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THE ALPHA'S DEFIANT MATE

THE ALPHA'S DEFIANT MATE

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Chapter 1 A Life in Hiding

Word Count: 1151    |    Released on: 16/04/2025

re all familiar voices, the ones of people I loved. My legs refused to move as I stood frozen in the center of the carnage. The

their names one after the oth

realization dawned on me. They had been brutally murdered beyond

t my ribs. His eyes were golden and bright. It carried a ruthless and predator-like look that scared the li

his voice was smooth as silk, bu

pain shot through me as a set of claws sliced into my back. I gasped and tumbled for

oke

t. My hands trembled as I clutched the thin blanket that had draped down my

single night. The same scene, the same fear that wr

hand through my damp hair, f

just

e no matter how many years had passed. I was now twenty, bu

a sigh, I swung my legs over the side of the bed and pressed my bare feet against the cold wooden floor. My apartment wa

portantly,

two years wandering from town to town, barely staying long enough to settle. At some point, the exhaustion caught up to me. When I stumb

I never thought I wo

ed at the bookstore and always had her nose buried in a novel. The girl who never stayed out late or attended any soci

s. Just the way I wanted

nside me rebelled against it. The urge to run through the woods, to shift and feel the earth beneath my paws as I bas

aught my scent, my cover would be blown without any delay. So I buried that part of m

ightly from the remnants of my nightmare. I needed to get out of my head, so I stood to my feet, walk

face. I wanted the chill to wake me up into reality so I could stay focused. My reflection in the mirror wa

e myself anymore. I was

to sleep, I might as well get some work done. The bookstore was my sanctuary and abode. The scent of p

dim overhead lights. Books were lined on every shelf, stacked

work, unpacking and shelving them. The ro

ew it, dawn crept through the windows, and

my heart le

jingled as my boss, Mrs.

y again," she not

ouldn't sleep, so I decided

ch, dear. You should take some time for yourself. You nee

ke wo

er reason I liked Mrs. Porter. She doesn't pry, and she di

ook and stretched. "I'll go gr

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1 Chapter 1 A Life in Hiding2 Chapter 2 The Warning Signs3 Chapter 3 The Ambush4 Chapter 4 Enter the Alpha5 Chapter 5 A Predator's Claim6 Chapter 6 The Failed Escape7 Chapter 7 A New World8 Chapter 8 A Rash Welcome9 Chapter 9 Reconnection10 Chapter 10 Double Trouble11 Chapter 11 Defiance12 Chapter 12 Dare Me13 Chapter 13 Lessons14 Chapter 14 The Escape15 Chapter 15 Detained16 Chapter 16 Rage17 Chapter 17 Stuck18 Chapter 18 Disbelief19 Chapter 19 Trouble20 Chapter 20 A Reason To Stay21 Chapter 21 Fear22 Chapter 22 Boundaries23 Chapter 23 His Shadow24 Chapter 24 Another World25 Chapter 25 Stepping up26 Chapter 26 Love Bombing27 Chapter 27 Impression28 Chapter 28 Tables Turn29 Chapter 29 A Slight Shift30 Chapter 30 Bet31 Chapter 31 Results32 Chapter 32 Confusion33 Chapter 33 Tempted34 Chapter 34 Let Her Go35 Chapter 35 Stir Up36 Chapter 36 I Hate You37 Chapter 37 Shadow Games38 Chapter 38 Face Off39 Chapter 39 Mischievious40 Chapter 40 Plotting41 Chapter 41 Outburst42 Chapter 42 Energy43 Chapter 43 Enchantment44 Chapter 44 Get Ready45 Chapter 45 Team46 Chapter 46 Closer to the Goal47 Chapter 47 Awkward Silence48 Chapter 48 Entrapped49 Chapter 49 Missing50 Chapter 50 The Plan51 Chapter 51 Truths52 Chapter 52 Realness53 Chapter 53 Promise54 Chapter 54 Yellow-eyed Wolf55 Chapter 55 The Curse56 Chapter 56 Her Scent57 Chapter 57 Broken58 Chapter 58 Hurt59 Chapter 59 Plea60 Chapter 60 Law61 Chapter 61 Shaken62 Chapter 62 Awaken63 Chapter 63 For Her64 Chapter 64 Fighting65 Chapter 65 Say It Again66 Chapter 66 History67 Chapter 67 Glow68 Chapter 68 Courage