Broken by the Alpha: The Moon Singer's Rise

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d a queen on his arm and a slave in his bed. He wante

e sharp as a blade. *You love that I make you feel powerful.

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ded my veins. It wasn't the

leave.

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he Alpha Command vibrating in

man I had worshipped since I was a child. T

ng over me without taking hold because my heart was alre