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: 21William’s FPOVI kept the old photograph pulled up on my phone screen the entire drive back, staring at it while Willow quietly drank the rest of her coffee. I still couldn't place the woman lurking in the background. She was half-obscured by someone walking past, but there was something vaguely familiar about the shape of her silhouette.“Moonridge community center,” Willow murmured, glancing at my screen.I looked over at her. “How do you know?”“We used to hold all the youth council gatherings there back then.”I nodded slowly as the pieces clicked. She was right. The faded brick mural visible behind us in the photo gave it away. I remembered that building vividly from when I was seventeen, eighteen, nineteen—back when I foolishly believed I had the whole world figured out. Apparently, I hadn't understood a damn thing.When we finally made it back to the manor, I spotted Zach near the side garden, quietly trimming the deadheads off a rose bush. I marched right over and shoved the p
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Chapter: 20William’s FPOVThe diner smelled heavily of stale coffee, sizzling fried eggs, and old wood paneling. It was rough around the edges, which made it exactly what I needed—nothing about it had anything to do with Moonridge, pack elders, family portraits, or whispering gossip. It was just an ordinary place filled with ordinary people starting their Saturday morning. I sat alone in a corner booth, staring blankly down at my untouched plate of food.Seven years. Seven years of eating myself alive with regret over a single, stupid decision. And last night, I had taken all that miserable history and weaponized it to ruin my sister's engagement celebration just to throw my own pain in everyone's faces.When Willow walked through the front door with Lucas trailing behind her, I stood up from the booth. “Thank you for coming.”She slid into the seat across from me, while Lucas hung back slightly. “I’ll give you two some privacy,” he offered.Willow caught his wrist before he could move away. “No
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Chapter: 19Willow’s FPOVI woke up well before my alarm even went off. For several seconds, I was suspended in that sweet, blank space where I forgot everything that had happened, but then reality rushed back in all at once: the ballroom, William’s explosive accusation, Dad’s heavy silence, and Elsie’s painful confession. I rolled onto my back and stared blankly at the ceiling. My wedding was literally tomorrow. My best friend was in love with my father. My brother was completely broken. And somehow, people still expected me to put on a nice dress and smile for photographs.A soft knock broke my thoughts. “Willow?”It was Lucas.“Come in,” I called out.He pushed the door open, carrying a small tray. “Breakfast.”I stared at it doubtfully. “I can’t eat.”“You said that exact same thing yesterday.”“And I meant it today, too.”He placed the tray on the bedside table. “You don’t have to finish it.”I looked up at him, feeling the exhaustion pulling at my eyes. “How are you even staying this calm?”
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Chapter: 18Elsie’s FPOVI sat on the edge of the bed staring at Willow’s text for over an hour: How long have you been lying to me? Every potential response felt like a weapon that would only hurt her more, so I eventually set the phone face down and looked back at my open suitcase. Running away had always been my default coping mechanism whenever things got unbearable—it was the same lesson I had learned seven years ago.By two in the morning, I had finished packing most of my clothes and was zipping up the final compartment when a soft knock sounded at the door. I opened it to find Clara standing in the hallway holding a steaming mug.“You haven’t eaten a thing all night,” she said, stepping inside.“I’m really not hungry.”“You weren’t hungry yesterday either,” she replied firmly, handing me the coffee.I managed a faint, appreciative smile despite the heavy pit in my stomach. “You really are stubborn, Clara.”“Someone around here has to keep things moving.” She gestured toward the luggage on
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Chapter: 17Jacques’ FPOVThe manor had never felt so quiet. Only an hour earlier, hundreds of voices had filled these grand halls, but now every corridor seemed to echo with the heavy weight of Willow’s tears. I eventually tracked her down to the sunroom, where she sat huddled on the window seat, still wearing her ruined engagement dress. Her makeup was streaked down her cheeks, her high heels abandoned on the carpet nearby, and she refused to look up as I entered.I stayed a respectable distance away. “Can I sit with you?”She gave a small, indifferent shrug, so I took the armchair opposite her. We sat in silence for several minutes while the quiet settled around us.Finally, she stared out into the dark yard and whispered, “How long?”I knew exactly what she was asking, but the reality was complex. “I don’t know, Willow.”She snapped her head toward me. “That’s not an answer.”“No, it isn’t,” I admitted quietly, rubbing my hands together. “The mate bond awakened completely unexpectedly.”Her e
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Chapter: 16Elsie’s FPOVI stood completely frozen as every face in the ballroom turned directly toward me. William’s accusation remained suspended in the heavy silence, echoing louder than the music ever had: “You kissed her, Dad. I saw you. Under the willow tree. You took my mate.” My heart seemed to stop beating altogether. Across the room, Willow stared at me with both hands covering her mouth, her beautiful engagement dress suddenly looking painfully out of place beneath the soft fairy lights. Lucas stood beside her, wrapping an arm around her waist, but even he looked utterly stunned.Jacques was the first to react. “Willow,” he said quietly, taking a tentative step forward, but she immediately backed away. “Don’t,” she snapped, the single word breaking something inside me as Jacques stopped dead in his tracks.William laughed bitterly from across the room. “Why is everyone looking at me like I’m the villain? I’m just saying what you’re all too afraid to admit.”“William, you’re drunk,” Jac
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