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“P-please let me go..” I stammered and before I knew it, I was word vomiting while crying. “—I won’t return. You won’t ever see me again. I know you don’t want me as a mate. You hate me, so please let me go.” I cried out. 

Cain’s jaw tightened with each word that left my lips  “What gave you the idea that you have the power to choose what you want?” His voice was low, “You don’t get to decide what, how, and when you leave. Only I get to do that. You don’t get to leave me, you don’t get to run! You only leave when I want you to.” 

"I didn’t ask for this,” I whispered, trembling. “I didn’t ask to be your mate.”

Cain stepped back, “Neither did I,” he muttered under his breath. “But the bond doesn’t give us a choice, does it?”
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As the only child of her late Alpha father, Avery Jae was meant to inherit her family’s legacy. But on the day of her arranged marriage to Alpha Lucian, her world crumbles. Rejected, humiliated, and cast aside for her own cousin, Avery barely escapes with her life only to find out a much deeper secret. One that changes everything. 

When Avery awakens, she finds herself in a foreign land, caught by the ruthless guards of the Vehiron pack, led by the infamous Alpha Cain. Tall, broad and as dangerous as the army he commands. 

Alpha Cain has a reputation that sends chills down the spine of even the most dangerous warriors. Haunted by his dark past, he has vowed never to take a mate, yet the moment he lays eyes on Avery, everything changes.

With a single word, Avery is bound to Cain—whether he wants it or not. In a world where betrayal runs deep, can Avery ever trust the alpha who might just be her worst enemy.

Betrayed by Blood, Claimed by the Alpha

The sun had already dipped, making way for the moon to glow. Avery stood by the window of her room, her gaze fixed outside in the woods. Her wolf was clawing to be set free, and she desperately wanted to relieve the shifting. The first time she did it, it was cut short way too soon, and she didn't even have the chance to explore her wolf.

Avery glanced at the wall clock in her room; it was past nine pm, and yet she felt the insane urge to shift. Avery glanced at the door, her lips caught between her teeth. Could she do it? She wasn't a servant any longer, so she could, right?

Avery's gaze darted towards the wall clock yet again. Thirty minutes. She'll shift and run for thirty minutes, and by ten pm, she'll be back in bed. That's it.

With her mind made up, Avery stepped out of the room.

Chapter 144