From Wolfless Omega To The Rival Alpha's Queen

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Alpha's office, my fingers locking around th

ay, my hands trembled. Inside the cups were two lattes-extra vanilla syrup for him, just the way he liked it. It was a small, devoted d

d teeth. Alec was the blood-born Alpha of the Blackwood Pack, the powerful CEO of the co

harp ears picked up the low, serious murm

and his loyal Beta, Ethan Hayes,

remony finalized?" Ethan's voice was low

sound-a scoff fro

r the elders to secure the final vo

elt flimsy. Hot coffee sloshed over the r

hitched. A

y your side for seven years. She literally designed the entire marke

ed wh

ing my Luna? She's a wolfless Omega, Ethan. She should be grateful I even look at her. Her devotio

gs. Wolfless. The dirty little secret the pack pitied and scorned m

egy was brilliant," Ethan argued,

t was a good way for her to contribute, to make up for

ld money. A true-blooded, noble Omega who possessed

pped of all pretense. "She is the Luna this pack de

sudden, roaring silence of my mind

tool. A seven-yea

eject Kay after the merger

go through with the ceremony to appease the elders. Once everything is settled, I'll handle the rej

d on the back of my neck, the one-sided connection I

ct? The Phoeni

al cruelty of it knocking me back a step. "A we

The one I had built

I had given up a full scholarship to an Ivy League school for him. I had believed his promise

All

s weekend." Alec continued, his voice shif

r's birthday-the one he had prom

I had built my entire adult life around had

air inside the office. Foo

conscious thought, only a primal instinct for survival. I

linder, was three feet away. In one fluid, decisive motion, I tipped the tray. The two vanilla

p spilled on the

e door open. I slipped into the adjacent doorway, p

echoing in the concrete stairwell,

nally broke

ing on the gritty steps, my corporate

Only a vast,

wing my wallpaper: a smiling photo of Alec and me from last year's pack gala. His arm was a

began to burn through the shock. It started in my g

my settings and changed the wallpaper to the phone's defaul

ed a new, encrypted file. I ti

cation flashed across the top

Confirmation for Collin

y digital signature t

It was a harsh, ugly soun

ail opened. At the bottom were tw

eat. Then, I pressed "Reject." A confirmation box pop

ssed

od measure, I de

ance. I made her a promise. I would not be the weak, crying Omega Alec e

k of ice in my chest. I stood up, brushing the dust from my skirt. I straig

nto the plush, silent hallway. The air was no longer

esk. I didn't go to the

he elevator bank and p

I wasn't just going to leave. I was going to erase myself from his life

I pushed through the revolving doors, a blast of reality that fel

walked to the curb, raise

ving the driver my address, I kn

ft my formal notic

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