o need for the formalities of a traditional wedding like fated mates usually had. Or maybe he was jus

he size of our entire pack house back home. Five omegas entered shortly after, silent and g

ied with delicate precision. I looked nothing like the girl from this morning. I looked like someone made solely to please the Alpha King. But only I knew ho

ed me to the

ted. The marking and mating ritual of the Moonglow Pack required the Alpha and Luna t

ir sh

dark, and magnetic. My heart thudded as he stepped into the mo

emotion crossing his otherwise unrea

r..." I whispered

sed with confusion before he

his gaze icy. "We need to have a child as soon as possi

lly summoning the courage to ask the important question that had been trou

le to give you a child?" I repeated

whole night." He

you kill me?

impassive eyes l

powerful pack in the North. Make sure I d

a flutter thr

to me, and I hesitantly to

t s

e like a jolt str

ened for jus

lt it

, his face turned c

ncircling my waist. His touch sent shivers down my sp

raw lust that threatened to consume me completely. His full lips parted, releasing a low, pos

irst

wned in the intensity of the moment as my eyes instinctively

, lost in the intoxicating bliss of the moment. His arm tightened around

lf willingly to him. His wicked tongue licked the spot where his mark would be placed, sending another surge of

once believed to be heartless, ruthless-even monstrous. And yet h

the delicate gown from my body, his eyes roamed over me with a hunger that sent a shiver down my spi

, he was a work of art-sculpted like a warrior god, a

hless. It was the way he looked at me-as if I

le his hands explored my trembling body, sending sparks of fire in their wake. Before I knew it, hi

d, my head spinning from

Hell, no man had even seen me withou

outh and fingers, each wave of pleasure more intense than the

t long, nudging at my entrance. A sharp gasp escaped my lips as h

ugh clenched teeth. "Yo

the hymen. And yet, in that moment, I felt the bond begin formi

began to ebb, replaced by a growing heat that spread through my body. My moans echoed softly in the

kin, branding me with his mate mark. In that instant, the bond locked into place. I could feel

rned-sharp, deep. My b

s kno

, buried deep, unmoving as the final part of the ritual took hold. Time blurred as we lay

pered in my ear. "Giv

a of his pack, faithful to all my duties and obligations

l. My heart grew fonder, and I didn't

got pregnant, the pup mysteriously died in my womb. I tried everything-rituals, re

of desperation, his sad eyes locking onto mine with a cold intens

maybe that's why our pups couldn't survive in my womb. But I wasn't foolish enough to acc

t. He would hardly spend time with me and

fairs with another woman. I heard he was p

there was nothing I could do other than cry

ion-I tried calling my father. But no one answered. Worse, his number eventual

prisoner than a Lun

ith eyes blazing like fire. "Why did your father promise me? Why did he ma

hing, scared I would say somethi

t me like I was prey he

nd I saw how all the anger

call, his tone s

rig

e there i

ftened as he picked up his su

mumbled, glanc

en worth being my wife." He hissed, and I f

I woke up this morning feeling so weak, my head banging like

big king-size

the moment I entered the restroom, nausea hit me, and

nd dressed up for a ch

e what I a