تسجيل الدخولCHAPTER 8: JUST GETTING STARTED ELENA:The moment Adrian’s fingers grazed my back as he zipped down the red dress, I felt that disgusting shudder crawl up my spine. He thought I was "affected" by him. He thought I was some cheap girl getting wet because he touched my skin.He didn’t know the half of it.I was leaning into his touch because a few minutes ago, my father’s voice had hissed through the micro-comms in my collar, telling me to play the part. *“Keep an eye on him. Make friends with the guards, his Gamma and Beta. Then, you try to find what their plans are concerning the Black-Quartz Ridges in our land. Every piece of intel brings us closer to bringing that pack to its knees. Do not fail me, Elena.”*I didn't want to fail my Dad. And I was ready to do almost anything to achieve the goal, including leaning into his touch. But Adrian wasn't buying the act. He gripped my shoulders, his hands like iron clamps, and spun me around so I was forced to look into those icy blue eyes.
CHAPTER 7: I'M HERE TO BE YOUR RUIN ADRIAN:"What do you want, Purity?" I asked, my voice flat.She looked small in the dim light of the hallway, her blonde hair spilling over her shoulders. "I noticed how restless you were," she whispered, her eyes searching mine for a flicker of the man she thought she knew. "You were tossing and turning. When you got out of bed and headed out... I got worried, Adrian. I decided to check on you."I reached out, my hands landing on her shoulders. I could feel her trembling slightly, but my touch wasn't one of affection—it was an anchor, meant to keep her in place so she’d listen. "I’m fine," I said, my tone firm. "You don’t need to worry about me. I just need some air."I dropped my hands, the contact broken, and turned to go back to Elena's door. But I hadn't even taken two steps before I felt her fingers wrap around my wrist, pulling me back."Come back to bed, Adrian," she pleaded, her voice thick with the insecurity she tried so hard to hide. "L
CHAPTER 6: IT'S YOUR MASTER ELENA:I heaved a sigh as I watched the door click shut and I heard Adrian’s heavy footsteps fading down the hall. His voice still echoed in my head, telling me to break a single rule of his and experience what's worse than death. What a devil!I stripped that red dress off and let it slide against the floor. I stepped away from it and turned it inside out, my fingers trembling as I hunted through the expensive fabric. My dad had told me the tech was state-of-the-art, woven into the very soul of the garment.After more than three minutes of searching, I found it hidden inside the thick, reinforced hem of the neckline, right under the heavy ruby embroidery. It was tiny—smaller than a grain of rice—a micro-circuitry board that looked like a stray thread until you felt the hard plastic casing. There was another one stitched into the waistband, a flat, flexible strip that acted as a high-frequency antenna. It was genius. To anyone else, it just looked like ext
CHAPTER 5: A MATE AND A MISTRESS ADRIAN:I stepped out of the room as the door clicked shut behind me, leaving Elena Thorne alone with her tears and her tall tales. She really thought she knew me. She really thought a bullet to her boyfriend's head was the peak of what I could do.She had no idea. Death is a mercy in our world. It’s the living that's the hard part.Getting mated to that girl today wasn't in my plans. Not even close. I had my life mapped out: I had a fiancée, a future, and a schedule. I was supposed to mark Purity at the next full moon. But things change fast when pack survival and old blood feuds collide. My father, Silas, didn't give me a choice, and the Thorne Pack didn't deserve one.I’m turning thirty in a few months. Most Alphas have a "goddess-given" mate by the time they're nineteen, but I don’t buy into that fairy tale bull. I rejected my first mate years ago. I don’t believe in destiny; I believe in power and revenge.My heart didn't turn to stone for no rea
CHAPTER 4: THE PACKAGE IS HEREELENA:I kept my face pressed against the cold glass of the window as the SUV sped away. I didn’t care if I looked pathetic; I just wanted to memorize every detail. The stone gate of our estate, the crooked oak tree where Kamala and I used to hide from our tutors, and the flickering streetlights of the Thorne territory. Everything I knew was shrinking in the rearview mirror. I was nineteen for exactly six hours, and my life was already a ghost story.Adrian sat beside me like a statue carved out of ice. For the entire thirty-minute drive, he didn’t say a single word. He didn't check his phone, he didn't look at me, and he didn't blink. He just sat there with his jaw set so tight I thought his teeth might crack. He was the devil in a designer suit, and I was the "package" he’d just picked up.As we crossed the border, the scenery started to change. I expected the Blackwood territory to look like a graveyard given how cold the Alpha was. But I was wrong. I
CHAPTER 3: GETTING MARKED BY THE COLD ALPHA ELENA:I stood there, rooted to the spot, watching the man who had ripped my heart out three years ago act like he owned the very air I breathed.After he finished whispering those threats in my ear, Adrian finally turned his attention to my father. It was the first time he’d even acknowledged the man since he walked through the doors. My dad was a powerful Alpha—or at least, I thought he was. But standing next to Adrian, my father looked small.Adrian was decades younger, but he looked at my dad like he was just another subordinate, a low-level soldier he was about to give orders to. I gritted my teeth so hard my jaw ached. I wanted to reach out and slap that condescending, "I-own-you" look right off his face."I’m taking her tonight," Adrian said. His voice wasn’t a request. It was a command.My father blinked, looking stunned. "Wait, Alpha Blackwood. That wasn't the deal. The agreement was a formal ceremony at the full moon. Elena needs







