The Wolfless Bride No One Wanted, Except the Alpha
The Heir's Coma, the Betrayal, and the Surrogate He Never Saw
For three years, Elira Montrose gave everything to the man she loved, believing loyalty would one day be repaid with a future. On the night she finally planned to run away with him, she found him in bed with her own stepsister.
Worse than the betrayal was what came after: he had already arranged to have her sent away. A gold-embossed letter names her a candidate for the Larkspur Pack's surrogacy selection, an extraordinary contingency plan to secure an heir for the Alpha who has lain in a mysterious coma for six months. Rumors say the women who get close to him don't survive it. Elira has nowhere left to run, and no wolf of her own to protect her.
But Alpha Rurik Larkspur isn't as lost as everyone believes. Poisoned by his own uncle and trapped in his body by dark silver toxin, he has been awake in his mind for months, watching everyone who enters his chamber, waiting for the traitor to slip. Then a wolfless, unremarkable girl walks past his door, and for the first time since the poison took him, his heart begins to race.
She shouldn't be able to reach him at all. She does anyway.
As Elira is drawn deeper into the Larkspur estate, into Rurik's chamber, and into a conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of his Council, she'll have to decide how far she's willing to go for a man who can't even open his eyes; and Rurik will have to decide whether the girl who woke him is the key to his throne, or the reason he's willing to lose it.
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Chapter: Chapter five: A Pact with the Dying AlphaELIRAMy eyes flew open, my chest heaving as I pulled a ragged gasp of air into my lungs.The lingering scent of ash and pine from the misty forest burned in the back of my throat. My heart hammered wildly against my ribs, echoing the terrifying, gold-eyed beast's voice inside my skull.You finally came.I tried to pull back, but a sudden, suffocating pressure anchored me in place.My gaze snapped downward. I wasn't on the small daybed near the wall. Somehow, while trapped in that intense, suffocating dream, I had moved across the room in my sleep. I was standing right at the edge of the grand bed, and a long, broad hand was wrapped like a steel vice around my right wrist.Rurik's hand.I froze, my breath catching. His skin was surprisingly warm against mine, the pulse in his thick wrist beating in erratic, heavy thumps. I stared at his face, getting my first close look at him without the panic of the earlier tests.Alpha Rurik was lethal, even in repose. He had a harsh, sculpted jawl
Last Updated: 2026-09-08
Chapter: Chapter four: The Alpha’s Forbidden ConnectionLADY AQUINEThe dim, silent air of the private chamber smelled of ozone, silver-toxin, and fading life.I sat in the high-backed velvet chair beside Rurik's bed, my hands clasped tightly in my lap as I stared at my son's pale, motionless face. For six agonizing months, the Alpha of the Larkspur Pack had been trapped in this waking death. His chest rose and fell only by the steady rhythm of the machines surrounding him. His fierce, golden wolf eyes remained locked behind closed lids.I reached out, my fingers trembling as I smoothed a lock of dark hair from his forehead."Wake up, my boy," I whispered to the quiet room, the weight of the entire pack pressing heavily on my chest. "Your pack is bleeding."Suddenly, a sharp, violent series of beeps shattered the silence.I jolted upright, my blood running cold. The steady, flat monitor beside his bed spiked violently. The green line jumped, a rapid, frantic rhythm echoing off the stone walls. His heart rate, dormant at thirty beats per mi
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Chapter: Chapter three: The Wolfless CandidateELIRAThe heavy armored vehicle slowed to a smooth stop, its engine humming low before cutting off completely.The enforcer opened my door, stepping back to grant me space. I pulled my single suitcase out, stepped onto the cobblestone driveway, and looked up.The Larkspur pack house was breathtaking. It was a sprawling, stone estate that rose into the twilight sky like an ancient fortress, refined by arched windows, grand balconies, and polished marble pillars that oozed power. It did not look like a regional pack headquarters. It looked like a royal palace, built to hold the territory's most formidable bloodline.Around us, uniform-clad staff members moved with absolute purpose. Servants carried luggage, guards rotated posts, and caretakers swept the grand stone steps. None of them paused to chatter. None of them stared. The entire household ran with military precision, silent and disciplined.The lead enforcer guided me through the massive oak double doors into the grand foyer.A cr
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Chapter: Chapter two: Sold to the Larkspur PackELIRAThe words hung in the suffocating space between us, heavy and toxic, floating through my hazy mind.We were never mates. I lied.I stood frozen, staring at Dorian's handsome face, searching for a twitch, a flicker of guilt, anything that would reveal this was just a twisted, sick joke. Nothing came. His dark eyes remained cold, smooth, and completely devoid of warmth. Beside him on the bed, Naya casually adjusted her dark hair, a small, satisfied smirk resting on her plush lips."I..." My throat was dry, the words scraping out like rust. "I was summoned today. To the Larkspur pack house. For Alpha Rurik's surrogacy selection."I waited for the shock. I waited for Dorian's wolf aura to flare in protective rage at the thought of another pack taking me.Neither of them blinked.Naya let out a soft, amused hum, examining her manicured nails. Dorian merely tightened the belt of his silk robe, leaning his shoulder against the doorframe with infuriating composure."Oh," Dorian said, hi
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Chapter: Chapter one: The Lie Behind My MateELIRAThe thick, gold-embossed envelope sat on the cluttered desk like a weapon waiting to detonate. It had my name on it. Elira Montrose.I stared down at the crisp parchment, my pulse throbbing steadily in my throat. I had spent the past three hours alone with my thoughts in Dorian's office, filing his company's quarterly tax forms, when his secretary entered and handed me the letter."This came from the Montrose house, ma'am," she said, a question in her eyes that she tried to hide. I recognised the seal on the envelope almost immediately. Anybody would recognise that seal. What did the Larkspur pack want with me?My fingers trembled as I read through the black, gothic print.OFFICIAL MANDATE: LARKSPUR PACK SURROGACY SELECTIONApplicant: Elira MontroseStatus: Selected for Phase One.Notice: You are required to be present at your listed permanent residence, Montrose house, Nightswirl pack estate, by 18:00 hours today. Enforcers from the Larkspur Pack will arrive to secure your tran
Last Updated: 2026-09-08
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