One Night with My Ex's Alpha Brother

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in the boutique, admiring the p

curves of my figure, like a

His cruel half-brother was destined to be discarded by them. I have only seen his half-br

know what had happened. But he said that on the day of the heir ceremony, he would hold

couldn't see the bride's dress beforehand, or it would bring bad luck. I

p, I stepped down from the high platform in front o

ssage popped u

wedding photo? Am I pretty enou

Selina. But when I tapped op

ith the enormous steel seal of the Council, appeared on

prank, or doing some kind of pre-wedding trick on me. I

earlier that he would go club

the wedding dress a

etail, the tenderness when he kissed me. Even though we had never made love, because

bit open

ved at the entr

ooden door of the private room, b

Beta's daughter, and you still plan to secretly h

asked. Probably one

rd Leora is really pretty. But Selina can secure Zade's po

s Alpha family, she finally, a week ago, officially became the Moon

hoed with pride

about this. She told me we can only make love on our wedding night. I m

ed into my hea

t because I was an ome

t a bitt

use I feared that in the moment of excitement,

the strongest i

ade had pas

as though it w

being cut by a knife. I had never imagined my mate woul

k. Just a month ago, after years of scheming, Zade's mother finally secured her status and married into the Hayes fam

"pretty but dumb." I shoved the door open, startling the three of them who

e blurted, his gaze sweeping over me as if

lain. Things aren'

on the bottle of liquor in the center. Before they could reac

watched with satisfaction as blood r

e shouted, completely unpre

no longer recognize you as my mate!" I roared a

for them to sa

and stormed out of the room, ignoring the gasps and whispered questions from other customers outside. The music, th

done believing that I

ushed against my face. I welcomed it. Any sensation w

I would have collapsed onto the sidewalk and sobb

ht I came from nothing, but that couldn't be further from the truth. I had planned to t

none of i

rom him, from Selina, from the ache in my chest. I needed something

It was a more upscale nightclub-the kind Zade used to say "wolves like us

The air inside was heavier, and the crowd much quieter. Private bo

t drink in the bar and

n wasn'

red tw

was when

man I recognized instantly, w

n Ha

sitting in the booth

d disappeared years ago. Cold, ruthless, detached-no one dared

f amber liquor in hand, his deep eyes fixed o

closer, he lifted his head, raising

e the betrayal. Or maybe I was

s met, I did

and spoke the first thing

" I asked, sitting se

thought they would stop me and kick me out of the club. But to my

person. You're my br

"brother," as if trying t

on. I'm looking for you, Alp

ound us avert their gaze-none dared look at

es, waiting for him to r

or reveal how inexperienced I was. Even though Zade and I discovered five years ago that

, a teasing smile cu

brother can't sati

xhausted, I let out a heavy si

me, I'll find someo

my waist, pulling me into his embrace as if claiming me. With

d someone else, the