The Alpha King's Hidden Defiant Omega

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officially began. But the toxic whispers from the hallway had already seeped inside. My head

, their eyes darting toward me with undisguised contempt. Th

kind of scandal, how does she even have t

needles, pierced the

hooking up last night. I think she's just a cold-blo

bly hoping he'd die so she wouldn't have to pay his med

and rage inside me. They didn't know the truth. They didn't know that every breath I took hurt without Leo. I was playing the role

saw my pale face. "Bridgette? You look like you haven't slept in three days." She rushed

wanting to talk about

." She flipped open a tabloid magazine on the table. "Speaking of gossip, the whole Pack is taking bets on who w

to various noble women. A self-deprecating smile touched my

e're just working-class grunts. Whoever gets him

stood up immediately, the professional mas

ital corridor, my heels clicking on the pol

ple stood clustered around a tall

ed the entire hallway. And beside him, her hand resting intimately on his arm, was an elegant, equally powe

eid Pack. Rumor had it she was the one Harden's family had chosen for him, his per

t's Kayleigh Reid... What is she doing wi

y and for a single, heart-stop

old, assessing look he'd give a piece of furni

ight past their entire entourage, my eyes fixed on the doors of the ER ahead. I could feel his gaze burning into my back, a mixture of inqui

g to me. I refused to be the jealous mistress. I refused to let him see that his presence a

their sight, I let out a breath I hadn't realiz

A new text message. I didn't need