Chapter: EpilogueAlessa’s POV Four years ago, I stood in a boardroom and dismantled my brother's life in front of cameras.Today, I couldn't find my passport because my mother had reorganized my suitcase while I was in the shower."The linen trousers," my mother said firmly, holding them up. "They're breathable. You'll be in Australia in July, Alessa… it's their winter, but you'll still be warm and you need the waistband room."I was rubbing a hand against my six month old bump. "I packed those already.""You packed the navy ones. I'm talking about the cream ones." She said. "I don't need two pairs of linen trousers-""You absolutely need two pairs." She was already folding them into the bag. "And the wrap dresses. All three of them. They'll accommodate the bump beautifully and you won't have to think about it."From the other side of the bed, Josephine, my mother-in-law, looked up from where she was reorganizing my shoes.“Take the sundresses instead," she said. "The wrap dresses are lovely but th
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Chapter: Chapter 192Alessa's POVJaime was standing at the gate with his hands loose at his sides, he looked thinner than I remembered but my heart remained unwavering. Jason stepped forward and squared his shoulders."You need to leave," he said."I know," Jaime said. "I will. I just need a minute."Jason scowled. "You don't get a minute.""Jason." My voice came out quieter than I intended.He looked back at me and his jaw was clenched tight. I touched his arm once, gently.A sigh left his throat and he bobbed his head, conceding. I looked at Jaime. "Say what you came to say."Jaime exhaled. He looked down at the ground for a moment, then at me. "I'm sorry," he said. "I know that doesn't fix anything and I'm not here because I think it fixes anything.”His lips were pressed tightly. "I just needed you to hear it from me. I'm sorry for all of it. The way things ended and the things I didn't say when I should have.""Jaime.” I whispered. “You don’t have to do it.”"You don't have to say anything." He sh
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Chapter: Chapter 191Alessa’s POVI looked at the reports still spread across the table."Alessa." She warned."I'm going," I said, and started stacking papers.She watched me with the expression of someone trying very hard not to smile. "He's been waiting for this for a while, you know."I smiled. "Lisa.""I'm just noting." She said with a shrug. "You're just noting nothing." I closed my laptop. "Go home.""I love how you think that tone still works on me." She was already packing her own bag, betraying that she had been waiting for this moment. "You look nice, by the way. The blue works.""Goodnight, Lisa."She winked. "Have fun.""Goodnight-""Text me.""Lisa."She left, laughing. I sucked in a breath and pulled out my compact mirror, checking my face and fixing my makeup.When I was done, I grabbed my coat and bag, heading downstairs. Jason was outside, leaning against the building with his hands in his pockets and looking at the street. He turned when the door opened, and a bright smile envelope
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Chapter: Chapter 190Alessa's POVThe boardroom smelled the same as it always had and I had sat in this room hundreds of times. I knew every face around this table.Today, some of those faces were not happy with me."What you did," Gerald Fitch said, setting his pen down, "was bypass every established protocol for internal misconduct. There are procedures, Miss James. You ambushed your own brother in front of cameras.""He ambushed me in a burning building," I said pleasantly. "I thought we would try it my way."There was a ripple around the table, and I caught some people trying to hide their smiles. "The reputational damage alone-“ Gerald snapped."Is significantly less than the reputational damage of forty-three million dollars in undisclosed transfers coming out through a regulatory audit," I said. "Which it would have, eventually. These things always do." I looked at him steadily. "I chose the version where we controlled the narrative. That distinction matters to shareholders and it will matter in
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Chapter: Chapter 189Alessa’s POVThey started to whisper, the camera clicked faster but I didn’t move. "JR Corps was built on a principle that was established before I was born and it was for this company would stand for integrity." I kept my gaze moving across the room. "I want to talk to you about what happens when someone inside this company decides that principle is an obstacle."I looked at Jason at the side of the room. He gave the smallest nod.The screens behind me came to life and then a recording of Jason’s voice filled the entire eoom. As he spoke, murmurs filled the room, board members rose to their feet and even my family were shocked. I didn't look at him. I kept my eyes forward, and raised one hand. "There's more."The noise subsided and I nodded. "Exactly one week ago, I was abducted." My eyes found Jason as I kept speaking. “And I was left to die in a burning building. The individual who coordinated my abduction was a woman named Laura. And the individual who contracted her…”I fin
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Chapter: Chapter 188Alessa's POVThe mirror on the wall told me things I wasn't ready to hear.The bruise along my jaw had faded to a sickly yellow-green. My wrists and head still ached with a low persistent throb that the painkillers did nothing to help. I looked at myself for a long time then I straightened my shoulders. I had a press conference to attend. I heard the knock before I could respond, the door opened. "Alessa." He stepped inside, and he actually looked concerned. "You look better. How are you feeling?""Strange," I said. "Everything still feels very far away. The doctors say that's normal."I lied to everyone and told them I lost my memory, pretending not to remember anything that happened three weeks ago. So now, they all saw me as fragile. It was working, I needed them to believe that for my plan to work. He sat on the chair beside my bed, leaning forward with his elbows on his knees. "The press conference today," he said, gently. "Are you sure about this? It's too soon."I need t
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Chosen by the Tyrant Alpha as A Surrogate
"You have two choices, dove. Either I fuck you against the wall or on the bed."
I stiffened, glaring at him and hoping he could see the hatred in my eyes.
He moved closer, and ran his thumb along my lips. "Me? I don't mind any position."
My teeth gritted as I stared at his face. It was a shame that someone so beautiful could have a mouth that foul.
I leaned over and whispered. "Over my dead body, your majesty."
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When Irene Slater is chosen to serve the Lycan King, she expects nothing but humiliation.
He knows she is his mate, yet instead of claiming her, he strips her of dignity and forces her into a role meant to break her.
It only deepens the resentment she already carries for him… and for the system that has always treated omegas as less.
He wants nothing to do with her.
She wants nothing to do with him.
But fate has other plans and as tension turns into something neither of them can control, Irene is forced to face a dangerous truth:
The king she was taught to hate may be the one she cannot escape.
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Chapter: Chapter 33Irene’s POV I couldn't run or fight, the only thing I could do was lie there and wait for the pain.This is what I am. This is what I've always been. No matter how many people I beat, how much I pretend to be strong, this is what happens when…A foot flew through the air, connecting with Icarus's side with a sickening crack.He flew backward, smashing into a garbage can with enough force that the impact echoed down the street. He lay there, gasping and groaning, and for a moment there was absolute silence.Then Lottie stepped over me, her expression cold as ice."You want to try again?" she asked, her voice dangerously quiet.Icarus made the mistake of trying to stand but Lottie kicked him again, this time with a high roundhouse that snapped his head back. Then another and another. She hit him over and over and I could only watch, frozen in awe and partial horror. It was over in less than a minute. Icarus lay unconscious in the garbage, blood dripping from his nose and his entire
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Chapter: Chapter 32Irene's POV“You bitch!”I could almost hear his voice from all those years ago. I could nearly feel the sting of his fist against my face. My throat clenched and for a second, all I could do was stare at the man who had sold me like livestock. Icarus Slater was never an older brother to me. Ironically, when we were little, he was a doting and devoted sibling. But after our parents death, his decline started and I was at the recieving end of it. For years, I condoned his brutal abuse, learning how to heal myself and even when I managed to gather enough to run away, he would always find out. Then he would take the money and beat me to near death. I never expected his greed to win out in the end when he sold me to the palace. LAnd now he was moving towards me. He crossed the street with the uncoordinated gait of someone who had already been drinking, despite it being barely afternoon. When he reached me, he laughed and if was a harsh, grating sound. I recoiled at the yellowed te
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Chapter: Chapter 31Irene's POVThe rest of the day passed in a blur of classes and assignments. Dance practice was invigorating but something about moving my body to music helped quiet the noise in my head, at least temporarily.I signed up for piano lessons, figuring that learning an instrument would deepen my understanding of music theory.By the time the final bell rang, my feet ached and my mind was exhausted, but my spirits had lifted slightly. I was here and I was doing this. Master Elias's cruelty couldn't take that away from me.I was heading toward the exit when three figures blocked my path.It was the girls I fought. Their faces were still bruised, though not as badly as Lottie had implied. The one with the broken nose walked with her arm in a sling, and her friends flanked her like bodyguards."Omega bitch," the leader hissed, shoving past me hard enough that I stumbled.My shoulder hit the wall, pain shooting through it. But I quickly caught myself, rubbing at the sore spot as they disa
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Chapter: Chapter 30Irene's POVHe leaned against his desk, looking at me with something close to disdain. "Let's not pretend this is about talent or dedication, Miss Irene. We both know why you're really here."My heart was skipping terribly. "I... I don't understand.""You're the King's breeder." He said it like an insult. "A pretty bauble he's decided to indulge by sending to my Academy.”He pointed an accusing finger in my direction. “You have no real passion for music, no discipline and no understanding of what it takes to truly master this art."The words hit like physical blows. "That's not true. I love music. I've always-""And that fight?" He stepped closer, looming over me. "That display of violence? It confirms everything I suspected about you. You're low-class, untrained and unsuitable for an institution like this."Tears burned behind my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. "Master Elias.”"You're a figurehead," he continued mercilessly. "A charity case the King forced upon us. You'll never
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Chapter: Chapter 29Irene's POVThe moment I stepped through the Academy's entrance, the whispers started.Eyes hungry for gossip tracked my every movement and I caught fragments of words as I passed."... that's her!""I can't believe she came back ""This is what happens when you give omegas rights.”I kept my head high, refusing to give them the satisfaction of seeing me cower. My bag felt heavier with each step, but I forced myself to walk normally.I was halfway to the music wing when a hand touched my shoulder."Miss Irene?"I turned to find a young woman, she had a pinched look on her face.“Yes?" I cocked my head.She cleared her throat. "Principal Lucas would like to see you in his office. Immediately."My stomach dropped. "Now? But class is about to-""Immediately," she repeated, her tone leaving no room for argument.The walk to Lucas's office felt like a march to execution. Students parted around me, their whispers growing louder. By the time I reached his door, my palms were sweating. I kn
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Chapter: Chapter 28Irene’s POV His eyes sparkled brightly. "Really? It really works?""As long as you believe it does," I said, tapping his nose gently."Thank you!" He threw his arms around my neck again. "I'll take such good care of it! I'll only write good things, I promise!"I chuckled, hugging him back. "I know you will."A maid appeared at the end of the hallway, calling for him. "Prince Cameron! We're going to be late!""Coming!" He started to run off, then turned back. "Have a good day at school, Irene!"I waved back at him. "You too, Cam!"He disappeared around the corner, and I stood up, still smiling."You're getting too close to him." Lottie said gruffly. I turned to find her watching me with an unreadable expression."He's a child," I said. "A lonely one. What's wrong with being kind to him?"She shook her head like she was already tired of discussing the issue. "The Alpha won't like it.""The Alpha doesn't like most things I do." I adjusted my bag. "That's never stopped me before.""This
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