The Lycan King's Pampered Bride

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ut through the silence o

not of irritation tightened in my stomach. Late night

pen the lo

text. It w

ckground was unmistakable-that expensive Italian leather sofa in his

necklace he'd given me for my birthday. T

very last second of the recall window to let

, sis. Don't mind m

steady. I took a screenshot of everything-photo, mes

ply. I didn

d my phone and

lights of Blackwood City. No tears. Just a cold, hollow

e word. My father, Delbert Garner, had pushed for it from the beginning. "The future

ace with the cage they'd built for me. Six years since my mother died. Si

some. Powerful. And a man who'd

ontract. A b

deals h

th the one person I despised most, in the most humilia

one I'd been taught to suppress, to hide, to be ashamed

't hear

or being challenged. Something ancie

ory. Booked the earliest flight to Blackwood City-not to my father's house, b

ing about where they

etrayal. It was evidence of a location. And

oney-he spent lavishly on appearances, on cars, on Karri's gifts. But a private property? A sec

h foot traffic. Too much paper t

where he could take her w

ierce

-the one I'd been given a key to three years ago, back when everyone still pretended this m

had th

architectural blueprints, security schedules, and every entry point I'd ever mapped. I'd been gathe

beneath the de

t-Jared was arrogant enough to believe no one would dare. And wh

ucha

sted like as

most public event of their calendar. Every major Pack in the region would be there. Alphas. Elders.

ce. Not just a photo they could claim was doc

d to ca

edroom. His study. His lounge-right there, on that sofa

to do it befo

. Something else. Something that

e to save me. Six years telling myself that if I was just good

m

number fr

. "I'm back. I

ert. "Celina. You never use my full

ese six years who actually cares about me.I

ave proof. I need a way into th

voice dropped, low and letha

"Three days. Then the Snyder Pack's charity auction. By the ti

s, usually calm, now held a glint of something cold and s