The fat Luna

ly? Back when I married you, you said you wanted a bo

mile behind my

have earned him accolades, but I was born into the prestigious Riche Pack. My father's family h

ling smile. "Dariya isn't an outsider. Marrying you

"Jade, we've been married a year, and yet we've never consummated the bond. Your be

"Unfortunately, it's my time

was merely offering you pity. See to the preparations for Dariya's welcome.

staying until the first rays of dawn. I smiled coldly. These two vil

upon my marriage, consolidating every estate under my name. Then, I commiss

k of. In our past life, they had coveted the wealth my mother ha

had ever seen? Very well, I would ensure they g

the packs. When the time came to settle the accounts, who

re nearly complete, I excused mys

remote temple. He had sought solace with a farmer's daughter, a girl praying for her sick family. Poor and powerless

me, I in

offered her a generous sum of werewolf coins, enough to cover her fami

tiently. It wasn't long before I heard the soft s

. She's perfect. Quickly, bring the Alpha in. The effects

open, and they d

ze clouding his amber eyes. His pheromones, strong an

him, and before I could even p

with mine, his movements frantic, almost primal. His wolf was in control now-

is hands rough, almost violent, yet there was an unsettling reverence in t

marking every inch of me, his teeth

ng an indelible mark on me that would never fade. My body tensed under the pressure, but I didn't fl

let him claim me , marking me with a po

side him. A satisfied smile played on his lips. "You, first time. Who are you? I'm A

my voice steady as I

r of Tudor, a merchant of the P

s wolf flaring in disbelief. "You. You're M

my voice tremble with care

re the position of his mate. But he has always despised me for my appearance, never consummating our bond. Now,

s gaze

the mate bond? To cast