His Unwanted Omega's Defiant Second Chance

ela

ek-our radiant Miss Cori Schneider and her fiancé, th

under a roar of rehearsed applause. Society matrons

e into the stale air. "An Omega that soft, pairing with an Alpha bloodline that

neath the marble mezzanine, I

empire on my suffering, knowing with sickening certainty tha

nd predatory, his broad shoulders practically blocking the ambient light, his jaw razor-cut, his eyes dark with Alpha ar

st, smelling of bourbon and unquestioned dominance. Beside him, Cathie,

years had they looked a

No jewels. No shimmering tulle. I had not come dressed as a sister or an honored g

d out of

heel on the polished parquet sl

urnace. The band's cello squealed to an abrupt halt. Whispe

s that the

who can't even smell an Alpha'

lack to an engagement

iver of feral panic flashing behind her tinted contact lenses before she expertly diss

head snapp

nance aura-an invisible hammer designed to break the knees of any insubordinate wolf in his territory. For years,

ed silently through my skull.

nk. I didn't

every shred of dignity, does not bow to a small-town Alpha's parlor trick.

Her wine goblet rattl

of the dais, looking u

yes flaring with primal disgust. "You don't belong here, Isabela. Take your pathetic,

lting and breathy. "Caden, please... she's my sister.

ori. Really l

st my lips-cold enough to frost the

ssin

room was so petrified it echoe

icy blue eyes bore straight

stole my seat at that table. And now you're standing there wearing my fiancé's engagement ban

idn't just fa

hite as the murmurs behind u

s ruthless mother-suddenly stood up, her cold gaz