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"Did you think that I would marry you instead of her? C'mon, you are only an orphan. No one knows where you originate from," Vickson's words kept repeating in Hailey's head after he had just embarrassed her by choosing her stepsister as his mate instead.
As if that was not enough for him, he still forced himself on her. And Hailey is blamed by her adoptive mother, as she forces the both of them to get married. She didn't want to bear the shame of what people would say.
But her stepsister, Ava, would rather die than watch the two of them live in peace as husband and wife….
Ava becomes their worst nightmare!

I want you back mate

One flash of uncertainty in his eyes was enough for me to know he understood the gravity of what I had said. He knew perfectly well who I was referring to. That name, buried for so long, even the mightiest had feared to whisper it.

Vickson exhaled sharply. "We need to find her." I nodded. "Before they do."

The dim chamber resounded with my echoed footsteps, meticulously pacing. It was the aromatic blend of stale timber and a subtle hint of blood that had congealed in the air. Years of painstakingly honing the craft of illusion fell to pieces tonight, far more than I could manage.

Vickson stood in the middle of the room with his intense gray eyes staring at mine. I could hardly breathe under the pressure of his stare, barely a hair's breadth away from his barely suppressed fury. He was a wolf on the verge of a rampage and I was all that stood between him and utter annihilation.

Chapter 29: The War Within