Runaway Luna is Hiding the Alpha's Heir
“I’ll touch you so good that you won’t even think of leaving me again. My touch will forever be engraved on your skin.” It was both a threat and a promise, and yet I loved it all the same.
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Born defective, Ruelle was locked away from the world until she was married off to a werewolf. Being sold off to a man rumored to be the devil incarnate was her nightmare, and yet to her surprise, her wedding night didn’t turn out to be unpleasant. It was frightening not because he was a stranger, but because his touch ignited something within her. She burned for it. Craved it.
She thought an arranged marriage wasn’t bad at all… until she discovered her husband’s family’s scheme and her own family’s plan to kill her. So Ruelle ran away with a broken heart, but soon she discovered she wasn’t alone. She was carrying a child.
But an Ashcroft would stop at nothing to take back what was his. She may have escaped, but he would hunt her down even to the depths of hell. And once she was back in his arms, there would be no breaking the chains.
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- a bit slowburn but worth it
- sprinkled with sweet, filthy smut 🔥
- obsessed ML who is “Touch her and you die” type
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Chapter: Chapter 115: Help Me Calm DownRuellePierce knew something was wrong before I had even crossed the threshold.The chauffeur had barely opened the car door when Pierce appeared at the entrance of Ashcroft House, his expression already darkening as his gaze moved over me. The tea stain had dried across the front of my dress, leaving the pale fabric marked with an ugly red shadow. I had tried to cover it with my shawl during the drive, but there was no hiding it from him.His eyes fixed on the stain.Then they lifted to my face.“What happened?”“Nothing.”The lie came too quickly, and the muscle along his jaw tightened.He stepped toward me. “Ruelle.”I had seen that expression before, the one that made people lower their eyes and reconsider every word they had planned to say. His anger was never loud at first. It gathered quietly, settling over him like a storm waiting for the first strike of lightning.I slipped past him, hoping that if I reached the stairs before he could ask again, I might have enough time to ch
Last Updated: 2026-10-03
Chapter: Chapter 114: HumiliationRuelleRoyalty.For one suspended moment, no one moved. The dark stain on my dress continued to spread beneath the warmth of the tea, soaking into the pale fabric and dripping onto the white cloth beneath me. I could feel every woman at the table watching my humiliation, waiting to see whether I would cry, apologize, or quietly accept the place they had assigned me.Then someone laughed.“She’s definitely taking advantage of the Alpha,” a woman said, lowering her teacup with a delicate click. “A man like Pierce Ashcroft could have anyone he wanted.”“Where is she even from?” another asked. “No one here knows her.”“That should tell you enough.”“She doesn’t deserve to be Luna.”“The Alpha should reject her and take Seraphine as his chosen mate.”The remarks grew harsher by the second, gaining confidence as more women joined in. They had been waiting for permission to be cruel, and Seraphine had given it to them with a single look.I stood very still, though every muscle in my body had
Last Updated: 2026-10-03
Chapter: Chapter 113: Not DeservingRuelleCrescent City would not only blame me for hiding my identity. They would blame Pierce for allowing it, for presenting me as someone else. They would say he had deceived them. They would question his judgment and use my past as proof that he had chosen poorly.I did not want him to carry the consequences of my secrets.“I don’t want them to think you lied to them,” I told him.Pierce came around the chair and crouched in front of me. His fingers closed over my knee, warm and steady.“They will think whatever they want.”“But they’ll blame you.”“They already blame me for things I did and things I didn’t do.”“That doesn’t mean I should give them another reason.”His expression softened, though there was still an unyielding edge beneath it. “You are not a reason for anyone to condemn me.”I wanted to believe him. I wanted to believe that the pack would look past my name, my history, and the years I had spent hiding in plain sight, but hope was difficult when I had spent so long p
Last Updated: 2026-10-02
Chapter: Chapter 112: Ring on the FingerRuelleEven after Pierce and I had made love, even after the house had fallen quiet and the last of the ballroom music had faded into memory, I could not stop staring at the ring on my finger.Moonlight slipped through the curtains and caught on the dark blue stone, turning it almost black at the center. The silver band felt unfamiliar against my skin, though I had worn it for hours, and every time I moved my hand, the small weight of it reminded me that Pierce had proposed to me in front of the entire pack.I turned my hand slowly, studying the ring from every angle while Pierce lay beside me with one arm beneath his head. His breathing had settled into an even rhythm, but I knew he was awake. His wolf could hear the faint movement of my fingers against the sheets, and he had been watching me through half-lowered eyes for several minutes.“You’re going to wear a hole through it if you keep staring,” he murmured.I glanced at him. “I’m trying to understand how this happened.”His hair
Last Updated: 2026-10-02
Chapter: Chapter 111: Dance With MeRuelle“Your… mate?”Elder Felix stumbled over the word, as if it had become too large to fit inside his mouth. His eyes moved from Pierce to me and back again, searching for some explanation that would make the scene before him easier to understand.No one spoke.The music continued somewhere behind us, though the melody had become distant beneath the sudden silence that spread through the ballroom. The chandeliers burned overhead, scattering gold across the masks and polished floors, while every person within hearing distance turned toward us.I felt their attention settle over my skin.Some stared at my face, trying to identify me behind the silver mask. Others looked at my hand, still resting on Pierce’s arm, or at the way his fingers covered mine as though he had no intention of letting me go.I pressed my palm more firmly against his.His thumb moved over the back of my hand, a slow, steady stroke that only he could feel.“Pierce,” I whispered, though I wasn’t sure whether I mea
Last Updated: 2026-10-02
Chapter: Chapter 110: My Date TonightRuelleThe day of the ball at the Gerard estate arrived before I felt ready for it.I stood in front of the mirror while Jane made one last adjustment to the fall of my gown. The fabric was a deep midnight blue, almost black in the dim light, with a faint sheen that caught whenever I moved. Tiny crystals traced the neckline and gathered at my waist before spilling down the skirt like scattered stars.My hair had been pinned away from my face, though a few red curls had been left loose around my temples. The mask Jane had chosen rested beside the mirror, waiting to be tied on. It was silver, delicate around the edges, with blue stones set above the eyes.I hardly recognized myself.A hand slid around my waist.I startled, but Pierce’s reflection appeared behind mine. He leaned down, his chest against my back, and lowered his mouth to the crook of my neck.“You look ethereal,” he murmured.His kiss was soft, but it still sent a shiver through me.“Jane didn’t let me choose a simpler one
Last Updated: 2026-09-30
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