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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 sat on the edge of the bed, running her fingers absently over the embroidery on her robe. The day had been exhausting. Her mind ran back to what happened with Lydia and how her hair had glowed yet again, but this time around it didn't heat anything. It took a couple of minutes before it finally settled, and Lydia hit her with, "Girl, are you Rapunzel?"

Now, she sat on the bed after another day of planning and finally getting it all done, yet she couldn't shake the feeling that she wasn't done. The tightness hadn't left her since earlier that evening.

She took a slow breath, trying to push it away when the door suddenly creaked open.

Cain stepped in, his eyebrows furrowed in slight confusion.

Avery blinked in surprise, then stood up. "What are you doing here?"

He cocked his head slightly. "What am I doing here? What are you doing here?" he asked.

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