"Take off your clothes," he ordered in his cool, baritone voice.
My robe slid off my shoulders and I stood in front of him naked and ashamed.
But when his wet lips worked their way down my neck, I found myself trembling in fear and desire.
***
I was 20 years old, a maid.
I was given to the bloodthirsty Alpha, the cold and cruel demon that all had feared.
Knowing my love for him was hopeless, I made a contract with him: he would take down my enemy in exchange for my life.
On the day I got my revenge, I was ready to die, until I found out...
***
“Amber, do NOT run away from me again," he commanded as he took a step forward.
"Don't come any closer," I held a dagger up to my throat with one hand, and covered my abdomen with the other, my voice calm. “Or you will never meet your child.”

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Hybrid Alpha's Contract Bride

“Will he be okay?” I asked as Leo took off. 


“I don’t know,” Maia admitted with a shrug. “Usually he always is.”


I sighed and looped my arm through hers. I tugged her and we walked through the compound. 


“So, Leo is a hybrid?” I asked slowly. I glanced sideways at Maia. She bit her lip nervously like she didn’t want to reveal too much about her brother, like she was protecting him.


“Yeah. Werewolf – vampire hybrid,” she said reticently.


“Um… how? I thought vampires were all wiped out or something,” I questioned.


Maia sighed and pulled away from me. “Well, he’s only my half-brother, if that tells you anything,” she confessed. 


“Ohhh…” I giggled nervously. All the pieces were falling into place. I wondered, though, if the fact he was a vampire had anything to do with the Luna Queen's plans to have me marry him instead of her daughter. Also, if his mixed background was the cause of August’s and Leo’s constant fighting. 


Chapter 40 : Drink My Blood