The Alpha's abducted toy: The devil for a mate

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every muscle in my body aching, and my mind clouded with fatigue. The house felt unnervingly silent, with Mom and Loveth still

my door jolted

lil

ned it, no one was there. A chill ran down my spine

le

, only to find darkness. Just as my fingers touc

reamed, stu

ah, it

d before me, faces

and joy flooded through me as th

dded, her voice tinged with emotion. "Four ye

pulled them both into another hu

he began her surgery in New York, and thou

ength to take her in. Her golden hair shone under the light, an

st the same, Spa

ecause, as she liked to say, I was her other

. "Don't start w

room, Loveth continued to tease me abou

just fine, but then o

is serious expression as he read i

m asked, her voice

bridal selection," Dad announced grave

!!", i

h tension, a weight se

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n our home. For as long as I could remember, our family had been fortunate enough to avoid th

y as she toyed with her spoon. Mother stood by the window, her hands clasped tightly, staring at the horizon as though she could will away the inevitabl

re the seal of the high priest with detailed instructions for the ritual: a private ceremony at the temple, where the princesses of age

" Father finally said, his

wide with fear. "Do you think i

l face whatever comes with it" he said at

austing trip, only to be thrust into this nightmare. It's not even b

a suffocating one. No one spoke, even the clatter of hooves seemed muted.

his calm demeanor did little to ease my nerves. "Only the

mple, the scent of incense thick in the air. The walls were adorned with intrica

cesses awaited, their faces pale with dread. At the cent

solemnly. "Each of you will place your hand

stepped forward, each passi

own nerves fraying. She placed her hand on the orb, and its light pulsed rhythmically.

estal. I didn't want to touch it, but I had to. As soon as my hand touc

choed a

y throat. It shouldn't be

ion. "It is decided. The Anderson f

ushed me as loveth and I e

er now. We

n years, I truly understood the weight of this tradition. It wasn't just a ritu

sobbed in silence, her face a mask of emotions, too raw to show. Father had retreated to his r

to check on Loveth. Yes I was pained, but

I found her wiping

rying?" I asked, though I

, her voice shaky as she tried wipin

over to sit besi

e, Loveth. I ca

"I told you,

ll my fault," I persisted, trying to reach o

feel the tension in the air growing thicker. "

quietly, I plopped In her bed. But she still remained seated with he

napping at you",

ize, Loveth. I'm n

ve. It's not like it's

o happen now?" I asked her in

of king Anderson, so it has

athan and make him change his mind about it, maybe he can re-host the s

k like that Kel

persisting, when she

" she said angrily a

ughters too. You think any of the princesses will be w

t try" I tried to reason with he

u wake up from your silly dreams and face the reality.

she finally finished talking,

the sting of it brought tears to my eyes. I rose from the bed, hiding my

, but I was hearing none of it

oom, the tears I had been h

d was to make things better, to find a way out. But instead,