HIS SUBSTITUTE MATE’S REVENGE
“Sign the papers, Lyra. My true mate has returned, and a substitute is no longer required in my bed.”
Alpha Tristan Crowne’s voice is as cold as the ice he dominates, but his touch still ignites a fire I can’t extinguish. For two years, I’ve been the secret Luna of the Crowne Mafia empire—a placeholder for a fallen bloodline, a shadow in the sheets of a man who never intended to keep me. Now, Selene Voss is back to claim her throne, and I’m being discarded like yesterday’s tactical report.
But I’m carrying a secret that will shatter the foundations of the Cheshire Territory: a secret Alpha heir he commanded me to destroy.
As the brutal world of werewolf Mafia politics collides with the high-stakes intensity of professional hockey, I must vanish before my possessive husband scents the change in my blood. In this game of wolves and war, the puck isn't the only thing at risk—it's my heart and my pup's life.
Genres: Modern Werewolf Romance, Mafia Romance, Secret Pregnancy, Forced Proximity.
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Chapter: C5“Stop playing the victim, Selene. I’m done being the submissive placeholder of this pack.”The words felt like fire in my throat as I stared down Regina Crowne and Selene Voss. For two years, I had walked these marble floors like a ghost, bowing my head to Regina’s insults and swallowing my pride to keep the Crowne Dominion’s internal politics from fracturing. But the divorce papers were already drawn. The mask was off.I ignored their gasps and walked straight to Victor Hale, taking the seat of honor right beside him.“Lyra, you finally found your teeth,” Victor rumbled, his eyes gleaming with approval.The heavy front doors groaned open, and Alpha Tristan Crowne stepped into the foyer. Before he could even shed his coat, Selene was on him, her fingers curling around his arm like a parasite.“Tristan, you’re finally home from the ice,” she purred, her voice a saccharine weapon. “I’ve been waiting for you to lead the pack meeting.”Tristan’s jaw tightened. He didn't lean into her; ins
Last Updated: 2026-04-22
Chapter: C4He planned this long before she touched down at Ironfang, didn’t he?”Every move Tristan made was a calculated play to pave the way for Selene’s smooth return to the pack. After the call with Grandma Harper ended, a single thought burned through the static in my brain: I’d promised to bring my mate home this Saturday. But how could I show up with a ghost?I scrambled to gather my intelligence reports, practically running toward the exit of the Crowne Dominion Tower. I was halfway to the street when a matte-black Alpha Transport vehicle screeched to a halt in front of me. The window slid down, revealing Tristan’s sharp, lethal profile—the kind of face that made every wolf in the Cheshire territory bow their head in fear.“Get in the car, Lyra,” he commanded, his voice vibrating with that effortless Alpha authority.I wanted to keep walking, to vanish into the city, but the weight of Grandma’s hope forced my hand. I pulled the door open and climbed into the back, pointedly avoiding the
Last Updated: 2026-04-22
Chapter: C3Tristan, if I told you that our union has already borne fruit, that I am carrying your heir… would you still demand I sign those dissolution papers?”The question hung in the air of the medical wing, thick with the scent of sterile equipment and the heavy, metallic musk of an agitated Alpha. I stared into Tristan’s eyes, desperate for a crack in the ice, a single spark of the protective mate I’d imagined he could be.“We have been meticulous with our precautions, Lyra,” Tristan replied, his voice a low, chilling vibration that seemed to rattle the very bones of the room. “The chances are non-existent. But even if the moon had seen fit to curse us with a pup now, the directive remains unchanged. You would have to terminate it. The Crowne bloodline cannot be muddied by a substitute when the true Luna has returned to the pack.”The blood drained from my face, leaving me cold as a Blackmoor winter. He was commanding me to kill my own child before it even had a heartbeat, all to keep the M
Last Updated: 2026-04-22
Chapter: C2“Look at me, Lyra. I said look at me!”Alpha Tristan Crowne’s voice sliced through the silence of the master suite like a jagged blade. I gripped the edge of the dresser, my knuckles turning white as I forced my eyes to meet his. He stood there, radiating the cold, predatory power of the Crowne Dominion, the scent of the ice rink and expensive gun oil clinging to him.“Is this about the Ironfang Airfield?” I managed to ask, my voice trembling despite my best efforts to keep it steady for the sake of the pup I was secretly carrying.“Selene is back in the territory,” he declared, his expression as unreadable as the frozen surface of a hockey rink. “The council requires a stable Alpha bloodline, but not with a substitute. I think it’s time we signed the dissolution papers.”“Dissolution?” The word felt like a physical blow to my chest, stealing the air from my lungs. “You’re discarding our bond because she returned? Two years of being your Luna, of protecting your secrets and your pack,
Last Updated: 2026-04-22
Chapter: C1“Wake up, Lyra. Look at me when I’m reclaiming what’s mine.”The rasp of Alpha Tristan Crowne’s voice hit me like a physical blow before my eyes even adjusted to the dim light of our quarters. I blinked, catching the sharp, metallic scent of expensive bourbon and the overwhelming musk of a predator. He was back from the Ironfang Airfield early.“Tristan? You’re back,” I managed to whisper, my heart hammering against my ribs like a trapped bird.He didn’t answer with words. He leaned in, his lips crashing against mine in a kiss that tasted of dark liquor and cold dominance. It wasn't a reunion; it was an assertion of rank. I felt the phantom weight of the Mafia-style blood oath we’d taken when I became his substitute Luna—a duty to the Crowne Dominion, not a choice of the heart. I tried to shift, my hand instinctively moving toward my stomach.“Don't move. Stay under me,” he growled, his voice vibrating deep in his chest, making my inner wolf whimper in forced submission.“It’s our sec
Last Updated: 2026-04-22
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