Betrayed By My Fiance, Mated To His Deadliest Enemy

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m my throat, but

ushing grip of fingers, the snap of bone. T

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mbled out of bed. The full-length mir

and wide, amber eyes. My face was flushed from sleep, full of life.But my eyes

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e Alpha Citadel. The triumphant, cruel smirk on my half-sister Elfie Carlisle's face. And S

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eak but present, confirming the strength and youth of this body. Sh

ing the inferno in my chest down to a controll

te. I knew wh

ie, in order to take away the engagement, set a trap with Silas Croft

ntempt for the girl I used to be. The naive, tru

this

I pressed my ear against the heavy oak, listening. The soft creak of a floorboar

and. Its chime was delicate, a clear, sweet s

ndmaiden, slipped inside. I saw the worry on her furrowed

d you have a

"Forget every lesson of etiquette I ever taught you. I don't need a la

blow. Poppy's eyes widened, and without a moment's

yours, Lady Isa

r feet. I could feel her hands trembling. "

home by my father, and was extre

tood the gravity of the command. She curtsied

st, dark forest that marked the edge of the Carlisle territo

d open. Inside lay a silver dagger, a gift from my mother for protection. I ignored it. My f

inger traced the borders, the rivers, the familiar landmarks. It stopped

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osing the door quietly behind him. He was a mountain of a man, his face a stoic mask, but

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urned and pushed the map towards him, my f

have a tas

p, his gaze

ou trust most. The ones loyal to you, not just to my father's

A sacred stone, a monument where a pack honored its

harp as ice, "I want you to defile it. Shatter

nsult; it was suicide. It was a declaration of war that our pack was not prepared for. He op

ore he could speak. I stepped close

laced with steel. "More than you trust an order fro

solute certainty that I could see unnerved him more than any shou

t seemingly resolved. His voice was a l

lty are yours to com

. "I want word before sunrise. This,

, and melted back into t

was Poppy, carrying a steaming cup of cha

when she s

eded soothing.My eyes were wide awake, and i