THE RISE OF THE ALPHA QUEEN

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ate is

olf echoed in my ears as

Rose's engagement dinner. The celebration was in full swing but a knot

Paul caught my eye, a flicker of

how is that possible?" Dou

a of the Silvermoon pack

he stood there staring at me. I

known we were mates at Seventeen. It should've been

to join him outside. Intrigued and wary, I followed, t

t crowd, Paul's eyes met m

we need

d with apprehension. "

gaze flickering to the enga

omplicating things. You and I, we're mates but I need

e everything? You're engaged, Paul. How can

n't deny the mate bond, but we can't address this now. It

tend this revelation never happened. You want me to

asking you to ignore it, Amber. We need to

weight of the impending con

witness to a love I had unknowingly become a part of. Rose's joy and Paul's confl

ed and the echoes of laughter fade

, his eyes meeting mine wi

e night air. "Talk. Explain how you can

oose this, Amber. Fate doesn't consult our plans. Rose and

s that leave me? A secret mate hidden away s

"Amber, I never wanted to hurt you. It'

Paul. It's a betrayal. Fate might have chosen yo

d tears as I confronted Paul, my em

choice, Paul. It's

of emotions. "Amber, it's not that si

Time? How much more time do you need? You're

sphere grew heavier as Rose entered

ose's voice held a mixtur

d back the torrent of emotions. "Your fian

, sensing the intensity in the air. My

"It's complicated. Amber and I share a mate bond, but

hurt crossing her features. "Mate b

p. "He's been keeping it quiet

ke with a stern tone, "This is too much, and we can't let it disrupt our family. A

s together and loo

new about this and still accepted? They were fine with Paul toss

sfer won't be permanent. It'll only be until Rose and I finish the completion of our bond. Once sh

, trying desperately to comfort my internal destruction. She nuzzled her

ng me out?" I

his large hands and tore my attention from

is is bigger than you. You have no say in this.

where his grip lay. This would've counted as disrespect

looked at all the

s for the good of the pack and the harmony of our f

eight of their decision settled upo

s unwavering. "We're choosing what's best for e

er and the man she loved, whi

tension in the air had made an impact on me. I couldn't handle the growin

g, but since she was the Beta's mate,

nfolded. The notion of being forced out of the pa

ting through the tension. "I belong here,

ions of their mate bond, so he stepped forward. "Amber, w

r welled up within me, and a de

lpha about this.

lpha aura, locked eyes with me. The pressure cut thro

, Amber," he ordered his words carrying an

y desire to speak out. The internal struggle was evident in my eyes,

's command firm and unyielding. "This is not a

dess put us together for a reason. You can'

he tears rolling down my face blurred my vis

e complexity of the situation, turn

ack, you need to reject Amber. It

ught between duty and the

my shoulders defiantly. "I won't let you r

"It's for the greater good,

gaze hardened, and with a commanding

Silvermoon pack, reject you Am

I kept my head down, fighting t

he rejecti

elled to comply. A mixture of anger and hurt played in me as I reluctant

as your mate and Luna" With pain i

the outcome, nodded at Pau

ted against my will. The dynamics of power and duty within the pack had reshaped my fate, lea

a's office." With a curt dip of his head, my father turned to me a

urse,

m his future title? His birthright

my widowed aunt's pack. The room seemed to close in around me as I awaited h

had not waned. "I won't willingly sign away

he pain etched on his daughter's face. "Amber,

nt of me, my fingers trembled wit

I whispered, more to m

e "Sign it Amber. It's for eve

up the pen. The signature on the paper seemed to echo my c

h a heavy heart."Be prepared to leave

within. I had signed not just a document but an agreement to leave behind the life I knew,

y choice nor desire. The intricate tapestry of family, duty, and fate had woven a path I couldn't alter, leaving

scape the sight of Rose standing behind Paul, offering him silent sup

voured daughter, even when we were twins. The dynamics of our family had f

tention and care I had always yearned for and the reality of my place within the family. The bond b

the one overlooked, weighed on me like an insurmountable burden. The departure, enforced by an Alpha command and the signatures on docum

tism, and duty had sculpted a narrative that had always placed me on the periphery. Rose's presence behind Paul onl