The fat Luna

its pale glow over the forest as Mike's cold, sne

ber eyes gleaming with triumph. "You, with your pitiful d

re me, his towering fr

-they confirmed one undeniab

e weight of this man's schemes and disdain. Yet here I wa

rrowed as my si

te her humble origins. Her beauty could make spirits dance, her grace wo

ow as the promises he had once whispered

d no idea that he had married me only for the wealth my mother

your family's wealth. I saved lives with that money, yet now, with peace restor

ssing me aside were no different

had doted on me, reminding

ht time, my darling," she had said. "Once you ha

id eyes on the riches accompanying my dowry, I

vor," I said, my voice

ete, Beta Mike wasted no time declaring his intent

I had refu

red at m

our cousin,

ur family's lands , I wouldn't have so much as claimed you as my mate, let alone considered you fit to

but I had been weak then, just a lowly wolf clin

self before his arrogance, and bore his heir, my pl

ial silks dyed the red of blood

with runes of loyalty and protection, the s

ed with my half-sister Dariya. Their shadows twisted and merged, a mo

ng herself in furs as if to shield her sin. Her lips curled into a smirk that

Beta's mate and more like a stray mutt s

He didn't bother to defend me, didn't look at me with even an ounce of gui

was a nightmare

ds, dragging me to the borders wh

ng beneath his skin as if to emphasize his disgust. "Your imp

g to devour the weak. They descended on me like vultures, their claws tearing into my flesh, their howls a s

ouse, clinging to the faint hope that my m

. "She has dishonored herself," he declared, his words laced with lies. "Her betrayal a

d. Alone. Aban

en wealth and power. They became the pride of the pack, celebrated as the

was a li

," I said sweetly, my voice as smooth as a wolf's purr before a kill. "Dariya deserves the finest. T

think h

ld see her buried under the weight of debts

ld learn that bet