The Alpha's Heartbound

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ld find my mate, the one person destined to be mine, who would look at me and see more than just the powerles

or an unknown reason when I was a baby. My parents threw me like garb

hell I went through before I kill them with my bare hands. But they probably

members treated me like dirt beneath their feet, and I could not fight back. But tonight, that would all change. T

t it with a butterfly in my stomach. Seeing Omega, like

I got up from my worn-out bed and paced the small room to calm the nervous energy that buzzed through me. The wooden floorboards c

ting for everything to change. The air in the room seemed to shift, charged with an energy that made my skin tingle.

e was

anticipation. I knew, without a doubt, that my mate was near. The door to my room cr

y

dy knew. Nyx, the Alpha heir of our pack Shadow Claw, the one person who had always been out of reac

ould

ne, and for a second, something flickered in them-recognition, maybe even surprise. But it was gone a

d devoid of warmth. The words felt like a formalit

ood-the boy who used to laugh with me, who had once been my closest fri

d for this moment, having dreamed of it more than I could count. But now

same pull and was as overwhelmed by it as I w

n. "I only came here to wish you a happy birthday but against my will. Father

reath knocked out of me by the sheer force of his indifference

red, tears pricking at the corners

voice sharp and cutting. "Together? Don't be

nd. This was different from how it was supposed to be. He was supposed to be happy and re

ce trembling. "We were friends onc

napped, his eyes narrowi

had changed him, hardened him into the ruthless Alpha heir he was now. He was trained to inherit his father's position

I reached out, my hand trembling

someone grabbed my hand and yanked it away. I gasped, looking

as his girlfriend. She was beautiful in a cruel, calculating way, with her long, jet-black hair and piercing blue eyes that alway

oice was dripping with venom, and I could feel the barely restrained violence behind it.

ut she held on tighter, the pressure mak

ile spreading across her lips. "Did you th

g back finally spilling over. I had always known I was nothing compared to her, and in the pack's eyes, I was

said, his voice co

ed in my chest. Maybe he woul

I caught myself against the wall, my breath coming in ragged gasps. Nyx turned

y emotion. "I'm not going to sugarcoat th

ather, stood in the doorway, his sharp gaze taking in the scene

gize to Reika now," Alpha Martin commande

arly confused by Alpha Martin's words. After all, Alpha Martin had a

too stunn

with disbelief. "Why should I apologize to

x. "It's Reika's birthday, and I raised you to tr

ect, that's ridiculous. Just because it's her birthday doesn't mean we mus

a flicker of anger crossing hi

father's command. He shook his head, refus

ance, stood her ground. "Neith

His voice dropped to a da

. They turned and walked out, their footsteps echoing. As they disappeared, the tensi

expression softening. "I'll talk to him, R

to meet Alpha Martin's gaze. Why would he want

before walking out, leaving me stan

Nyx's rejection, the humiliation of being cast aside in front of Anya, and the confusion ov

tside. Voices from the hallway. Servants.

erything," one

She's worthless, unlike Anya,

the pack. But what she did in return was ruin th

hrown this filthy girl away from our pack. He should be grateful

g me from the forest, because of Alpha Martin's mercy, he asked Maia to be my tutor t

embling. Tears blurred my vision as I wrapped my arms around myself, tr

eath. My chest ached with a pain so intense I thought it might tear me apart. Nyx had re

ne and unloved. But instead, I was left with nothing but a shat

y flicker, but it grew, fed by the memories of every cruel word, every degrading look, every time I had been reminde

been friendly to me besides Maia, but now I c

I knew what to do.

was about