Surrogate Bride To The Alpha Stand-in

es had caught a glimpse of what she carried in her belly, or the pack leaders would discover she was the

band about the one who appeared las

The Moon Goddess had prophesied that her child would bear the Threefold

f Men. Her mother was a witch. But where did the Lycan blood come from? How could one

e Lycans had been stronger than the Werewolves, and that strength made them targets. In the betrayal, the royal family was slaughtered-i

ers alone, shared only

would be exposed. The witches would see the prop

w, her gaze fixed upon the heavens. The full moon hung heavy in the sky, soon to be cloaked in red. One hand rested

c said, voice low but urgen

reath caught in her throat. "

ed your secret," A

. "That is not pos

shawl from the foot of the bed. With fierce urgency, he swept her f

ng his arm. "We leave together.

nd for a fleeting moment, a softness flickered in his eyes, but

voice was ironbo

g, torn from the depths of her soul. "We can

sel

command. A summons forged from his alpha tone. It rooted

" she wh

e as tears wel

the tears from her cheeks. "I will find you," he murmured. "By the moon above, I sw

a crash. A maid, young Miriam, burst inside, ey

The pack leaders are

," he said swiftly, thrusting the bundled sh

rned back

, his touch achingly gentle, his eyes burn

d again, his voice hoarse

that clung like a memory. Giselle sobbed, hold

lips lingering against hers,

ard and tugged ligh

n Giselle doubled over. A sharp cry tore from

cried, darting to her side t

gasped, clutching her belly as

We are near the cave." With a firm grip on her mistress's arm, she half-dragge

led down the narrow passage. The scent of damp earth filled her lungs. The

ydia Voss. He

," she breathed, a flicker of

ling step forwar

ing wa

and glacial. She stared without warmth or recognition. From the gloom be

in her stomach. "L

tilted her head ever so slightly. The

s," Giselle said, her voice tr

o a smile. It was bitte

vives, you shall come with us," she said coolly, as

e same woman who had once stood beside her at her

m stepped forward. Her voice cut

una's path?" she cried.

a la

, her voice like ice, "sh

?" she breathed. "Why are you doi

en." Lydia's smile twisted cru

ade to the heart. Swift, p

she whispered, eyes shining with disbelief. "Tell me this is a

inted like steel be

fate to favor us. We seize it. I was promised to Alaric. H

s parted, but

future I was denied. By offering you to the pack leaders, I have ensure

l, heavy a

us whisper, "do not make this more difficult than

as another contraction seized her, but she clenched her j

nown everything. And now,

tepped

upon the uneven stone. "Keep back,"

"Do not resist, dear sister," she murmured.

tween them, her small frame taut with defiance. "You shall

twisted, feral

morphed nails lengthening into curved t

s cut short as claws hit her chest, the blow casting her against t

selle's

ore. With a silent gesture

tone. Her power, born of winter's breath, surged forth, cold. With

ves were cast aside like rag dolls, crashing against the cave walls with howls of pain. The gro

The air tur

hed amid the storm. He

e withdrew a crystal, pulsing f

gth remains, sweet Giselle," she m

flared, whit

within her was ripped away, not gently but by force, as if ever

o her knees, he

e frost that had onc

red at the edg

s broken form, lying motionless, and

faded int