BOUND TO THE FEARFUL ALPHA

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verlooked. No one expected anything from her-not strength, no

uld be no

, but to Diva, it felt empty. She lingered at the edge of the crowd, her eyes sweeping over

r lively. Always boring," s

and approached her pack'

ted, her voice bright wi

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mpressed, before returnin

. "Why do

ed. A chilling stillness settled over the

sayer had

ge. Her presence alone is commanding attention, but it was he

oking stra

d. "No, no, no... Why

e, her voice ringin

ves. You are all welcome to

t Soothsayer," the cr

ers of each pack," she continu

onzefang. Alpha Mike of the Rubyfang. Alpha Derek of th

roze.

ard with confidence. She hesit

lled again, her tone leav

nding awkwardly behind the others. She d

n nodded. "It seems one of our leaders i

ut before Diva could feel relief, the S

y return to your se

eath s

ting. The weight of hundreds of eyes

set. Can I leave?" Diva whi

loser, lowering her voic

't fool me with y

ard, her entire

cleared her throat,

are that Diva Crest is the fated mate of Alph

g in the air before

doesn't de

s too

s whispers sprea

the floor had

ha D

nown to the packs? The man whose m

she whispered, he

t through the noise. "Fat

e him!" Diva argued. "I'm not ev

ed in, her voice ba

as you think. The tru

pinning. She couldn't accept

ve to break

Soothsayer, she turned and ra

ess the prophecy before a kn

he already kn

breath, she op

tood in front of her, th

t?" she asked, c

to escort you to the man

o back and tell

Alpha Derek ordered us to compl

snapped. "Get the he

t warning, one of them stepped forward, gr

" she shrieked, pounding h

ers, Luna," he s

she shouted, but her own p

she thoug

t. "I'll go! Ju

feet, but they surrounded her,

step she took toward it made the mate bond pulse

to acknowled

Diva's breath cau

and large, a fortress looming ove

ng. And waiting at the center of it, seated

ray eyes. An aur

ng herself not to feel the ma

ilently before f

ller than I

ffened.

t this bond,

do I. But it exists. And until I decide

?" she c

you are mine. My property. A

ard, eyes blazing. "I

You want to p

nded. "What a

rward, his smir

. A challenge. You win, you leave. You

breath

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was a

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