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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

Avery stood outside the pack house, ready to leave the Blood Moon pack. The three cars they had brought were parked behind her, and the guards were putting their bags into the boot while some stood behind.

Everyone in the pack had gathered, ready to say their goodbyes to Avery and Cain. Their faces were filled with sadness. She had only been here a short time, yet she had changed so much and had grown so much.

Emma stood before her, a forced smile on her lips, her arms wrapped tightly around herself. "So this is really goodbye, huh?"

Avery's chest tightened. "It's not goodbye, not when I'll be coming back home regularly. This is my pack, Emma. I'm not abandoning my pack again," she said, reaching out to hold Emma's hands. "I'll visit. And you—" she swallowed. "You can always come with me to Vehiron."

Emma chuckled softly, though her eyes were blurry with unshed tears. "I think I'll stay here a while. Blood Moon still needs me."

Chapter 177