The Alpha's Unwanted Bride
READING AGE 18+
My father’s voice broke through my thoughts, pulling me back to the present. "I hate to be the one to tell you this," he began, and the tone of his voice sent a chill down my spine.
I knew whatever he was about to say would be something I didn’t want to hear, but I listened intently, bracing myself for the blow.
"For Alpha Adam to fully absorb our pack, to ensure our surrender is seen as genuine, I have to marry you off to him," he said, his words landing like a punch to my gut. The shock hit me so hard that I pulled away from him and stood up, my heart racing.
"What?" I gasped, trying to make sense of what he had just said.
Marry me off to Alpha Adam? Was this some kind of nightmare? I was only nineteen. I hadn’t even met my mate yet. I hadn’t lived long enough to experience life, to find love, or to even know who I was. And now, my life was being traded away like some kind of bargaining chip.
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Elsa
Adam took the invitation from my hands with a quiet smile, and we walked back together to our packhorse and then to our room. The air felt different—calmer, somehow. I began to prepare, wash up and get dressed, while my mind raced with thoughts of the upcoming event.
We were going into town to fi……
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