Bound To My Best Friend’s Alpha Father
Elsie Sutherland swore she would never return to Moonridge Pack. After being rejected by her fated mate seven years ago, she walked away from the only place she had ever called home, leaving behind painful memories and the people she once loved like family. But when her best friend, Willow Rogen, begs her to come home for her engagement celebration, Elsie cannot refuse one last visit.
The moment she steps inside the Alpha Manor, everything changes.
One accidental touch with Alpha Jacques Rogen, Willow’s powerful widowed father, awakens a mate bond neither of them saw coming. Jacques has spent years honoring the memory of his late mate while carrying the burden of leading his pack. Falling for his daughter’s best friend is the one temptation he refuses to entertain.
The more they fight the bond, the stronger it becomes. Every shared glance, every lingering touch, and every stolen moment pushes them closer to a love that could destroy the family they both cherish. Willow has no idea the two people she trusts most are hiding the greatest secret of all.
As whispers spread through the pack and old family secrets begin to surface, Elsie must choose between walking away for a second time or risking everything for the Alpha who has already claimed her heart. Sometimes fate chooses the one person you should never love, and resisting destiny comes with a heartbreaking price.
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Chapter: 05I had no idea how long he had been standing there. The corridor was silent except for the faint crackle of a distant fireplace and the steady rhythm of my own heartbeat.I should have stepped back into my room and closed the door. Instead, neither of us moved. It felt as though the world had narrowed until only the two of us remained.Alpha Jacques finally broke the silence, rubbing the back of his neck with a sigh. "Elsie... I’m going to be completely honest with you. I’ve spent the last three days trying to stay as far away from you as humanly possible."Hearing those words should frighten me, yet they brought an unexpected sense of relief because I was no longer carrying this impossible confusion alone."I know," I whispered. "I've been doing exactly the same thing to you. Every time I hear your voice in a room, I literally turn around and walk the other way.""It’s not working, is it?" he asked, a faint, humorless smile touching his lips. "Every time we end up in the same space, i
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Chapter: 04I have always believed that an Alpha who cannot master his own emotions has no business leading a pack. That belief has guided every decision I have made since losing my mate. Grief taught me discipline. Discipline became routine. Routine became the wall that separated my heart from everything capable of hurting it again.For years, that wall has never shown so much as a crack. Now, after only a few days under the same roof as Elsie, I find myself questioning the strength of something I once believed was unbreakable.I began the morning by burying myself in preparations for Willow’s engagement celebration. There were guests to greet, elders to accommodate, security arrangements to approve, and countless details demanding my attention."Alpha Jacques, the catering coordinator needs you to sign off on the liquor license extension for the courtyard bar," my assistant, Sarah, said, handing me a tablet as I walked down the main corridor."Give it here," I murmured, scanning the document qu
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Chapter: 03I had spent the entire morning convincing myself that avoiding Jacques Rogen was the smartest decision I could make. Alpha Manor was large enough for dozens of guests, yet somehow our paths kept crossing.Every time I heard his voice somewhere nearby, I quietly chose another hallway or another room. It felt ridiculous, especially because he had done nothing wrong. If anything, he had been nothing but kind since picking me up at the airport.That only made everything worse. Kindness is easy to ignore until it begins making you feel safe. Safe makes people forget the lessons life has already taught them. I refused to become that woman again. I came back to celebrate Willow’s happiness, not to lose my common sense.Even so, memories of our accidental touches refused to leave me alone. I could still feel the strange warmth that spread through me at the airport and again in the sitting room.I told myself there had to be a logical explanation. Perhaps returning home had stirred emotions I
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Chapter: 02I have spent years convincing myself that discipline is stronger than grief. Every morning begins the same way, long before sunrise, because routine is the only thing that has kept me standing since my mate died.The Alpha of Moonridge Pack cannot afford distractions, and I buried every personal desire alongside the woman I once loved. For years that belief has never been challenged. Until Elsie Sutherland walked back into my home.I tell myself the strange feeling that unsettled me at the airport was nothing more than a surprise, yet every time I remember our hands touching, I feel the same unexplainable pull tightening somewhere deep inside me.It makes no sense. She is Willow’s best friend. She is William’s rejected mate. She is the last woman I should ever notice, yet my thoughts keep drifting back to her no matter how hard I push them away.Breakfast preparations fill Alpha Manor with noise and laughter. Family members pack every room, servants rush from one task to another, and
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Chapter: 01Seven years. That was how long I had stayed away from Moonridge Pack, long enough to convince myself the place no longer had a hold on me, long enough to believe the memories had finally stopped hurting.I was wrong because the moment the plane landed, every promise I had made to myself began to crack. The mountains surrounding Moonridge looked exactly the same as they had the day I left with tears burning my eyes.I had sworn I would never come back. Yet here I was, returning because Willow Rogen had asked me to stand beside her on the happiest day of her life. She had been my best friend since childhood, my sister in every way that mattered, and no amount of pain could make me deny her that one request.I told myself I would survive a few days. I would smile through the engagement celebration, attend the wedding, hug Willow goodbye, and disappear before the past had another chance to ruin me. The plan sounded simple until I walked through the arrival gate and realized Willow was no
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