The Alpha Who Tried To Break Me

The Alpha Who Tried To Break Me

Edilaine Beckert

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The night I met my Fated Mate was supposed to be a dream. Instead, the sacred bond became a one-way ticket into his twisted mind. I heard the truth: Alpha Kade Vargr only wanted my family's money, and his heart belonged to his manipulative sister, Lila. He tried to break me, orchestrating an "accident" that left me bleeding in a ravine just to teach me a lesson. Then, at my own party, he humiliated me by broadcasting my most shameful memory for everyone to see. My soulmate was a monster, and I was his plaything. But when I confronted him, he swore a sacred oath on his soul that it wasn't him. Then, to protect his guilty sister, he stood before our people and confessed to the crime anyway. He made his choice. And I made my vow: I would destroy them both.

The Alpha Who Tried To Break Me Chapter 1

The night I met my Fated Mate was supposed to be a dream.

Instead, the sacred bond became a one-way ticket into his twisted mind. I heard the truth: Alpha Kade Vargr only wanted my family's money, and his heart belonged to his manipulative sister, Lila.

He tried to break me, orchestrating an "accident" that left me bleeding in a ravine just to teach me a lesson. Then, at my own party, he humiliated me by broadcasting my most shameful memory for everyone to see.

My soulmate was a monster, and I was his plaything.

But when I confronted him, he swore a sacred oath on his soul that it wasn't him.

Then, to protect his guilty sister, he stood before our people and confessed to the crime anyway.

He made his choice.

And I made my vow: I would destroy them both.

Chapter 1

The soft silver fabric of the gown felt like a second skin, cool against Elara's flesh as she stood before the mirror. It was the color of moonlight, a perfect match for her hair, which cascaded down her back like a waterfall of liquid silver.

Her heart was a frantic drum against her ribs.

Tonight.

Tonight, she would meet him. Kade Vargr. The Alpha of the Vargr pack, her family's most important ally, and-if the whispers of her soul were true-her Fated Mate.

*Mate. Soon. Find him.*

The voice of her inner wolf was a low, eager hum in the back of her mind, a restless energy that made her want to pace. She forced her hands to remain still at her sides.

The door opened with a soft click, and her father, Darian Thorne, stepped in. His presence filled the room, an aura of quiet strength and authority that always made her feel safe. His salt-and-pepper hair was neatly trimmed, and his violet eyes, so like her own but weathered by time and responsibility, softened as they took her in.

"You look like a queen, my starlight," he said, his voice a low rumble.

He came to stand behind her, his large, warm hands resting on her shoulders. In the mirror, their shared silver hair and violet eyes marked them unmistakably as Thorne lineage. He held up a delicate chain, from which hung a single, luminous moonstone.

"A gift," he said, fastening it around her neck. The stone felt cool and smooth against her collarbone. "To remind you of your purity, your strength. The Vargr alliance is crucial for the North. Kade is a powerful Alpha. He will need an equally powerful Luna."

Elara met his gaze in the reflection. "I will make you proud, Father. But it's more than just the alliance. I can... feel him. It's like a pull, a song only I can hear."

A rare, soft smile touched Darian's lips. "Then the Moon Goddess has truly blessed us."

The distant sound of music and voices drifted up from the grand hall below. The guests were arriving. Kade was here.

Her breath hitched.

"Go," her father said gently. "Destiny awaits."

Elara took a deep breath, the scent of night-blooming jasmine from the gardens filling her lungs, and walked out of the room.

The grand staircase curved down into the heart of the celebration. Every head turned as she began her descent. A hush fell over the crowd, followed by a wave of murmured admiration. She kept her eyes forward, her gaze sweeping across the sea of faces, searching for just one.

And then she found him.

He stood with a group of other powerful young Alphas, a glass of dark liquor in his hand. Kade Vargr. He was exactly as the stories described: tall, brutally handsome, with jet-black hair that seemed to absorb the light and eyes the color of a gathering storm. Power radiated from him in palpable waves, a silent declaration of dominance that made every other wolf in the room subconsciously defer.

Her inner wolf let out a joyful cry.

*Mate!*

She started towards him, a magnetic pull guiding her steps. That's when she noticed the woman clinging to his arm. Lila Vargr, his younger sister. She was delicate and pretty, with wide, doe-like brown eyes. But the scent wafting from her... it was cloying, a sickly sweet vanilla that seemed to twist around Kade's own powerful aroma of forest rain and dark cedar.

A low, unhappy growl rumbled in Elara's chest. She dismissed it. A sister's affection, nothing more.

Her focus returned to Kade. As if sensing her stare, he looked up.

Their eyes met.

The world exploded.

It wasn't a sound; it was a feeling. A jolt of pure, raw electricity shot through her, making the hairs on her arms stand on end. The air crackled. The pull she'd felt before intensified a thousand times, a visceral, undeniable rope yanking her soul toward his.

*Mine.*

The word wasn't a thought. It was a primal, possessive scream from her wolf, so powerful it almost brought her to her knees.

For a breathtaking second, she saw the same shock and raw possession reflected in his stormy grey eyes. A flicker of heat, of hunger.

Then, his gaze flickered towards Lila clinging to his arm, and a mask of ice slammed down, extinguishing the flame. Replaced by a cool, calculating appraisal.

A sharp pain lanced through her skull, making her flinch. The Fated Mate bond, in its first, unstable moments, had ripped open a one-way channel. It felt less like listening and more like her own wolf was clawing the thoughts directly from his mind, a painful, jagged process that left her reeling. He was so consumed by his own arrogance and his conversation with the others that he likely felt nothing more than a momentary flicker of static. A voice, not her own, echoed in her head. It was Kade's voice, a low, intimate murmur, but it wasn't for her.

*Lila, be patient. After I deal with this 'Luna-to-be', all my time is yours.*

Elara froze, her feet rooted to the marble floor. The blood drained from her face. She was hearing his thoughts. His mind-link.

Another voice, smooth and laced with sarcasm, joined Kade's in her head. Zane Blackwood, the dark red-haired Alpha standing beside Kade.

*Look at her, Kade. She looks like a scared little deer. Are you sure this Omega-spirited girl can be our Luna?*

A booming, brutish voice followed. Bjorn Volkov.

*Her pack's wealth is what we need. As for her... she'll learn her place.*

The words were like physical blows. They were discussing her. Like a piece of property. A broodmare. A bank to be plundered.

A wave of nausea churned in her stomach. She clutched the cool moonstone at her throat, the stone that was supposed to represent purity. It felt like a block of ice now.

But the worst was yet to come. Kade's response. It was devoid of any emotion, any hint of the connection that had just rocked her to her core. It was the voice of a businessman closing a deal.

*She is a necessity. Nothing more. My loyalty is to the pack... and to you, Lila.*

The silent endearment to his sister was thick with a possessive, forbidden intimacy that had nothing to do with sibling affection.

Elara felt sick.

The sacred gift from the Moon Goddess, the Fated Mate bond she had dreamed of her entire life, had just made her an unwilling eavesdropper to the filthiest secret.

She looked at the group of handsome, powerful Alphas across the hall. They were laughing now, raising their glasses. Vultures in tailored suits.

As if sensing her gaze again, Kade looked over. He raised his glass to her, a charming, utterly false smile gracing his lips. Beside him, Lila snuggled closer, her innocent eyes meeting Elara's with a flash of triumphant, malicious glee.

The world Elara had known, the fairy tale she had believed in, shattered into a million pieces.

The man she was destined for was her greatest enemy.

She took a ragged breath, the air burning her lungs, and with a surge of will, she slammed a mental door shut. The connection to Kade snapped, the abrupt silence leaving a searing pain behind her eyes.

She didn't stumble. She didn't cry.

And she didn't walk toward Kade Vargr.

Instead, she turned. Her eyes scanned the room, past the gossiping nobles and watchful Alphas, and landed on a quiet figure near the terrace doors. The emissary of the Alpha King, Alaric Nightshade. A neutral power from a distant, formidable kingdom.

Kade's smile faltered as he watched her turn away. A flicker of annoyance, of displeasure, crossed his face. The prey was not behaving as expected.

Elara's inner wolf was no longer crying. It was snarling, a low, vicious sound of pure rage.

*Reject him! Humiliate them! Show them who we are!*

Elara's fingers curled into her palms, her nails digging into the soft flesh. The small, sharp pain kept her grounded. Kept her focused.

*Patience,* she thought, a cold, clear voice of reason cutting through the inferno in her soul.

*Revenge is a dish best served cold.*

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“The night I met my Fated Mate was supposed to be a dream. Instead, the sacred bond became a one-way ticket into his twisted mind. I heard the truth: Alpha Kade Vargr only wanted my family's money, and his heart belonged to his manipulative sister, Lila. He tried to break me, orchestrating an "accident" that left me bleeding in a ravine just to teach me a lesson. Then, at my own party, he humiliated me by broadcasting my most shameful memory for everyone to see. My soulmate was a monster, and I was his plaything. But when I confronted him, he swore a sacred oath on his soul that it wasn't him. Then, to protect his guilty sister, he stood before our people and confessed to the crime anyway. He made his choice. And I made my vow: I would destroy them both.”
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