Rejected Seven Times, Now The Alpha Begs

, and his influence reached far beyond its

was widely regarded as the strongest Alpha in the eastern territories, and his fortune rivaled those of major corporat

dest Alphas reconsidered their plans when he gave them a warning look. He never had

terested in women. Some people said he preferred men, while oth

oughout the packs, they questioned why the country's most desirable

imed whatever he wanted. He never hesitated, and he never settl

mbled. She was still too weak to steady herself, and

by the arm and pulled her upright with a steady

ing," he murmured in a calm v

d up and

looked away before he could hold

he remarked without the sli

me freeing her a

ithout saying anything else and s

he had vanished from sight. He was reluctant to acknow

already hurrying fart

directly to the p

e would find the tru

on edge. Under the faint hum of the fluorescent lights, she pressed on

s, and death certificates. She examined anything that mig

her ribs, but she couldn't af

as she turned a co

she asked in a voice so cal

on. He opened his mouth as if to answer

have you

dy until she was f

ewhere when she approached, and they stopped talking the moment she entered a room.

loped their treatments and antidotes, including the compound that had

gs seemed to count

her daughter, even if she had to search every corner o

daughter, and what do you know about

ze, and she could see

e me orders to

loosened around the files. The pap

gain, and his voice cracked as he admitte

d her hea

still alive? Where i

s head, and panic spr

at night, and I saw her. I was terrified of being caught, so I gave your b

tightened

mal and showed Ravyn its

owly, though she couldn't

ng relief that she could

ost gave way

ter had s

k like? Can you remembe

ore giving he

h you that I wanted to do what the Alpha had ordered. Then your baby

down her cheek, but

s sooner, I'd have signed those pap

and began working through their con

er with a pu

you planni

ll should I leave them a damn thing?" s

g vials, samples, and the results of years of careful

ldn't be found anywhere else and medical breakthr

away every

me. Daisy can get by on her own skills

he trash and broke

ed was to walk

troyed everything th

house until darkness had

m Ravyn's office, followed by voices

ithout paying the

she quickly showered and pu

ch files, which held seven years

erything el

lway when someone's voice ma

to realize there's no pla

poken from

owly turned

eed to hide anymore?" she

pleased with herself that she might as

lost, Seraphine. Now it's my turn. Ravyn's mine, and I've gotten your bast

her without giving a

at you've got,

esponse far more unsettl

make a scene, and suffer the shame o

et so much as a flicker

take a differ

and cut her own wrist. She waited until blood spread o

y enough to send the so

e! She's tryin

he stairs as someone hur

rst, and Voren appear

adn't known the visiting Alpha

urried to Daisy and gath

phine, the rage in his

ve crossed the l

light smile that

s for you to believe h

d lifted the bloodstain

d of Daisy's uninjured arm and cut that

e in the hallway se

what are you going to do about it?" she asked wit

d as they stared a

ped something that frightened

er someone they could

ost his hol

e just as little succes