Princess Zeina, sister of the Alpha King, was the revered Alpha of the West, strong, wise, and unmatched. A born leader, she ruled with honor and strength, earning the unwavering loyalty of her pack. But everything changed when she welcomed a mysterious new wolf into her ranks, unaware he was destined to be her fated mate. Under her guidance, he rose in power, and she gave him everything, her trust, her knowledge, and ultimately, her heart. When he voiced his desire to lead, the sacred bond they shared compelled her to step aside, crowning him Alpha. At first, they ruled together in harmony. But his hunger for power soon eclipsed the love they once shared. He brought another she-wolf into his den and branded her as his own, betraying the very bond that had once united them. Heartbroken and cast aside, Zeina watched as the wolves she had once led with pride turned their backs on her, forgetting the leader she had once been. Now, consumed by a storm of grief and vengeance, she seeks to reclaim her place, and shatter the mate bond that ties her to the traitor who destroyed her. But such a bond is not easily broken. Legends say it's impossible. Still, Zeina is willing to risk everything, even her soul, to be free. Her only hope lies with a rogue Alpha, a feared monster living beyond the borders of the West. Desperate, she seeks his aid... only to find that the tales may be not untrue. He's dangerous, yes but also clever, powerful, and bound by a code of his own. And he agrees to help her, but not for free. The price he demands is steep, and it forces Zeina to question everything she thought she knew about loyalty, power, and love.
View More* Zeina *It was near sunset by the time Doctor Isolde returned.She swept into the chamber without knocking, she never did when it was necessary, her long coat dusted with mountain ash, her sharp silver hair braided back like a blade drawn tight. The faint clink of vials and bone-charms rang from the belt at her hip, each one warded, each one earned.Donna moved aside to let her pass, but not before murmuring, "She nearly fainted again."Isolde's eyes found me instantly. "And you didn't summon me immediately because...?""I wasn't unconscious," I muttered."You were close," Donna snapped.Isolde ignored the bickering tone, kneeling with the effortless grace of a woman who had crouched beside battlefield wounds and birthing beds alike. Her hands were cool and clinical, one pressed against the side of my throat, the other low over my abdomen. A pulse of warmth spread through her palm, diagnostic magic, clean and old.Her brow furrowed, but there was no alarm in her voice."You're exact
* Zeina *By the time Beta Kael and Beta Aldin arrived, the air in my chambers had shifted. Donna was the one who let them in, both of them still carrying the scent of wind and pine and the metallic bite of patrol. The kind of scent that belonged to wolves who hadn't yet learned to rest.Beta Kael bowed his head, ever the warrior molded from loyalty and scar-tough hide. Beta Aldin followed, more graceful but no less lethal, his eyes flicked to my belly for the briefest moment, then back to my face without a word."Alpha," Kael greeted, voice low but steady."You're not here for formality," I said. "Sit."They did. Chairs pulled closer to the hearth, where the warmth could sink into bone. Kael sat straight-backed, like he expected to be given orders. Aldin leaned slightly forward, already listening before I spoke."Cerberus won't return for some time," I said. "His grandfather has passed. The rites will be long and sacred. I've asked no message be sent to him until after the mourning.
* Zeina *The fire crackled low in the hearth, casting long shadows across the stone walls of my chamber. My hands rested over the slight swell of my abdomen, still barely noticeable beneath the folds of my dress. But the weight of it, of him or her, of the possibility, was already reshaping the bones of my world.Doctor Isolde stood at the foot of the bed, arms folded, her sharp gray eyes flicking between me and the open scroll of notes she'd drawn up during her examination."I need you to listen to me, Alpha Zeina," she said, voice steady but lined with something more personal. Worry. "I know you're strong. You led the warfront. You survived a death binding. You're not... ordinary. But pregnancy changes everything. Even for women like you."I narrowed my gaze at her. "I'm not broken, Isolde.""No," she agreed. "But you are no longer just one body. You are two. And the second one? It's demanding things from you that even you can't muscle through."Donna sat nearby, silent, a cold com
* Cerberus *I hadn't said a word the entire time Zeina spoke. I didn't need to. She carried the room like she carried everything else, on fire and unafraid, her spine straight even as her world shifted beneath her feet.But when she swayed, I felt it like a knife in my gut. Not fear, Zeina didn't allow herself fear, but something just as dangerous. Fragility.Now, hours later, the hall was empty. The scent of smoke and old stone clung to my leathers, but the silence had shifted. The moment had passed. The world had changed.Zeina was resting in her chamber, Donna and Isode never far from her side. I stood in the balcony's shadow, half-lit by moonlight, half-wrapped in my own thoughts.That was when the call came.Not a voice. Not a messenger.No, this was older magic. Darker. A whisper curled in smoke, riding the mountain wind until it pierced the marrow of my bones."Come, my grandson Cerberus. It is time."The words weren't spoken in the tongue of men. They spoke through blood, thr
* Zeina *I didn't need the room to agree with me. I only needed them to listen.I held my brother's gaze, that sharp, hard emerald that once reflected the same sky we were born under. Once, we were children playing in the ash of the fallen Flamekeep, two survivors of a dynasty that tried to burn brighter than the gods would allow. Now, we stood on opposite sides of something deeper than power, belief."Zed," I said, my voice soft but unshakable, "you think this child is a threat to your throne. You see prophecy and feel the heat licking at your feet. But he is not a usurper. He is not your undoing. He is mine."Zed's eyes narrowed, but he didn't speak. He always listened when I used his name without title."I am not here to challenge you. I never have been. I carried swords, not banners. I spilled blood to protect what little was left of our wolves, of our line. While you sat in marble halls trying to hold broken alliances together with fear and ritual, I lived among the dying. I fou
* Cerberus *She said "just one more," and gods, I would've stayed there until the mountains turned to ash and the stars blinked out, if she asked. But dawn didn't wait for men like me. And neither did the Council.Still, I let myself have it. One more breath. One more second with her fingers wrapped in mine. One more heartbeat where I wasn't the Warhound, the former Alpha, the blade drawn in the dark, I was just a man beside the woman who chose me, who believed in me, even when I didn't.The moment shattered when Donna's footsteps approached again, sharper now, more insistent. Loyal as ever, but she knew. Knew that this silence wasn't apathy, it was mourning for the peace we'd never keep.I rose slowly, muscles protesting with the memory of too many wars. My body bore the map of my failures, the scars that never quite healed. But it also bore hers, her teeth, her marks, her claim. I wasn't just his mate. I was hers. And that meant I had to be more than a weapon.Zeina watched me dres
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