BETRAYED BY ONE, DESIRED BY FOUR

or who had fought many battles for the kingdom. He had built an empir

is mother was dying. The woman he loved more th

led into fists. The best doctors in the kingdom had tried to hea

ni

er, one of the few werewolves gifted with the ability to cure fatal disea

niel said at last, h

hen do it, please-save my mother.

rstand, Alpha. I am not offering

What do you want in exchange? I w

asped behind his back. "My daughter, Bella. Y

re body go still. T

rowl, a warning, but Dan

ide, his savior. The one he had promised a future to. And now, this man was bargaining wi

him. "That is not an option. Choose anything

ithout flinching. "Th

a blade. He knew all too well tha

erful presence reduced to a fragility. His mother was close to the brink

But Daniel didn't seem to w

here

ould she

ha

ooked back at Daniel. His wolf howled in agony i

d no

ch word tasting like p

pression unreadable.

ing his hands over Aiden's mother's frail body. A soft purple gl

ked in an

in weeks, his mothe

her skin, the dark shadows be

haled-a deep

t he almost staggered.

s mother's hand

ered. She was sti

old his heart t

even. "You will marry Bella within the next wee

o a snarl. "I am not a m

ed into something resembling a smirk. "

wn. This arrangement ensures her future. I'm sorry I had to resort to this method. But, if you leave with her and

didn't

re about Ath

at he had just been bound

ould never be

oom, Aiden exhaled shakily,

made hi

y his daughter, but he'll regret this de