RIA'

e been living a normal life... Or,

he overwhelming intensity with which he made love to me-it all made my core quake with

er with him. He wasn't exactly the kind I'd p

elp me heal, but I still felt so

t was almost a blur, I sti

y stepmother seemed to find endlessly amusing to assign me, I bit my bottom

never had a moment of rest. I

ght with the monster. My guilt wouldn't let me face him. I couldn't bea

about my encounter. Not

nt struck me. It was so potent, so overwhelmin

n my neck. The one the man I love had gifted me. But instead of the u

his locket anymore? When I had

swear the familiar scent came from outside. I

id inwardly as I hurried to the window

was... No. My heart sank. It coul

s fell on a small group of

roup of men, and my worst f

that none could ignore, was Alpha Parthe, the cursed Alpha

hat forbidden night with him, I had done some research about

reatened me to my core and made me pray to the

s too busy attending to others th

shouldn't have been surprised. He had warned me, hadn't he? He had warned me through every touch and every look that night...

s as if drawn b

cing across the distance straight to where I st

pinning. His coal-black eyes locked onto min

hs coming in short, ragged gasps. It was too late. He had

. I heard no woman ever mated to the Alphas from the Wild Wolf pa

pack, I wouldn't want to end up

ied to flee, but I bumped into the

rs springing to my eyes, my emotions a ta

e was filled with concern, his brow f

the terror that gripped me. All I wanted was to run

ime to myself. I am feeling unwell," I l

e for days now. Have I done anything wrong?" H

nster of a mate? How do I tell him I had lost my virginity to another man? How do I expla

to look him in the face as I ran past him. His next words stopped m

r has asked

*

t as I followed Kahel t

used with a tension so th

and disdain. But he dared not utter a word about his disdain as his eye

ntered, burning with an intensity that made my knees weaken. S

as the subject of their scorn, the cursed one wh

ryone already knew the re

saw the burning rage flickering in A

run cold. I flinched visibly, my heart pounding s

and lightly touching my arm as if to offer some comfort. But his touch only served to sto

tainted with fear and resignation. "Luxuria, you already

held the question HAVEN'T I TO

time I wished I had

, his words slicing through me like a knife. "This... a

elt like a tear in

me. I heard the rapid beating of his f

hings hadn't hap

s averted, hiding the hurt I

ed to the window, and I saw Kaya and Rella, my half-siblings, g

. Especially Rella, who had always had an eye for Kahel since we were little. With

n I loved so much slip out of my fingers. Jus

words I might live to

h to go with

at would change my fate and