Reborn to reign in the Alphas

ents of polished wood and expensive cologne. She had never been inside the Alpha's residence before, and und

ing. His name was Leonard Blackwell, a wealthy landowner in their pack. The Alpha himself, a commanding figure with

asured, "you've been called here because an op

?" she echoed, he

our family's struggles, my dear. I'm in need of a wife, and your parents h

ced at the Alpha, hoping for cla

ngement will be beneficial for your family. He is prepared to offer

pered, though she understood al

ed smoothly. "The marriage would take place th

ried to form words, to prote

g. "The money I offer could feed them, educate your brothers, and

t this was her life they were discussing, but all sh

sat at the kitchen table, their faces etched with worry. The younger children had been shooed off to

id finally, breaking the sil

"He said he'd pay a lot of money.

well's not a bad man, but he's old enough to be her fa

nine other children to think about. Eight boys who need training, clothes, and

rubbing his temples. "But

ice cracked. "It's ensuring her future too. Blac

ting through their argument. "I'll work harder, take

hanged a long,

if you worked from sunrise to midnight, it wouldn't be enough.

he future protectors of the pack, while girls were expected to marry well, raise pups, and run house

another way?"

We'll think about it, Eila.

ormally full of energy and mischief, were quieter than usual. Eila tried to

the kitchen floor with m

the floor at this rate," Meera s

a and once again indulges herself to finish the mountain load of ho