THE WOLFLESS BRIDE BOUND BY THE PEACE TREATY
I was born an Alpha’s daughter, yet in the Rivercrest Pack, I was treated like a ghost. While my twin sister was celebrated as the strongest wolf of our generation, my wolf had never awakened, making me the pack’s greatest disappointment, the daughter who had never shifted and the shame my father could never hide.
Then came the peace treaty. To end a decades-old war with the Fireclaw Pack, Rivercrest was required to send one of Alpha Darius’s daughters to the enemy territory. They expected a daughter blessed with a powerful wolf, someone worthy of becoming the future Luna of Fireclaw.
Instead, my father chose me.
The daughter he considered weak. The daughter he believed was nothing more than a burden to be handed away. When I was told I was being sent to Fireclaw, I thought I was being sacrificed as a worthless servant, a punishment for the weakness my family could never accept.
But the truth was revealed on the day I was supposed to leave for Rivercrest. I was not being sent away as a slave, I was chosen as the future Luna of the strongest pack in the North, destined to marry the heir of Fireclaw.
Yet entering Fireclaw does not mean I am finally accepted. I am still the wolfless daughter of Rivercrest, an outsider among the very wolves I am expected to lead.
With a husband who sees our bond as duty and enemies determined to see me fail, I must prove that I am more than the weakness everyone believes me to be.
But the greatest betrayal I faced was never waiting across the border. It came from my own family.
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Chapter: CHAPTER EIGHTASHERI had already known Grace wouldn't be accommodating toward Isabel, even though I hadn't expected her to confront her so soon. I hadn't acknowledged Isabel as my mate, and I was only doing this because of the peace treaty, but that didn't mean I would stand by and watch my sister humiliate her.Beta Kael had informed me about what Grace was doing, so I had rushed to the hall before things could get worse. I told myself I was there because Isabel was now my responsibility, not because I cared about her.Still, seeing Grace standing before Isabel had stirred something inside me that I couldn't explain.After dealing with Grace, I had gone closer to Isabel. I brought my nose near the sleeve of her blue gown, trying to catch her scent properly, but there was nothing there.No wolf scent.No trace of an awakened wolf.Yet the moment I got close to her, something stirred inside me. A sudden rush of energy moved through my body, starting somewhere deep within me and spreading through m
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Chapter: CHAPTER SEVENISABELThe pack members turned. Asher stood several feet away, his expression cold as his gaze settled on his sister, before he began walking toward us with measured steps."She is my responsibility now." he said, his voice flat, giving away nothing of what he was thinking or feeling. There was no warmth in his tone, no anger either, only the detached certainty of a man stating a fact he had already accepted. His expression remained unreadable as he looked at his sister, making it impossible for me to tell whether he was defending me out of duty or because he genuinely cared.His sister's jaw tightened. "Your responsibility?""Yes.""She is a Rivercrest." She said sharply."She was."Asher stopped beside me, his towering presence immediately changing the atmosphere around us. "The moment Isabel stepped across the Fireclaw border, she became part of this pack's household," he said. "She is no longer an enemy standing on the other side of our walls, and I will not allow anyone under
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Chapter: CHAPTER SIXISABELDid he just call me his wife?I stood beside the carriage for a moment, watching the attendant hurry toward the eastern wing as Asher's words repeated themselves in my mind.She is my wife. I sighed softly, wondering if he had even realized what had slipped from his mouth, because perhaps he had only said it to make me feel welcome in a place where I knew no one.Either way, I wasn't going to mistake one small gesture for acceptance.One of the young omega servants eventually approached me, lowering her head respectfully before gesturing toward the entrance."My lady, the chambers have been prepared, and if you require anything, you only need to tell us." I gave her a small smile and shook my head, quietly declining her offer because I didn't know what I could possibly ask for when I had spent my entire life learning not to ask anyone for anything.I followed her inside, my eyes moving over the enormous hall as we entered. Fireclaw's pack house was nothing like Rivercrest, with
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Chapter: CHAPTER FIVEASHERThe last of the attackers vanished into the thick undergrowth, leaving behind the hiss of dying flames and the uneasy snorts of frightened horses.Smoke drifted low through the towering pines, carrying the bitter scent of fresh blood. I stayed high in my saddle, keeping my horse steady while my eyes scanned the blackened clearing.My father turned toward me and gave a slight gesture."Maintain the perimeter," I commanded, my voice flat and even.The order barely left my mouth before the men moved. Half of the warriors locked into position around the convoy, while the rest fanned out into the tree line with weapons drawn, searching for any sign of a second strike.Fireclaw hadn't survived centuries of mountain warfare by celebrating too early. A retreating enemy was often nothing more than a waiting enemy.The flames wrapping around the length of my sword gradually died down, revealing the polished steel beneath."Alpha."Beta Kael dismounted and approached my father."Our losses
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Chapter: CHAPTER FOURISABEL The heavy timber gates of Rivercrest stood wide open, framing a winding southern road that vanished into the thick forest.I tightened my grip on the worn leather strap over my shoulder. Everything I owned fit inside that single bag: two plain dresses, a faded shawl, a wooden comb missing half its teeth, and a small wolf carving my old nurse had secretly slipped into my hands on my tenth birthday."Every human deserves someone who believes in them," she had whispered before pressing it into my palm.She was gone now, but that tiny piece of wood was all I had left of someone who had once looked at me with genuine kindness.The courtyard overflowed with people. Pack members lined both sides of the stone path, speaking in hushed tones as I kept my chin up, my eyes fixed on the muddy gravel. After twenty years of being the pack's disappointment, pretending not to hear had become second nature to me.Ahead of me waited Fireclaw. Warriors sat perfectly still atop their enormous blac
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Chapter: CHAPTER THREEASHERMy name is Asher Rowan, heir to the Fireclaw Pack, the strongest pack in the North.From the day I was old enough to understand the weight of my title, I was taught that a weak Alpha doomed his people, and a hesitant one buried them in forgotten graves. I never questioned my duty, nor did I flinch from the bloody realities of our borders. That was simply the way of our world... until my father decided I would marry the daughter of our greatest enemy.My gaze settled on the young woman standing at the edge of the courtyard.So... this was Isabel, daughter of Alpha Darius and Luna Jade.She stood quietly in a simple, unadorned blue dress, her fingers tightly clasped in front of her as though she wished she could disappear from everyone's sight. She was beautiful; there was no denying that. The rumors of Rivercrest women had spread far beyond their borders for generations, tales of beauty blessed by the Moon Goddess herself, and looking at Isabel now, I understood why those storie
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