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idge Pack. They fed me well and provided comfort-too much comfort. I wondered

and would return today. I tried not to dwell on what he might wan

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people said? Did he look as monstrous as they'd claimed? My heart pounded as foo

ing their breath. Then he entered-a tall, powerful figure, his face shadowed by the dim light.

manding grace that stole my

o mine. They were mesmerizing, sharp, and almost otherworldly. How could

d then he was standing right before me. His

pha Logan,

forget my pain. But as he leaned close, the i

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a Logan," Xavier said,

that was

flicking over me. Then, he looked back

he nurse, Alpha. She'll

ck to me, scrutinizing, lingering. I felt both

voice cutting through the silence. It

look up, The warm light from the setting sun cast a soft glow on his face, revealing a beauty bo

my face. I instinctively recoiled, bracing myself. His expressio

hing at any raised hand. I expected him t

. A strange sensation washed over me, unlike anything I'd ever felt-something almos

?" he demanded, his v

tepbrother did that, Alpha.

hadn't fully satisfied him. I bit my lip, fighting the urge to s

ard me in shock. But I needed to know. "What is my purpose he

flicker of something ind

ll you?" he asked, his

ng dread twist in my s

logne filling my senses and making my heart race. In

I stared at him, un

ce, soft but deadly. "Your father... used you to pay of

. My father had sold me, just like th

" My voice trembled wi

umbled back, needing space, needing air. My father-the one person wh

rising in my voice. "

nd the silence was

cut through, cold and unfeeling. "I boug

rush. His words, stark an

" I managed

aring me to protest. "You will bear my chi

pped me down to a vessel for his

'

d, shaking my he

You don't have a cho

ce between us. I wanted to scream, to esca

ed forward, an unspoken

a, pe

d, his gaze cutting through h

n us. In that moment, I knew he was the only one who co

laim, and the weight of my fate crashed down on me. I couldn't hold ba