Rejected While Pregnant' Claimed by the Direwolf Alpha

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ilver blooms, thorns biting into her palms. The pain

wolves. Their eyes track her movement, cold and unblinking. No one smiles.

ks the ai

shoulders slumped beneath the weight of a man who stopped fighting years ago. Beside him, Marisol Vale sits rig

hair cascading over one shoulder. Her green eyes glitter with something cold and

gaze fli

h the stone altar carved with w

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ir cut short and severe. His jaw is sharp

es the alta

ver streaks in his beard, raises his h

union of Alpha Jasper Drevyn and Araya Var

ds feel

uet tighter, thorns cutting deeper. Blood

ook at the blood.

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row, accept this bond, to stand beside your A

tens. She forces th

. "Then let the

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. A claiming. A moment of

lowers

nst the chill of the hall. His voice

nd means

r heart stutters, a sharp,

eek, cold and brief.

orm-gray eyes meet hers for just a moment,

n polite applause

od dripping from her han

arms. "The bond is sealed.

read of silver light. No warmt

y c

. The pack rises, following him toward the feast

ns at the a

inst the stone. She pauses, leaning close enough

murs, her voice dripping with

n eyes glitterin

the altar to steady herself, the

pulled back in a simple braid, hazel eyes soft w

ispers. "Let's ge

s, unable

footsteps echoing against the stone. The scent

rises, pale and