The Alpha Reluctant Mate

The Alpha Reluctant Mate

Elara Noctis

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Lila never expected her life to be sold to a dangerous werewolf pack, least of all to the infuriatingly dominant alpha who claims her as his mate. Dominic is cold, commanding, and utterly infuriating, yet something about him makes her heart race despite every instinct screaming to resist. When threats from rival packs and hidden conspiracies endanger them both, Lila must fight alongside the man she despises and maybe, just maybe, fall for the one she's supposed to hate. Can trust and love survive in a world ruled by fangs, claws, and secrets?

Chapter 1 Thrown Into the Dark

I didn't even have time to scream before the car door slammed behind me. My chest tightened.

The rain outside blurred everything into streaks of gray and orange. Whoever was driving didn't say a word. The seatbelt or whatever they had strapped me with kept me pinned, not exactly tight but enough to make me feel trapped. My chest heaved, and I realized that panic had already set in.

"Relax," the man beside me said. His voice was calm, almost casual, but there was a sharp edge underneath that made my skin crawl. "It's just for a short trip."

Relax? My life had just been sold to a pack. They are very dangerous werewolves who call themselves the Black Pack. My father had ruined me with debts I couldn't pay, and now I was their property. The words felt hollow when I whispered them aloud in my own head.

I shoved my hair out of my face, chestnut strands sticking to the sweat and rain, and glared at him. "I don't care what it's for. I'm not...."

The car screeched to a halt before I could finish, and strong hands grabbed me. Not rough enough to hurt, but enough to knock the air out of me. There was a low guttural growl in the air, so close and threatening that my knees wobbled. I froze.

"Stay still," the man said. His amber eyes caught mine, glinting in the dim light. There was heat there, a claim, something I hated and couldn't deny, that made my stomach tighten for reasons I didn't want to name.

Then I saw Dominic Black, my nightmare and the reason my life was about to get infinitely worse. Broad shoulders, dark hair plastered to his forehead from the rain, and eyes that burned like fire. He didn't move fast, didn't smile, didn't say anything warm. He just stood there and that made me shrink back instinctively.

"You're Lila Carter," he said.

"Yes," I said, trying to keep my voice steady, "I'm her. Now, can we....."

"No talking unless spoken to."

My stomach sank. The authority in his voice wasn't just words, it was power. He owned the space, the night, and apparently me too.

Wet leaves clung to my boots, and the city lights from a distance made everything else feel unreal. Dominic didn't guide me as a normal person would. He didn't care if I tripped, he just expected me to keep up.

"The Black Pack doesn't negotiate," he said, eyes scanning the dark as if he could see threats I couldn't even sense. "You follow the rules, or you'll learn why we enforce them."

I swallowed hard, hating how small I felt at that moment. I wasn't used to taking orders, but it was clear resisting wasn't an option.

From the shadows, I heard faint movements. Quick, silent. Something was watching. My chest tightened again as my instincts screamed that I didn't belong.

Then came a voice, low and teasing, from behind a corner. "Well, well. Dominic's pet finally arrives."

I spun, heart hammering, and a tall man was leaning casually against the wall. Smug, arrogant, dangerous. My stomach dropped. It had to be him, Jax. The rival alpha.

Dominic's amber eyes flicked toward the man, a warning in his glance that made the air thicken. He didn't move toward or Jax me, he just stood there like a predator measuring another predator.

"Move," Dominic said to me, and I followed, keeping close. My boots slipped, I hissed under my breath and Dominic's hand brushed mine. Not a touch of comfort, just control. I couldn't stop the shiver that ran through me.

I hate him. I hate the heat in his amber eyes and the way my heart thumped every time he was near. And yet, some stupid part of me noticed how protective he was, how sharp and alert he was.

Jax smirked, stepping forward, letting the shadows of his pack appear behind him. Dominic's body tensed. The air between the two men was alive, dangerous. And I was stuck in the middle.

"You think you can just claim her?" Jax sneered, voice dripping with challenge. "She doesn't belong to you."

Dominic stepped closer to me, a warning, a shield. "She's not yours, stay away."

I wanted to say something or even move but my body wouldn't obey. I could only watch, tension crackled like static in the air.

Jax laughed, a sharp sound that cut through the rain. "We'll see how loyal she really is."

This is my life now, I thought. Thrown into danger, thrown into his control, thrown into a pack war I don't understand.

And just when I thought I might survive the first night without disaster, one of Jax's men lunged from the shadows. I screamed. Dominic moved like lightning, intercepting him with a force I didn't even think humans could have. The man went down, growling in pain. My heart pounded in my ears and my hands were shaking so badly.

"Watch," Dominic said, amber eyes boring into mine. "Every move counts, stay close."

I nodded as I was too stunned to speak. Every instinct screamed at me to run. But my body was pinned by adrenaline, fear, and something else I didn't want to admit. The heat of Dominic's presence, the danger, the storm of the pack all hit at once.

Then Jax backed away smirking, signaling his men to retreat. Dominic's gaze stayed on me, "You survived," he said in a low voice. "And you watched, that's the first rule. You learn fast or you die fast, don't forget it."

I wanted to protest but fear, confusion, and the undeniable pull he had over me made words impossible.

I realized then that I was trapped. Not just in the pack, not just in the city, not just under Dominic's watch but in a new life that would test everything about me. My strength, my will, and my heart.

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The Alpha Reluctant Mate
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Chapter 1 Thrown Into the Dark

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Chapter 2 Inside the Black Pack

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Chapter 3 The Rules of the Pack

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Chapter 4 Crossing the Line

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Chapter 5 The Warning in His Eyes

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Chapter 6 When the Quiet Breaks

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Chapter 7 The Scent That Shouldn't Exist

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Chapter 8 He Chose War for Me

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Chapter 9 The Warning in the Woods

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Chapter 10 The Night Someone Watched Me

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Chapter 11 When the House Wouldn't Sleep

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Chapter 12 When His Blood Hit the Floor

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Chapter 13 The Door Finally Gave In

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Chapter 14 You've Always Needed Someone

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Chapter 15 The Edge of Everything

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Chapter 16 Between the Shadows

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Chapter 17 The white wolf takes the lead

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Chapter 18 the snow is closing in and i can't breathe

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Chapter 19 he's closer than i thought and i can't look away

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Chapter 20 The line between fear and wanting him

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Chapter 21 The weight of every heartbeat

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Chapter 22 The pull of impossible choices

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Chapter 23 The weight of every second

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Chapter 24 The moment I refused

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Chapter 25 When everything broke loose

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Chapter 26 The weight of every choice

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Chapter 27 The second I stopped asking permission

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Chapter 28 When silence finally answered back

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Chapter 29 The night did not end when the fighting stopped

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Chapter 30 The calm before the next strike

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Chapter 31 When words finally became weapons

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Chapter 32 The deal that should not exist

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Chapter 33 This is where trust either lives or dies

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Chapter 34 We stop asking for permission

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Chapter 35 We move because no one else will

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Chapter 36 We survive together or not at all

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Chapter 37 Survival Isnt Negotiable

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Chapter 38 Nothing comes free

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Chapter 39 Stay close

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Chapter 40 Moving Together

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