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Done Being Second Choice Chapter 10
The hall doors slowly closed behind Weston.Through the heavy doors, I heard a raw, bestial cry, so hoarse and desperate it seemed to tear his vocal cords.That was the last of his fight."He's lost his mind," Chloe said, standing by a towering window and looking down at the departing convoy."Not only did he sign that ruinous treaty, but he also threw the Alpha's Signet, the very symbol of the North's authority, into the mud."Without looking up from the next document, I said, "He deserved it."With that treaty in effect, the North's most valuable resources were drained dry.The once-mighty empire crumbled, reduced to a second-rate pack on the fringes of the continent.And Weston became a walking corpse, his soul ripped out.Three months later.Weston abdicated his position as Alpha of the North.He left the pack in Damon's care and, with only a single servant, returned to the abandoned sacred altar.He rebuilt the altar with his own hands: white jade steps, stone pillars, and a statu
Done Being Second Choice Chapter 9
The Northern Council's judgment was swift.Three days later, Riley was dragged to the execution platform.Without her wolf, she was nothing but a broken shell. The executioner pressed a red-hot brand firmly onto her cheek.The sickening smell of burning flesh filled the air. The mark of "Traitor" would be with her for life.Amid desperate screams, she was thrown into a caged prison cart and exiled to the Barren Lands forever. There was no water there, only sandstorms and man-eating beasts.My parents did not escape punishment.For their complicity and indulgence, the Council stripped them of their noble status. My father's Alpha privileges were revoked, and all family assets were confiscated.They became the lowest of the low in the North.All the obstacles had been cleared away.But some people were foolish enough to believe this meant a new beginning.The next morning, the heavy doors of the Southern main hall were pushed open.Weston had come.He came alone, carrying a large, black
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The rain blurred the bloody fingerprints on the paper.Weston's hands trembled as he read, page by page. His breathing grew more ragged, his pupils constricting in horror."Two years ago... the altar's defenses were weakened..." He stared at the words, muttering in disbelief. "It was Riley? She sold the patrol routes to the rogues?!"I held my umbrella, watching coldly as his world shattered."That's right.""To ensure no one stole her spotlight, to make sure you wouldn't attend the bonding, she reassigned all of your most trusted guards.""Weston, the person who most wanted me dead wasn't some stranger. It was the princess you treasured."An inhuman roar ripped from Weston's throat.He violently crumpled the papers, his knuckles turning white.For Riley, he had postponed the bonding ceremony again and again. For Riley, he had left me alone at the sacred altar.He thought the attack was a tragic accident. It turned out to be a massacre orchestrated by the woman he cherished most.The r
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The crisp sound of the slap still echoed in the grand hall.Riley clutched her swelling face, staring at Weston as if he were a stranger, too stunned to even cry."Get her out of the South," I ordered coldly, settling back into my throne."Wait!" Weston pushed away the attendant who tried to help him up.Thud.His knees hit the white jade floor with a heavy thud. The great Alpha of the North, before the shocked eyes of everyone present, knelt."Lyra, I'm begging you.""As long as you give me the cure, as long as you give me one chance. I'll do anything you ask."I looked at his groveling face and found it laughable."Alright," I said, raising an eyebrow. "The Blackthorn Grove in the South needs a laborer to gather herbs. No powers, bare-handed.""Gather one hundred blood-thorns, and I will consider giving you a single vial of the cure."The thorns of the Blackthorn Grove could easily tear through a werewolf's skin. The pain was worse than death.Weston didn't hesitate for a second. His
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The great doors boomed and swung open.Two rows of heavily armed, high-ranking southern guards dropped to one knee in perfect unison.A she-wolf emerged from the shadows, dressed in a long, dark purple velvet gown, a brilliant moonstone circlet gracing her brow.A suffocatingly powerful presence instantly enveloped the hall, causing Riley's face to drain of all color.Weston's head snapped up, his eyes locking on the face on the throne.It was a face carved into his bones, the one he had cried out for in countless nightmares. But now, that face was stripped of its former meekness and humility.Weston's pupils constricted violently, and his breath hitched in his throat.CLANG!The Alpha Scepter slipped from his trembling hand, shattering the stone slab at his feet.The hall fell deathly silent.Weston's eyes were so red they looked ready to bleed, his chest heaving."Lyra…"He scrambled toward the throne, tears carving paths through the dust on his face."Mate… my mate… You're alive!"H
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The car screeched to a halt at the perimeter of the altar, and he kicked the door open, lunging into the ruins like a madman.The moment he stepped into the thick smoke, a searing pain ripped through his chest. A violent cough ripped through him, and he sprayed a mouthful of blood before collapsing onto the rubble.Through the poisonous fumes, at the heart of the fire, he saw it: the tattered, blood-soaked remains of a simple white dress and a shattered lunar crown."Lyra!"A desperate, grief-stricken howl tore from his throat, echoing through the Black Forest and sending every bird in the valley scattering into flight."Alpha! Get back! The smoke hasn't cleared!" Damon yelled, rushing to pull him back."Get off me!" Weston shoved him away and plunged his hands into the scorching rubble, tearing through it piece by piece."Lyra!" His voice was raw, but he kept shouting.His fingernails tore, and his palms were shredded by silver shrapnel until they were a bloody mess. He didn't feel a
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