The Alpha's Hybrid Bride

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aking the room tremble. He turned on me, his rage now turned inward, and his words dripped with venom. "You've ruined everything, Rebecca. Now, I will make you pay. I'll take everything from you-your dignity, your pride, everything. I will show you what happens when you betray me." He stepped closer, his face twisted in fury. "You will live in hell, and I will be the one to make sure you never forget it." Diane's smirk widened as she watched him unravel, but I barely registered her presence. My mind was spinning, and my heart pounded against my chest. I had no idea how this was going to end, but I knew one thing for sure-there was no turning back now. "Just let's end this," my voice trembled. "This can't go on. Not when I have another man's mark on my body." He froze before he smiled, but it was all teeth and sharp edges. "Then I will make you my whore. You will not have a life outside of me. You will exist simply to pleasure me and to bleed for me." A chill ran down my spine. It sounded worse than death. "I can't believe you would do this," Diane cried. "After everything. I expected better than this from you." This had been her plan all along, and I had foolishly fallen for it. Again. When would I learn? "I am marked by another man, Leon," I reiterated. "I don't belong to you." Leon's eyes burned with fury as he stepped closer, his voice dripping with venom. "You really think you've won, don't you? This-this pathetic mark on your neck-means nothing. The man who claimed you? A nobody. He'll never acknowledge you in public, let alone claim a witch whore like you." I clenched my fists, fighting the panic clawing at my chest. "I don't belong to you, Leon," I spat, my voice shaking but defiant. His lip curled into a wicked smile, and I knew what was coming next. His hand shot out, the slap meant to tea