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His Defiant Mate: The Lycan King's Chosen Luna

Chapter 5 

Word Count: 1110    |    Released on: 04/06/2026

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d heavy with the things left unsaid from my phone call. I stared at the tablecloth, tracing the intricate damask pattern with my eyes

ondescending platitude. An offer to "handle i

soft clink of a for

Wellington steak that a waiter had silently placed between

ommand. "Starving yourself for people w

t of my misery. He wasn't offering sympathy. He was offering... respect. He saw my

that was exactly w

essure valve in my chest. I picked up my knife and fork. The sil

tasted it. I was fueling my body, jus

ns," Caden said, watching me with those dark, unreadable ey

. The deep red liquid sw

ed, his voice a low, resonant

f two hours, had become my husband, my ally, my sole partner in a world that had s

s. The crystal was cool

" I echoed, my vo

a soft, clear chime tha

d decay, Desmond Sullivan coughed, a wracking, painful sound that shook

child!"

lided into the room, a glass of water in her

with false concern. "Audriana has always been headstrong. Se

the best. Since she is so determined to throw her life away, it clears the path. Hailee and Gabe... they

and alliances. The match with Gabe had been about unitin

xpression a perfect portrait of heartbroken innocence. She drifted into the room

e. I've ruined everything for Audri. I never wanted to hurt her. But I love him so much. I'll do a

ord was designed to paint her as a self

my cold defiance on the phone. His face hardened. The choice was easy

. "There, there, child.

nce the engagement. Tomorrow. A grand celebration. We will s

e bank. Freeze her accounts. All of them. Let's see how long

ond couldn't see, Dagny and Hailee exch

y phone lit up with a new notification. It wasn't a call. It w

Card has been suspended by

ust Platinum Visa

und line of credi

rough. I'll g

ed. I was... disappointed. That after all these years, th

simple, unadorned debit card from a small, independent credit union. It was my own account, opened years ago under my own name, fun

esture. He saw the bank notifications light up my s

dark and calculating over the rim of the glass, hiding the

armony. We were two predators, circling each other,

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His Defiant Mate: The Lycan King's Chosen Luna
His Defiant Mate: The Lycan King's Chosen Luna
“I was waiting at the Registry Hall to formalize my mate bond with Gabe, my childhood sweetheart and the Alpha of our pack. He was thirty-two minutes late. When I finally found him in a private VIP lounge, his hands were buried in my cousin's hair, their lips locked together. Hailee was supposed to be my maid of honor. Instead of apologizing, Gabe looked me dead in the eye and used his Alpha authority to publicly reject me. The severing of our ten-year bond tore my soul apart, but the nightmare didn't stop there. My grandfather immediately called, demanding I clean up a mess Hailee had made. When I refused, he disowned me on the spot, froze every single one of my bank accounts, and stripped me of my family name. Within hours, my entire pack erased my existence, gleefully announcing Hailee as their new Luna. I had given my entire life to a family and a man who discarded me like worthless trash the second I became inconvenient. I was left broken, humiliated, and utterly penniless in the blink of an eye. But as I stumbled out of that sterile hall, a terrifyingly beautiful stranger stepped out of the shadows, radiating a primal power that made my knees weak. He was Caden Sinclair, the ruthless Lycan King, and he was dodging a forced political union of his own. "You need a shield. I need a wife. Marry me." Without hesitation, I signed the Eternal Vow.”