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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

Cain exhaled, rolling his shoulders as he leaned back in his chair. The meeting had finally ended. Xander and Nathan had just left after finalizing the terms with the Silvermoon Pack, and for the first time in what felt like hours, silence filled the office.

He glanced at the documents on his desk, absently drumming his fingers against the polished wood. The alliance was set. Things were moving. He could only imagine Alaric's face when he hears that Silvermoon and Vehiron were now one.

A knock at the door pulled him from his thoughts. His brows furrowed.

The door creaked open slowly, and the woman stepped in carefully. Cain arched his eyebrows when he realized who it was. Avery's cousin, Jasmine.

Her posture was different from before, meek, almost hesitant. Her hands were folded in front of her, and her head was slightly bowed. The smugness he'd seen in her before was replaced with something softer.

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