Alpha Asher's Forbidden Mate
When Aria Thorn returns to her pack after a year in exile, she expects nothing but whispers of shame and Damien Blackthorn’s cold rejection still haunting her. Instead, she steps into a battlefield of power and betrayal. The once-proud Shadowfang pack now belongs to Alpha Riven Cade—a ruthless warrior who rebuilt it from ruin, feared for his iron control and merciless command.
Damien, her former lover and childhood friend, has risen to power as a cunning strategist. His ambition burns brighter than ever—claim the Alpha seat, claim the pack, and claim Aria as his Luna, no matter the cost.
But destiny has other plans. On the night of Aria’s return, under the blazing eyes of the Moonlight Ceremony, she is branded with a mate bond before the entire pack. Not with Damien. With Riven.
What begins as survival spirals into a war of love and power. Riven demands her loyalty but offers no warmth, every clash between them simmering with fury and forbidden desire. Damien manipulates allies, whispering poison into ears until the pack itself begins to fracture. And as betrayal seeps through the ranks, Aria’s buried Shadowfang bloodline awakens—its power tied to a prophecy that could unite the Alphas or destroy them all.
Her grandmother’s dying visions warn her: one Alpha she loves must die.
Allies vanish. Missions are sabotaged. Blood spills beneath the full moon.
Caught between her cold, fated Alpha and her dangerous ex-lover, Aria must choose: save her people beside Riven—or surrender to vengeance and risk becoming the storm that ends them all.
Every heartbeat brings her closer to the truth: love is war, destiny is betrayal, and her Shadowfang bloodline is both her greatest weapon—and her deadliest curse.
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Chapter: Chapter 7 – Assassin in the DarkThe echo of the dagger hitting stone still rattled in my bones. My breath caught, every sense straining, waiting for the next strike. The corridor seemed to shrink around me, shadows thickening, whispering promises of death.Then I heard it—the whisper of steel slicing air.I dropped instinctively, my palms scraping the floor as another blade hissed past, so close I felt the sting as it grazed the edge of my arm. Pain bloomed hot and sharp, but fear shoved it aside. Whoever lurked in the dark wasn’t finished.I forced myself to my feet, eyes darting. For a heartbeat, I caught the glint of a figure melting back into the black—too fast, too practiced. But what froze me wasn’t the shadow. It was the dagger that had missed me, now quivering upright in the ground.The hilt bore the unmistakable crest.A wolf’s skull, crowned in iron thorns.Shadowfang.My blood turned to ice. That crest belonged to my father’s bloodline. My bloodline.“No,” I whispered, stumbling back. “Not possible.”But
Last Updated: 2025-09-16
Chapter: Chapter 6 – Damien’s FuryThe corridor was cold, narrow, and far too quiet. My footsteps echoed against the stone walls, each one carrying the weight of the Moonlight mark burning across my wrist. I rubbed at it through the fabric of my sleeve, as though I could erase the glowing brand that had chosen me against my will. Whispers still lingered in the hall behind me, faint as ghosts, but I couldn’t bear their eyes any longer.I thought I’d found a moment of air, a scrap of solitude, when his scent hit me—sharp pine, iron, and something darker. Damien.“Running away so soon?” His voice slid from the shadows like silk dragged over a blade.I froze. He stepped into the torchlight, his smile composed—was, until his eyes caught the mark seared into my wrist. The smile cracked, exposing the fury beneath.“You always did know how to ruin a perfect night,” he said, stalking closer.“I didn’t choose this,” I whispered.He tilted his head, wolf-bright eyes gleaming. “Didn’t you? You return from exile, and suddenly the c
Last Updated: 2025-09-14
Chapter: Chapter 5 – Fated, ForbiddenThe courtyard had never been this silent. Not even during a hunt. Not even during a death.Every breath seemed trapped in throats as the mark seared across my wrist, blazing with silver fire. I gasped, clutching my skin, but the pain wasn’t just mine—it resonated, rippling through the air like thunder.“The Moonlight bond…” someone whispered.Another voice gasped. “It’s glowing for her!”The pack erupted, voices colliding in disbelief and awe. My vision blurred, the mark etching deeper into my flesh, glowing brighter with each passing heartbeat.No—this couldn’t be happening. Not here. Not to me.I staggered back, but my eyes betrayed me, dragging themselves upward… to him.Alpha Riven Cade.His gaze locked onto mine with a force that rooted me where I stood. There was no softness in those storm-gray eyes, no welcome, no warmth. But something stirred—something I couldn’t name.The air between us shimmered, heavy, charged. I could feel it even from across the courtyard, as if invisible
Last Updated: 2025-09-14
Chapter: Chapter 4 – The Ceremony ShatteredThe flames hadn’t stopped dancing in my mind since the moment Riven’s hand brushed mine.Now, standing beneath the vaulted ceiling of the Moonlight Hall, I could feel their heat thrumming beneath my skin, even though the sacred fire had already died down.The chamber was too quiet. Too still.Dozens of eyes bore into me from the shadowed tiers of the council benches, their whispers coiling like snakes just out of reach.I couldn’t breathe.Damien stood at the altar, rigid and trembling, his jaw tight enough to crack. His shoulders were squared, proud as ever, but the mask slipped in the corners of his mouth—twitching, furious. I had grown up knowing every flicker of his expression. And this one, this blend of rage and disbelief, terrified me more than the fire had.Because it was aimed at me.And then, Riven spoke.“The Ceremony continues,” he said, his voice as cold as winter steel. “No one leaves.”A shiver ran through the hall, a collective flinch. His presence was a wall of comman
Last Updated: 2025-08-25
Chapter: Chapter 3 – The Alpha’s ArrivalThe council chamber burned with whispers. The altar still pulsed red from the blood flames that had nearly consumed Damien, and the air was so thick with disbelief I could taste it on my tongue—like iron, like ash.I hadn’t meant for any of this to happen. I’d only walked into the sacred circle, ready to endure the stares, the venom on their lips, the curse of being the disgraced Thorn. But instead, the fire had roared to life, rejecting Damien, threatening to burn him alive, and then curling toward me as if it had been waiting for my return all along.The looks on their faces said everything—fear, rage, awe.“Impossible,” Damien rasped, clutching his hand where the altar flame had scorched him. His proud jaw trembled with fury. “She doesn’t belong here. She was banished. Exiled.” His voice cracked on the word like he still couldn’t believe I had the audacity to stand in front of him, to breathe the same air.But I wasn’t looking at Damien.The heavy air shifted—so suddenly, so sharpl
Last Updated: 2025-08-24
Chapter: Chapter 2 – Flames of BetrayalThe air inside the council chamber was heavier than the night air outside—thick with smoke, breath, and expectation. Every shadow clung to me as I stepped through the arched doorway, the silence that followed as sharp as a blade pressed to my throat.Whispers rippled first, carried like the hiss of serpents.She returned.The disgrace.Damien’s cursed shadow.I kept my spine straight. Let them choke on my presence. My exile had stripped me of many things—home, love, dignity—but it had not broken my pride. And if pride was the only armor I had left, then so be it.My gaze swept the chamber, instinct pulling me to the altar at its center. The fire bowl blazed with blood flames, licking high, scarlet and gold. The ritual flame, ancient as the pack itself, designed to recognize truth and lineage.And there—standing before it, tall and composed—was Damien.My chest constricted painfully. His dark hair caught the light of the flames, his sharp jaw set with determined resolve. The boy I had
Last Updated: 2025-08-24
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