THE ALPHA'S REGRET:HIS REJECTED MATE

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mysteries of his newfound pack. As the days passed, he spent his nights running alongside

intensity that belied his gentle nature. It was Elias who had first sensed Marcus's

on a summer breeze. With her quick wit and boundless energy, she brought a sense of li

from all who knew him. With his weathered face and piercing gaze, he seemed to carry the weight of c

rucible of the night. Yet beneath the surface, Marcus sensed a tension-

ancient trees, Marcus broached the subject with

anging in the air like mist on a moonlit lake. "A secret th

ting the wisdom of ages past. "You speak of the curse th

"But there is more to it than that," he continued. "There are whispers

"We have faced them before," he said grimly, his voice tinged with bitterness. "But they gr

ing nervously between her packmates. "What are we to do?" she asked, her

e stand together," he declared, his words echoing through the forest like a solemn vow. "For as

purpose that burned brighter than the fiercest flame. Together, they would face th

, to stand against their enemies with courage and conviction. For in the heart of the forest, amid the whispering trees and shado