Forsaken By The Pack, Marked By The Predator

“My treacherous half-sister and my fiancé were holding their grand Mating Ceremony. In my previous life, they conspired against me, stole my mother's perfumery to use as her dowry, and locked me in a cold, damp cellar. My body became a canvas of bruises and broken promises. Amber's triumphant laughter echoed with Preston's sneering voice as they mocked my pathetic existence. My father and stepmother turned a blind eye to my suffering, eagerly handing over my rightful inheritance to secure a powerful alliance with the Alpha's family. I was branded a crazy, wolfless outcast by the entire pack, completely abandoned and reviled. In the end, I was hunted down by a terrifying predator with golden eyes. He ripped my mother's silver locket from my neck and brutally ended my life in the dark. Until my last breath, I didn't understand why my own flesh and blood hated me so much. Why did my father let them steal my mother's legacy? And who was that monstrous man in the shadows who took my life? Opening my eyes again, I was back on the night of their Mating Ceremony. This time, I put on a simple black dress and walked straight into their perfect celebration with the real inheritance documents in my hand. "This union, I object."”