CLAIMED BY THE ALPHA

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ed the edge of the wooden table for support. Whispers rippled through the crowd, their eyes sharp, full of judgment

h false confidence. "An omega no one wants. But tonig

y heart plummeted, shattered into irreparable pieces. Jaxon, my mate, th

mbling as I took a step forward. "Jaxo

n or remorse. The man I had once trusted with my heart

bothering to lower his voice. "You're weak. An em

. The crowd, hungry for entertainment, erupted into cruel jeers. I cl

ike a blade. I wanted to run, to escape the hellish nightmar

e walk

tion. He was dressed in a sleek black suit, every inch of him exuding power and danger. The sharp angles of his ja

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d across territories for his ruthlessness. A man whose

wisted in apprehension under the weight of his scrutiny. There was no kind

is deep, commanding voice s

esponse. He pulled out a thick envelope from his coat

" Dante added, his tone le

s unyielding glare. Greed eventually won out, and h

id, a smirk tugging at

unch to the gut. My mate had sold me to a

speak, simply reached out and gripped my arm firmly, pulling me toward

d, my voice shaking

y, his expression unrea

outside. Dante's black SUV waited at the cu

," he o

me to run. But where would I go? My pack had already

ce, he scooped me up effortlessly and placed me inside the

lling the space with an intensity I couldn't ignore. He didn't spe

" I finally asked, b

dark eyes locking onto

ood boil. "I'm not some

, but it didn't reach his eyes. "You'

lled off his tongue, filled

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te'

park I hadn't expected. It was almost amusing, the way she tri

ake breaking her all

n't just some random omega-she was the key to settling an old score. Her fa

the window, her jaw clenched and her hands trembling in her

would keep

. I pulled it out, glancing

got h

sponse: **"Yes. We

nocent girl into a feud that wasn't her fault. But she didn't understand what it was

me?" Amara's voice bro

to my pocket, leaning b

urrowed. "Y

es

gaze back to the window. She didn't ask any more quest

her uncertainty. It would make i

as her eyes widened in awe and trepidation. The massive iro

life," I said, step

ing just beneath the surface