The Alpha's Forbidden Mate: A Heart Shattered

Chapter 4

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art sank a little. The seat next to mine, the one tha

d out my phone to text her, then remembered. She'd told m

ent to about my morning with Silas, without her to share my giddy, anxious fe

rom the other students buzzed around me, and with my

s the Gamm

ting the Alpha's

s so

Ilana. I was a label, an accessory to someone more important: Silas's sister, Cole's girlfriend. It was one o

is voice was just a meaningless drone in the background. My thoughts h

rom all the ceremony preparations? Was he thinkin

wrote Cole's name, the letters looping together in a familiar, comforting pattern. In my mind,

cafeteria, picking at a sandwich I didn't want. All around me, friends laughed a

our shared jokes and sweet nothings. But as I got to the more recent messages, a

k la

es. It was a huge honor, a massive respons

echoed in my head. *No one has a

ating brother? The thought sent a shiver of real fear down my spine. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to ban

foolish hope that I'd see Cole's familiar face in the crowd of parents and siblings waiting f

ly sprinting from the classroom. I couldn't face my brother yet. I wasn't rea

o hear Col

tucked away in the back shelves. My heart hammered against my ribs as I pulled

tretching into an eternity. *Please pi

lose hope and hang up

little tired. The sound of it was still the most beautiful

, but by a sharp, commanding

eed you ove

e, but the authority in it was unmistakable. I

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The Alpha's Forbidden Mate: A Heart Shattered

Roldan Mccartney Werewolf

“I'm the sister of a pack Gamma, but in the Nightshade Pack, status is everything. My brother Silas keeps warning me to stay away from the Blackwood family, especially the Alpha, Ryker. But I couldn't help it-I'm in love with Cole, the Alpha's younger brother. I thought our love was a secret sanctuary, a fated bond that defied the pack's rigid hierarchy. Today, I decided to surprise him at the Packhouse, hoping to be the light in his stressful life as he prepared for the Alpha's upcoming mate selection ceremony. I snuck into the West Wing, only to find myself in a room that radiated pure, suffocating power. I didn't know I was in Ryker's private office. When I touched a silver-framed photo of his parents, the door burst open. Ryker didn't just see a trespasser; he saw a violation. His Alpha Command hit me like a physical blow, forcing me to drop the frame. It shattered against the stone hearth, and with it, my entire world. The rage in his eyes was absolute, a cold, terrifying fury that left me trembling on the floor. His future Luna, Mira, stood by, mocking my pathetic state as I scrambled to escape, my hand sliced open by the jagged glass. Why was he so cruel? And why did the scent of my own love, Cole, seem to make them look at me with even more disdain? I couldn't go back to the life I knew. As I sat sobbing on the stairs, abandoned by the man I loved and broken by his brother, I realized I had been completely blind to the darkness of the Blackwood name. I didn't care about the pack rules anymore. I looked at my bleeding hand and made a silent vow: I would uncover the secret behind why the Alpha hated me so much, even if it destroyed the very foundation of the pack.”