The Alpha's Spurned Destiny

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car wasn't there, and the food overpowered his scent, so I didn't first notice him; otherwise, I would have scented him before I saw him. Regardless of the situation, Grandfather used

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ther." "To what do I owe the pleasure of having you visit me today?" I said. H

oming full moon gatherings. And I have pr

something picked out." I informed him. It had not occurre

though he was expecting a negative answer

hing that I have not

ch of the subsequent events. There is still a chance you will meet your mate and be bonded from there onward. You

had anticipated that it would stop when I turned eighteen and became of little service to him. However, it s

Goddess, it wasn't too horrible. It was a deep midnight blue that would look good on my fair skin. It was exqu

nnected at the shoulders before fanning out in different directions. The straps attached to the dress's sides were jo

t horrible because the bodice went up so high with the straps, but I'd have to try it on first. It had to have been hemmed or partic

orter than others, and some that were taller. In contrast, I stood five feet five inches tall. less than five feet

under five feet ten inches. I was viewed as a freak among the group for this additional reason. If onl

eminded him, "But you did not need to go through the trouble of getting something so obvi

female in our family, we must put our best foot forward." Grandfather, couldn't you ever just do something for me because you loved me or cared about me? Is that asking for

d once he left and things resumed as usual in the house. When Grandfather was present, even Uncle Garre

ent for my customary morning run earlier than usual, so I chose to run out of the gates and then into the woods instead of just

unning amid the trees because I grew up close to the forest. The musty, earthy smell of the churning dirt beneath my boots, and

a profound inward reaction in me. Something that set my senses on high alert and caused the hairs on the back of my neck to rise

nnamon, and the scent of the forest after a rainstorm. It mingled with one of my favorite woodland scents-sweet, spicy, a

tinued running till I reached my house after exiting the compound through