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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

"We've doubled the guards leading up to the mating ceremony. No signs of trouble so far, but we're keeping an eye out," Nathan said as he laid out the details to Cain, who sat in the head chair, staring at the others.

He hummed, his gaze flicking through the reports Nathan and Xander had conjured up. "Good. We don't need any interruptions."

It was just two days left to the mating ceremony, and now the preparations were at an all-time high. Cain was constantly busy, and Avery was just the same. She might not be Luna officially until the mating ceremony, but she was already taking on the role as Luna.

Xander, seated opposite Nathan, leaned back in his chair. "There was another minor dispute between two families over land inheritance in Silver Moon, but it's nothing major. Nathan and I handled it."

Cain hummed, ticking that one off the list. There was always some family dispute over some simple land or other property. Greed.

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