THE ALPHA's BETRAYAL: RUNNING WITH HIS HEIR

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t as a small voice muttered the words I ne

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was my mate? M

d. I need to see w

and I almost pleaded to hear him speak, but a large hand

clearly, and my breat

d about him, no one ever me

and calculating, yet holding a ma

s jet-black hair framed his face with a controlled wildne

ould see a peek of his muscular chest and a s

and I almost looked away in fear. The beautiful cold Alp

and he lifted his frame off the throne, towering

rwhelmed me, and I looked down in submissi

and I craned my neck up to meet his eyes, feeling the air

commanded, his voice ec

when he was this close to me. "Brielle, your ma

e rogue who dared to cross into my realm. Do

y eyes as I nodded

ge things. Who was I kidding? My life would sudden

g," he declared, a cruel smile playing on his lips

d, "You will serve in my palace as a lowly servant. Consider it a

s sank in. He didn't want me

ared at me, and I felt ex

I'm not finished. You see, I'm supposed to take a bride as my mate. But I'm

didn't want me. Weren't mates supposed to want each ot

tend as my queen in public while fulfilling my needs in private. From now on, i own you,

y his words, the weight of

o accept me and love me, he decided

dominance pressing down on me. "You will wear the title of my queen, Brielle.

strength to respond. My dreams of a mate who would cherish an

wouldn't be mine anymore. I would be his d

my eye as the real

hat I ask when I ask you to. I hope all

slowly nodded. I was trapped. Doomed

me to be his Luna

hen my life wouldn

't want to risk you having anoth

g and paused in front o

risk someone else being y

own my face as I

o you reject this arrangement, o

ed at the sound o

s," I answered, "I

, signifying the beginning

no longer m

o the room you are meant to sta

I gasped, my eyes

our we

ve. Our wedding. And after that, yo

ed myself with courage to as

s lips and his eyes flickered down

stepped closer to me, his hand pushing behind a stray lock of my hair an

f course. To spread your

words, the remainder of

he

bear hi

k, mate. I can't guarantee you would like it

ng in the throne room, while giving the

e thing rang

ith me and I wil