BETRAYED BY MY ALPHA

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out of my chest. This was the night I had been dreaming of fo

ng. The ceremonial hall was packed full of our packmates, drinking and laugh

wer and confidence. A hushed silence fell as he raised one hand, then ges

out in that rich, commanding tone. "I am humbled

lling in my chest. This was my best friend since childhood, the male I had given

commotion to die down again. This was it - he was about to announce me as his mate,

ying through the hushed hall. "The moon goddess has shown me the way,

clenched with excitement. When I opened them, Nathan would

she-wolf..

I'd been kicked in the gut. My head whipped around, dizzy confusion grip

against him like she belonged plastered at his side. And the way he dr

t of my seat, tripping and stumbling down the aisle as my legs turned

ripping through me as I finally reached the stage. "After I

art. He released Mia and started down the steps towards me, that inf

ice that used to make me weak in the knees. "

thoughts as mutters spread through the crowd. "What...what treachery?

ly face. But I found only hard eyes and disgusted frowns, even

ks as I clutched at Nathan. "You all know me! You kn

r lies, you de

crack. I recoiled as if struck, shrinking back

ted into a cruel smirk. "I grew tired of your secrets long ago.

swiftly curdling into simmering anger and hatred towards t

g at my sides as burning humiliation flushed my skin. "I woul

ad and cackled, the sound raising goosebumps along my arms. My stomach c

of wine and sloshing some into a grimy goblet. "If our darling Selene

me to drink it with those glittering, heartless eyes. Part of me wanted to kno

at the hard, condemning stares of the pack I had grown up with, played with, trained with. These were peop

and to take the goblet from Mia's grasp. If the godd

the rim. He stared back, cold and impassive in the face of my misery. With barely

ill. I held my breath, back rigid as I waited

s crumpling beneath me. I crashed into the hard floor in a

and mocking laughter washing over me. My throat

uch as my shattered h

love was. He had been my best friend, my soulma

the vicious glint of wicked glee in Mia's beady eyes as she stared down at my