The Alpha's Unexpected Secret Replacement Bride

ire

ire military might to pave my beloved fianc

ungeon arm-in-arm with my best friend, and methodical

rced me to watch as seventy-two members of my family were beheaded

iced my soul to the Moon Goddess in a forbidden b

I was reborn on the mor

ted another bridal procession in a torrential s

Alpha, a bloodthirsty war god rumored to feast on human flesh and curse every

e altar in my stolen veil and co

piercing right through my disguise. At that exact second, a soul-sha

curling into a predator's smirk. "Play your little games, little liar.

a heavy iron pillar, my flesh tor

iolently dashed over me. The agonizi

rich Blackburn. His eyes held absolutely no warmth. "Claire, if you know what's goo

salt in my wounds, I let out a cold,

ing in her eyes. "My Alpha, you must seek justice for our pup. He was only three months along in my womb, and Claire murdered him bef

ing her to become Erich's most favored mistress. But now, watching her rest her chin on his shoulder, catching the provocative, mocking gleam

, quickly comforted her. "Don't cry, my love.

to the freezing floor. Erich drew a silver dagger. The blade glinted menacingly under

fake regret. "They were meant to wear my ring." He paused, hi

lade

ared in numb horror as my ring finger-the very finger

x finger. The

through my flesh and b

of the pain stole every ounce of air from my

unwrap a delicate little pastry and feed it

rdered the pup in Kenya's womb and audaciously poisoned my mother." I lay on the ground, my body trembling uncontrollably

made sense now. He was deliberately pinning these heinous crim

grandfather leading our warriors to conquer rival territories and defeating the fo

t old fool? Your grandfather has committed treason and embezzlement, and the evidence is irrefutable. I'm

... if you take all the blame yourself, I might consid

ulless eyes. "Are yo

r goes back

resolve. If my life alone could buy the survival