THE ALPHA'S FATED BEAST

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dawn, I couldn't stand not knowing. I found Dad in his stud

g the door. My hands shook a bit. "Tho

od in a thick silence, his face shif

voice tight. "P

ossed, my wolf uneasy inside.

re, the sound sharp on the

. "What kin

e. She has weeks left, at most." His voice broke a

she left us, not old enough to grasp

abou

d to Cyrus

t Dad's look said I should

tared away. "He trades in dark magic, Maya.

ran through me. "Da

o a blood pact. Six more months of life for..." He hesi

. "She said I

't clear. She thought she'd hav

d, hurt. "She set my futu

her last months looking for a way." He lo

led with my pain. "

ond is stronger than a blood pact.

it fa

es

ptied. "How long have you

e you some time before he claimed you." Dad was

I deny

y. He'll ruin all w

walked in, face dra

t?" Dad

he edge. Claim

yr

wenty wolves. Looks like a r

ers?" Dad

signed by

not to throw u

alk terms, but only wi

one froze. "She's

id than I felt. "I have to see

ya. Too

a's daughter, and I must fa

e saw how set I was-just as set as he

He must come to our pack ho

l set it up. But Al

ha

a marriage deal. The pact says M

kids' lives. My mom hadn't just given

t be," I s

y dad told me softly. "The stronger the famil

aving kids. Kids who would be ow

ords out. "He's not here just for the pact. He

t of

ore key. Says a Moonborn's kid

tick of the old clock. I heard m

?" I

t?" my da

s he want

t the edge o

what was next. "Then let's go s

. A text from Kane: *On my way. Somet

g even from far. But as we got outside, I saw a man by the t

et what he thought was his, a