REJECTED AND MARRIED TO THE CRUEL ALPHA
IS M
GAYLE
side me wou
ld find her eventually. My heart swelled with rage a
er hideous plan. My own wedding day. A day that had been forced on me by the elders, yes, but still a day I coul
was
, and before the first echo could fade off, I p
d out urgently. "We j
hough I'd burn her to ashes wit
wait to hear what he had to say next, I hung up immedia
s stupid plan? Today of all days? She would learn
ts la
r slamm
ike some wild creature that had been cornered. Her v
e screamed, "L
eep inside me, though I ignor
ir grip, hurling her towards me and she staggered until she gained balance. She goggled
ext. My hand instantly shot ou
My grip tightened. I felt the frantic beat of her pulse beneath my
hes from hers, "you dare run from
ucking for air. "I
my eyes narrowing as I studied her
usual brown. A feeble trick. A mask. Did she rea
ered staring right into her now hazel eyes. What a dubious piece of shit. "Do yo
ails digging into my skin. She choked, her eyes turning red, bu
mple against the wall, gasping for air, one hand rising to cradle her neck. For one dangerous second, I had wanted to squeeze unti
de her. The marble cracked under the
. Let her tremble. Fear was
again unless you are ready to get buried alive, Ximena," I said, closing in on her. "Because if you do this
lf, arms wrapped tight around her
h my hair, a low growl
... bad luck! Just one more stunt, one more trick,
d on the ground, like even her
in, fingers digging in so hard she w
ou fucking un
she gave a desperate, frantic nod, her
" I sn
her arrogantly. They slapped against her
n th
ght the papers, her eyes dar
ll honor it. ONE HUNDRED DAYS of marriage, nothing less. The pack elders want a union
w and trembling, lips quivering
can't si
per, fragile enough to shat
not X
first. They were broken piece
wisting into my chest, t
my blood boiled, and I swung toward her, my
, rattling the air. My hand shot up, ready to strike
ing it down to her, s
r. Not
ing fa
My stomach heaved, my veins burned as though fire had replaced my bl
e, flooding every nerve, every corner of my being. My vision blurred, my heartbeat staggered, th
o
s could
bo
ed, curs
wasn't the deceiver I
thing far mo
was
m
ld tilted o
mat
ned themselves into my mind with blinding clarity. My body knew
er hazel eyes lifted in fear to meet mine...all slammed i
de. For the first time in years, I felt something
rr
re me, trembling, bound, whispe
ot Xi
my fuc
red'
ot Xim
ulfed with their Ximena trouble to even notice that I was telling the truth. Even th
to my vision through the blur of tears. A hundred days. That's all the document promised. A hund
ntimacy. Nothing but
ontract. I am not Ximena. But this isn't some police case of mis
And I bowed my head between my
he blurted, and I ra
ed. At least one person believes me. Before I could
a scent of something. Was I stinky? "
a wolf," he coug
it. My shame, the secret that had followed me all my life was
that before he dropped
my f*ck
hings I had been denied. My heart should have leapt. But instead, dread poured through me like ice water bec
studied me with eyes that stripped me bare. His j
er?" His voice was low, sharp,
ed to get the word out
scolded and
in fear. "M-Mildr
n her," he barked at Clover. "And find
. Whoever this Ximena was, she ha
und me again, co
blade. "I refuse to be bond
through me. My kn
ders, his face unreadable
Mildred Pierce,
rld st
d I didn't know when the co
hated my existence itself and whom I met under a very traumatic circumstance. This is it? No
he ordered flatly
wanted to fight, but I couldn't even breathe through the hollow
the door b
was commanding. "Your High
ped around.
hadn't been exaggerated. No wonder the
n," the man continued urgently
. The guards, the man, and...Him. T
mach d
furrowed, confusion flickering across his face. "She's not..." He trailed o
ce was lost beneath the ord
ty minutes," the man commanded befo
mind started whir
ed me useless. And now... th
through my daze. "You're go
him, disbelief writ
hat," I whispered
." His tone broo
blurted, the words tumoring
l stand in for Ximena until she's
meant nothing
ued coldly, "You will be her substitu
the door opened again and servants fill
r up," he
ccessorising me. In a giffy, they finished and I stood up, staring into the mirror before me. Mildred... I looked like an entirely
ack out. And
Alpha King. My m
elieve that a man like this was a monster behind closed doors. He smi
devilis
anything just for this wedding to be cancelled. I prayed that the so-c
ed as soon as I got to him but he didn't even flicker
you will obey. You'll be compensated, if that m
n just pick up and use at
is up for me, you won't love to tell the story," he cut in
ened until my f
e," he sa
getting
d a sma