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anything. He shot me one last look as if to say, 'Don't bother was

but I controlled them. My nails bit my flesh as my heart bled. Cajoling th

y shot was with Rhett because he was the future Al

bout a rogue wolf who didn't make the loudest noise or make an appearance

of his face set scoundrels pe

owerful clout over the Alpha Council, and

nsignificant trifle. He hadn't attended my failed engagement party with Rhett, which summed up his kind o

wn to forge another alliance, but I didn't want to seem like a coward...like a failure to my fat

thoughts and debating, I s

Rhett's father, Alpha King Zane. If it works out well,

efu

drove out from our pack borders, towards the entrance of the B

rewolves who could run nearly as fast as a car, esp

kstone pack was ten times bigger. The pack was surrounded by an iron dome that protected them from attack. They were

t the Pack butler who immediately

smoke, and leather smell with

whole evening while she licked the wounds of her broken bond with Rhett, but righ

tely focused on me. I turned

ng king he was. His posture was co

and down as she gave him a blow job, while his ha

through his body while another two red-haired women held a buc

ut his eyes weren't on any o

g everywhere but his face, even as my

uldn't have, I turned to leave, but he spoke

said, and

e exit, and the girls rose to their feet, bru

his pants. I didn't see his junk because my eyes were glued to the ground, but

Under the dim light, I couldn't see his face, but I could tell

y, the air thickened with something foreign yet primal. At the first sight of h

ks were

een him; I could never be prepared for

ng everything seem small, dimmer, and insignificant. His eyes were as green as emeralds yet deep as

the girls from earlier. Even I would

smissing the thought from my h

silky, so dangerously alluring that it seeme

at him, the quicker my skin grew cold. My idle hands smoothed

I replied, b

g his head towards the c

force of nature, sharp and penetrating with an intensity that made me want to shrink ba

tuation between Rhett, you, and your br

. His voice exuded power, not just the masculinity of

looked awa

w every piece of me, the desperation, determination, and

said, leaning at the edge of his table, swir

nk back. I could barely breathe under its weig

, I'm in dire ne

ile keeping his eyes fix

pless. My father had ousted me as his heir and declared Roman as his new heir. Not only that, he'd declared that I would resume Wolfspir

slightly, nudging me to g

elp me form an a

dn't waver. He was calm, unshaken, and far too c

if he were weighing my very soul. I honestly couldn't

me with the same unreadable expression, his gaze steady. Then a

ittle wolf?" He asked, amused, shoving his

was dry, s

ion is admirable, but it's dangerous. It drives greatness but

ted slightly, a glint o

y confidence in front of the man wh

hen, I have no option other than to help you," h

e shift prickled at the edge of my senses. It wasn't an attraction; it w

to give me something in return." His deep,

me up with a proposal..." he ra

d and calculating as if he was dec

ould be on my terms." He rais

ked up, smirking, opened a folder,

an allianc

Y

" His voice was silk and

"I'll do what

folder again. "

s what he was saying. The words

ked. "

ernal alliance with Nightwind pack, in your name, make Rhett and Roman grovel before your feet, but you

beds to gain favours...especially not with a man who alm

ith him shouldn't affect your relationship with mine. As a busine

re jo

n't j

A wife to decorate your title? A political pet? Someone to parade around and pu

t I saw something flicker behind his eyes, somethi

as nothing to offer except s

rs pe

that is expected of me i

s marriage is an heir

g out like a

a reason to

read into a smile–even if it was more lik

my answer before you leave my pack. If you wish not to marry me, then speak now. I do not have the time to make you feel

ion, no warmth, just cold facts, portraying every bit t

arrangement. Yet the more I processed his request, the more I realized this was my only way ou

ot only would I get even with Rhett, I'd be devouring Roman in his own games, b

would p

ver people say. I

mediately, as they starte

mate's father, but there was also no dignity

kiss everything goodbye. His offer is the only thing that secures my

He asked once more, and I nibble

ur Majesty. But after that, I must be allowed to leave your palace and return her

tone nodded

don't have to worry about anything. Just show up. I'll handle the rest," H

my pack, his pack, my father, the media

ye

worst that