Abandoned While Pregnant, Claimed by the Alpha

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d as my husband took hold of my waist. He drove deeper into m

re satisfaction escaping my li

thrusts becoming more rhythmic and urgent. I lost all strength,

primal growl of release. His heavy, muscular frame c

is disheveled hair. I watched his profile-he was breathtaking, chiseled by the gods themselves. Every angle was flawless, especially

e most formidable wolf packs on the East Coast-the Blackwood Pac

e heat of our intense lovemaking and his polite concern, there was always an invisible wall. Our marriage had begun as a pol

ility to produce an Alpha heir. I'd been to the clinic countless times, and my best friend, who is the Pack Doctor, assured me that I was perfectly healthy-just

change. Because just two weeks ag

s our third wedding anniversary, and I had delibe

Brian would finally, truly accept me a

ftly, my voice still

cut me off, pulling away as a

and trying to ignore the chilling tension

nd tossing it over his shoulders. "We should get

, a sharp ringing filling my ears. My voice trembl

His deep voice st

I had. Silvia-his fated mate, the daughter of his former Beta. Th

deadly attack, had taken a grave wound to her heart. Even after that, Brian hadn't

rs with no news, I'd practical

d, trying to hid

damaged in that attack, so she went into hiding to heal. But the healer tol

just about losing strength-it was like

"We can take care of her together,

ne last wish." He paused, his hesitance showing in that small moment. Then, with a

rian's cold, unyielding expression. "This is i

begin with." Brian didn't let me finish. His gaze was st

y stomach, trying one last time to change his mind. I couldn't bear the though

wedlock were always looked down on

's protection, worried you'll lose your cushy lifestyle? Here, I'll solve that problem for you: I'll give you a limitless credit card righ

this is exactly why your father died-because he had a weak, useless, and self-centered

olves. He knew that after my father's death, I was on the verge of breakin

e my Luna, the Luna of Blackwood Pack, one of the stronges

ed jawline. For a moment, back then, I ha

hed. The love I'd imagined was a lie that never exis

lm. "No, I'll refuse your mark." Only by doing that,

"You think rejecting the mark will gu

ide table buzzed-it was Brian's, wit

his face softened in an instant, his features glo

he would just be staying in the guest wing. She wasn't going to kick

like her." Brian spat the words with disgust, t

he floor in a broken heap. It was so ironic-I had actually convinced myself that tonight would be the turning

g uncontrollably, I pressed my palm against my lower abdomen. There was a tiny life in here. My friend's warning at t

l"-that I should be grateful I wouldn't be cast out to become a rogue. He knew as well as I did that for a wolf-le

growl vibrated in my memory. "Ashley, remember... n

strike a bargai

divorce. One month-it had to be en

ne buzzed. A mes

tomorrow at nine sharp to f