I

ped out from my hiding spot as soon as

e Alpha," Mom announced, her

m not getting married to anyone! I'm no

a Luna and rule our entire pack, or be

acked as I realized how desperate she was to sacrifice my future for her own. "You looted from the pack, you committed

u?" she shot back, her eyes narrowing. "How much is that jewelry

al retreat."Do you think, after being raised with a silver spoon, that yo

tay rational, or act as if I were. "I'm not surprised you were truly sucking cock just to get w

slap in the face for her. But it was the only thing

rst time I have used such ugly words in front of her. I should cu

my face to flushed and burned, with a trembling b

weight of the ivory gown clingin

e not for celebration, but for submission. Around me, members of th

utter, their words like veno

he chose her?" Their words stung, but I

step heavier than the last, the w

someone say, their words cuttin

isdain. I knew what they saw – a girl they deemed unworthy, plain and unremarkable compared to their powerful Alpha. Nobody knows t

vil himself. His long legs moved with an unsettling grace as he strode towards th

ting through the noise. "You didn't need to make such a f

sts, feeling the fabric of the gown bunching beneath my finge

ced with indifference. If he wanted a marria

d over to the lawyer, muttered something, and signed the papers. When

eyes, dark and menacing, locked onto mine. "You'll start paying your dues. I'll make sure you wo

fluttered, a swarm of butterflies erupting in m

red, just loud enou

My heartbeat quickened as he stepped forward, his turquo

g me close. His cold eyes bore into mine, and for a moment, my heart froze. Anger, hate, and disgu

spoke for the firs

his lips crashed onto mine, claimi

eclaration of ownership. His lips pressed hard a