MATED TO THE ALPHA HEIR

etrayal Under

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uised and broken, but none of it compared to the humiliation clawing at my soul. It was everywhere-etched in my memor

't just

ruine

feel her unspoken questions pressing down on me, but I had n

pe, but the memories came rushi

I had dreamed of for years-had

fectly, like something out o

goddess herself was said to bless fated mates. Beneath the glow of the B

friend and the pack's healer, murmured

perfect waves. My ceremonial gown, woven with moonlight silk, clung to my body like a second skin. The delicate rune markings along my arms

ed, swallowing back the em

yes glinting. "You are pe

e felt

The entire pack had gathered, their murmurs hushed in reverence. High Priestess Miren stood in the center, her midnight robes billowing a

s I stepped forward, my bare feet pressing against the cool earth. The mating ceremony was more t

to meet me in the c

us, strengthening our bond. Then, under the watchful eyes of the moon, we w

lifted her hands, signali

didn't

usion came like a whisper

my best efforts to remain calm. My fingers twisted

e's probably just handling

a suffocating unease gripped my chest. The bond we shared

e to be found and now th

gh Priestess lowered her goblet, her piercing gaze scanning the crowd. A broken mati

a moment. As I moved toward the packhouse, I caugh

k's s

ng else. Something wrong but e

t led me to the packhouse, to one of the private rooms. The door w

couple sneaking away from the ceremony. But a

wasn'

't with a fe

I haven't never see

e male who had sworn his love to me-was tangled

knees nearly gave out beneath me. Th

ning in horror. His hand was still gripping th

crambling away, but I didn't

sper, my wolf howling in agony in

a young warrior from our pack-stepped back, face red with shame. Xa

g inside m

ceremonial gown trailed behind me, but I didn't c

orst was y

communicator buzzed. My stomach clenched as I saw th

vid

. I clicked play, and the bre

wa

I had never known existed. My heart pounded as realization crashed over me. Som

otificatio

After this humiliation, I can

clawing at the walls of my mind. The rejection severed t

process my heartbreak,

tex

mes

beginning.My breath hitched as I saw th

just about De

this. Someone who w

y were, they wer

just the