The Alpha's Heir, My Unwanted Heart

r perfect marriage was a lie, childless because of a rare geneti

oposed a solution: a surrogate. The woman he chose

rthday. He forgot our anniversary. I tried to believe him,

nnection, but with Aria... i

he same villa he'd promised me. He was giving her a family,

complete it felt l

know I'd heard everything. He didn't know that while he was planning his new life, I was already planning my escape. A

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ad crafted it with the same care he used to run hi

ough my bones. His large, warm hand covered mine. "The Randolph line... it's cursed. The Moon Goddess took

I loved him, s

s click into place like ancient locks finding their key. I accepted my role as his "Covenant Partner," a politic

eautiful lie b

leather and disapproval. Elder Randolph, a man whose face was a roadm

l it. The pack feels it. This pack needs an heir. The bloodline needs an heir. You have

in the air, heav

ipped and cool. "A Blood Fusion ritual. It's an old way, but it

. He hadn't discu

ack," he added, finally glancing at me. His eyes

a smaller, struggling pack, and she looked unner

tt explained in the days that followed. "The ritual will

g evenings spent at her private

ed canceled with a brief, apologetic message. *Aria is havin

past midnight. Just as I was about to give up, a whisper came thr

niversary

No presence. Just words i

lie shatter

serted road. Their stench, a mix of sour desperation and madness, filled the air. I fought them off, my claws tearing

and I was covered in scratches. I

need you. I

le

lease! Wher

l thing, a cold wall in m

I approached our penthouse, another scent hit me, carried on the night air. It

tt's mental block must have slipped for a second. A stray thought, a boast

soul, a calm harbor. But Aria... A

ost gave ou

her. At the Moon Goddess's Hallowed Ground, th

eaving to inspect the northern border tonight. But a notification glowed

e tonight! I picked out

It just stopped. It tur

of the city the packs pretended didn't exist. I walked up to

ad: "Shadow

eded to disappear. And tonight, I reali

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