattered.

He fingered the line of text on the yellowed page of the book that lay in front of him and grinned.

Yes, the Centrals had been on the right track, but they hadn’t had his vision. Hadn’t had his promise.

They’d used this spell before, and now he knew how to make it his own.

It would come as a clash of Titans.

Caym would rejoice and win.

And, in his victory, Caym would be benevolent.

He would grant the mercy of death to the defeated.

He was a demon, after all.

Chapter One

The couple looked so in love, so at peace, that Cailin Jamenson thought she might break out in

hives or a cold shiver at the thought of them. Her palms itched, and a line of sweat trailed down her

back. She licked her lips, trying to keep her mind off of the rabbit hole of heartache her thoughts

would eventually find. It wasn’t that she was upset her brother North had finally found his mate, Lexi.

Just like it wasn’t that she was sad that the rest of her brothers had found their mates as well.

No, it was something much worse.

She was jealous.

Like angry-green-monster, wolf-howling-rage jealous.

Jealous and refusing to do anything about it because once she did…well, once she did,

everything she’d fought so hard for would have been for naught. It had taken years, but she finally felt

like she was worth something more than the title—at least in her mind. Going down the path where

her wolf begged to be led wouldn’t accomplish anything but pain and rapid denial.

The wind picked up, knocking a strand of hair out of place and she tucked it back behind her ear.

She could hear the sounds of her Pack, her wolves, sniffing, murmuring, and paying attention to the

ceremony. The noise mixed with the sounds of nature, the birds chirping and the leaves rustling in the