ar
tomach churned-not just from the pregnancy. I struggled to control the sickness and
nt
There he was, seated behind his desk, engrossed in
u have something important to tell me, given how yo
re. I struggled to speak. "Alpha... I..." The words tr
t down and fixed his gaze on me. Instead of the expected anger or
nger-no hint of emotion at all. Just a measured calculation. "So my
ry," I w
is fingers. His eyes narrowed as he studied me, treat
of that night-of meeting my mate, the brief bliss
" I st
fted ever so sli
bring myself to fully reveal. I couldn't bear to admit that I had
ment for the first time. A cold, sha
ran cold.
a mere inconvenience. "One in need of an alliance and wil
pun. "You
that merciless stare of his. "You've finally managed to make yourself val
ling the tiny life within. "You're selling me, F
hat got to do with me? You've done this to yourself,"
body trembled. How could he treat me like this? I am preg
I screamed, letting my anger control me
ow, joyless sound. "Do you
I replied. "I am
he approached, I instinctively took a step back. "
he growled, but I did
paused. "You're my daughter, like you claim. You're part
e to the pack because I'm y
ation, he res
uman, Alpha?" I sneered. "Do I loo
y cheek burned, but the pain was nothing compared to the words that followed. "What d
idened. T
an, but the wo
and you've tarni
rately. I could see in his eyes that he was serious. He could sell me, and f
choed, his voice
d quickly. "He
left dumbfounded. I hadn't asked.
e a predator. "Ca
mmered, feeling the gro
waste," he mocked, shoving me a
breathe
was silent for a while, and I stood there waiting for him to
me
nd Beta Dave stepped ins
you know of any alpha wh
perhaps know who I was before approaching me? Did he see me at the ball,
ally replied. His wor
sure?" Fa
no alpha with that n
may go," Fathe
cold gaze back to me. "Bastard. A
s shaking now. "H
ght," he spat. "Sleeping with
e," I dropped
r's eyes flash
perately. "I'll find him, I pro
he fired back, his eyes burning into
sor
ed. "Since he's your m
me out. And truth be told, I c
ted me,"
ld. He was taken aback befo
s right mind would accept an omega like you as his luna." I bit my lip as I
to hold back the tears. "He'll ac
ipping with false endearment. "Even if you gave birth to that bast
ped. I had tried to be a good girl, but
ed. "But now yo
Nina off-she's a
husband," he responded
serve what?
tever comes your
, pleas
You'll be marryin
pha-of the terrible things he did to his pack member
mbling with raw desperation. "Please, Fathe
g for death the last time?" he asked, his voice devoid of em
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