Rejected by the Alpha for a Fake Heir

y spine. I took the shot to save him, and in exchange, my inner

ught Sarah home, claiming she was just a "desi

didn't defend me. To appease the Elders, he

rom the balc

my rare blood to save her from a "miscarriag

e said, exiling me to mak

't see a wife; he saw a resource to be used and discarde

actly what he wan

let him watch the news report that Flight 815

h was a fraud, I was in the North, unlocking

t his broken wife. I was h

ed, my eyes glowing

pte

nor

usoleum. The air was thick, choking on a cocktail of expensive scotch, nervous s

er bullet that shattered my spine five years ago. That bullet was meant for Liam. I took it,

len

exhausted weight. The Alpha's Voice dropped every wolf to their k

in under his eyes, and his shoulders were tight. He wasn't looking a

and on her flat stomach, playin

py. "The Blood Moon Pack requires a future

aw Liam's jaw clench. He hated this speech. I knew him

rrying my pu

in my hand

he whispers star

. For a second, the mask slipped. I saw apology. I saw desperation. Then, Elder Thomas

t wasn't a command. It

crowd. My legs felt like they

y audible. "The Elders gave me an ultimatum, El. A designated breeder, or they

g my eyes. "You call this safe? You'

napped, though his eyes were wet. "You cannot give me a son. Do

t glass. "Oh, Luna Eleanor. Don't be upset. I'm jus

y, warm scent of pregnancy. It was sharp.

uch me," I

ed. "She carries the

my art studio. But when I threw

gone. My paints

The walls were painted a

rs," Liam said from the doorway. He was loosening

ed me," I

id the pregnancy is... high risk.

tterly. "She looks like s

answer, the fire

Thick a

breathed, his

at me. He operated on i

he hallway, the heat was blistering. I saw the

ed, trapped behi

took a step toward me, hi

ng her nails into his neck. "Liam

at me, then at her s

ing the lie to safety, l

ed up just as the timber ga