One Night with My Ex's Alpha Brother

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in the boutique, admiring the p

curves of my figure, like a

me that he was about to beco

. I had only seen his half-brother once, but the look in hi

h kisses. He told me that

that on the day of the heir ceremony, he woul

for nothing exc

He told me that the groom couldn't see the bride

thanking him for always

p, I stepped down from the high platform in front o

ssage popped u

wedding photo? Am I pretty enou

Selene. But when I tapped op

ith the enormous steel seal of the Council, appeared on

prank, or doing some kind of pre-wedding trick on me. I

earlier that he would go club

the wedding dress a

detail, the tenderness when he kissed me. Even though we had never made love, becaus

bit open

ved at the entr

ooden door of the private room, b

Beta's daughter, and you still plan to secretly h

asked. Probably one

rd Liora is really pretty. But Selene can secure Kade's po

s Alpha family, she finally, a week ago, officially became the Moon

hoed with pride

about this. She told me we could only make love on our wedding night. I

ed into my hea

t because I was an ome

t a bitt

hat I feared that in the moment of excitement, I

the strongest i

ade had pas

as though it w

being cut by a knife. I had never imagined my mate woul

ng him since he was still an illegitimat

er had finally secured her status and married into the

nger worthy of him. How co

s friends mocking me with filth

of them who were drinking inside. Kade immed

e blurted out, his gaze sweeping over me as

lain. Things aren'

on the bottle of liquor in the center. Before they could reac

atched with satisfaction as blood rol

e shouted, completely unpre

no longer recognize you as my mate!" I roared a

for them to sa

and shattered on the floor, like th

from other customers outside. The music, the lights, the laughter--everything a

done believing that I

ushed against my face. I welcomed it. Any sensation w

I would have collapsed onto the sidewalk and sobb

t I came from nothing, but that couldn't be further from the truth. I had planned to tell

none of i

k, wanting only to get away--from him,

he fire inside me, something

ghtclub flickered. It was a more upscale nightclub--the

what drew me in; I

The air inside was heavier, and the crowd much quieter. Private bo

t drink in the bar and

n wasn'

red tw

was when

man I recognized instantly, w

n Ha

sitting in the booth

disappeared years ago. Cold, ruthless, detached--no one dared a

of amber liquor in hand, his deep eyes fixed

closer, he lifted his head, raising

e the betrayal. Or maybe I was

s met, I did

and spoke the first thing

" I asked, sitting se

thought they would stop me and kick me out of the club. But to my

person. You're my br

"brother," as if trying t

on. I'm looking for you, Alp

ound us avert their gaze--none dared look a

es, waiting for him to r

him, silently praying it wouldn't be too

go that we were mates, he had always refused to sl

, a teasing smile cu

brother can't sati

xhausted, I let out a heavy si

me, I'll find someo

suddenly wrapped around my waist, pulli

fted me up and headed

too