My Contract with the Alpha

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for his "failures." Promise of marriage. A union sealed between her, Eleanor Wainwright, and Victor Hartfang, the Alpha of the Dark Shadows. The letters danced before her eyes, blurred because

alled out, breaking the silence. "This

ou sell me like an object. Yo

o have an opinion. You are just a dead weight to this family. Without a wolf, without value. V

, to throw in their faces everything she had been holding back for years. But sh

For the sake of our family. Don't mak

hind his wife and his traditions. Ellie felt rage bui

rted out, her voice trembling with t

You are nothing here. And you will be even less if you dare to challenge Victo

She had grown up under the weight of their judgment, their re

Her simple clothes contrasted with the cold richness of the place. Her heart poun

repel all human warmth. His steel gray eyes looked at her without any emotion. S

last, his voice low and sharp.

eight of his gaze. He led her into a living room where a fire was crackling in the hearth.

an armchair, eyeing her as if she were a

kness. " Yes. And you are Victor Hartfang. The man who ag

answer your question, this marriage is just a formality. Your parents

nd what do you want in return? Because I d

eed to understand is that your life here will be different. I will not tolerate d

if I r

up, slowly approaching her. His ga

isper, but so heavy with menace that it took her breath away

courage waver. But she stood up qu

steady despite the panic brewing inside

rtless laugh. "We'll see ho

d her fists, swearing inwardly that she wouldn't let herself be crushed. I