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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

Kendra stormed into the room, slamming the door behind her angrily. Her breaths came fast, her fingers twitching at her sides as she paced, the rage bubbling beneath her skin. She could still hear the murmurs from the training grounds, the way the warriors whispered about Avery's skill, about how she had won.

This should've been her moment to shine. She was the one they should be talking about. She had come all this way for what? How humiliating.

She scoffed, shaking her head. She won.

She had been taking hits back to back, and now people had even begun to laugh in her face. Maids had begun to talk about her. How insulting was this? Kendra couldn't contain her anger any longer. She grabbed the nearest thing, a water bottle, and threw it across the room. It smacked against the wall with a sharp crack, bouncing to the floor.

A slow clap sounded from the corner.

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