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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 two rode around on their horses for a bit and soon they stopped. They were now walking, the quiet crunch of gravel beneath their boots as Cain and Alaric walked through.

Cain kept his steps measured, his expression impassive, but he knew there had to be something else behind Alaric's visit. It couldn't all be about Silvermoon. The man hadn't mentioned anything about it ever since Cain told him he didn't ask for his permission. He knew Alaric wasn't a man who came without reason.

Alaric walked beside him, hands clasped behind his back, his gaze flickering over the sights of Vaheeran as if committing them to memory. His silence was deliberate, the kind that made men uneasy. But Cain wasn't like most men. He let the quiet stretch, waiting.

Finally, Alaric spoke. "You found your mate."

Ah, there it was. The real reason why Alaric came to Vaheeran. Cain didn't react immediately, though he knew the king was watching him. "Yes."

Chapter 154