TER

AGE OR

point

ved at My mother's home, his presen

barging into my room. "The al

y mother, ever

ce to secure her future, using me

," I

I was told, slipping my small bod

in a modest braid an

." Mother

ed, my voice barel

ended the staircase, steeling

e stairs, his dark gaze fixed on me. "You," He sa

y numb. My mother gave

ce a low hiss. "You are to be obedient and complian

my stomach churning with dread as th

loomed over me, his aur

man and did not waste tim

, pacing back and forth. "Your bloodlines have been cursed for

g into fists. "What does that mean for u

gleamed with cold,

uty and survival of our pack. You will be the Luna in name only, while my son will serve as the alpha. T

d reeling with the implica

hat if I

lame of rebellion flick

efuse?" He snarled, his fingers curling into talons. "You will obey me or you will su

ear and anger. But I knew , deep down that I had no choi

hispered, my voic

oser his breath hot against my skin. "You have made a wise decision. And from now on, you belong t

a fog of despair

s that I had no choice. I was a cu

y breath summoning th

e knows that your son is a rogue, he is dangerous and all of his mates

e said, his voice smooth. " and he knows better than to disobey me. You wil

the truth of his w

awn in this game of power an

had no choice but to ally

d, my heart hammering in my chest. "W

hter cold and mocking. "Of course not, "

you mean?

, his tone dismissive. "It will be taught to be loyal to the pack, to

g taken away from me, to be raised in a world where he is nothing but a p

had no peer

e trembling. "What will become of me

nished, his expression

ut down like a rabid beast that you are. You are nothing but a common wolf who will serve he

ear freezing my limbs

nd I would do anything, endure any insults or hard

or ... face what