Fated to Marry My Enemy Alpha

Halley’s POVI smoothed my dress for the third time, hoping it would calm my nerves. It didn’t.They were supposed to be back by now. My father and Kyle had taken our warriors to the border two days ago to deal with the rogues that had been crossing into Whitemane’s territory. Yesterday a messenger returned with news that the battle was won. That Kyle had led the final charge himself.Tonight, we were to be married.Kyle wasn’t part of our pack. Not yet. He’s Alpha of the Darkmoon Pack and our alliance is the only reason his pack still exists. My father had supported Kyle’s claim to the throne when no one else would, had given him warriors and resources and legitimacy when he had nothing. Our marriage was the price of that deal. Kyle would take me as his Luna, uniting our packs and securing Whitemane's future.He never said he loved me but he held my hand in front of both packs. He smiled at me like I was the only person in the room. He whispered promises about the life we would build

Halley’s POVI woke up the next morning to Beta Ronan barging into my room. “Get up.” His voice was flat. When I didn’t move, he crossed the room, yanked the blanket off of me and dragged me out of bed. He threw me toward the closet hard enough that I had to catch myself on the doorframe. “Get dressed. Five minutes.”He was back in four. I had barely pulled my shirt over my head before his hand closed around my arm again. Dragging me down the hall, down the stairs, all the way outside without another word between us. He marched us through the grounds and into the central square.We stopped to the side of the stage. I looked into the crowd and felt my stomach drop. I realized there were no high-ranking wolves. No elders. No senior warriors. Not one of the faces I had grown up trusting stood before me. My wolf stirred at the back of my mind, searching for them, before coming back with nothing. ‘They’re not here,’ she said quietly. ‘He probably has them somewhere. Or he’s spun a web

Damon’s POVI was in the middle of training when Beta Theo stepped in front of me. "Sorry to interrupt. It's urgent.""Then take care of it." I didn't slow my strikes."I found a girl." He said it slowly, the way he did when he already knew I wouldn't like it. "In the woods below the cliff. She's in the hospital now."That stopped me. "You know the rules better than anyone, Theo." We did not take in strangers. We never had. “So why the hell is there a stranger in my hospital and why am I only hearing about it now?”"She's half dead, Alpha. Several broken ribs, barely breathing when I found her." He spread his hands. "And she’s no rogue. High-ranking, by the scent of her. This could be good for us. This could be our chance to get to know another pack."“Madfang doesn't need to know other packs. If she's so high-ranking, let her own pack take care of her. I want her off my land. If you don't throw her out, I will.”Go and see who she is, my wolf pushed at me, restless and urgent in a wa

Halley’s POVThe first morning I could walk without my ribs aching, I let myself out of the hospital and went looking for Beta Theo.I had no idea where to start. Wolves I didn't know moved through the grounds, none of them sparing me more than a glance. I caught a younger one before he could pass."Excuse me. Where can I find Beta Theo?""Training grounds, probably." He pointed down a path without slowing. "Straight down that way, you can't miss it."I found him at the edge of it, watching two younger wolves circle each other in the dirt."Up and walking." He grinned at me. "Doctor Samara does good work.""You pulled me off that cliff." I held his eyes. "Thank you. I'd be dead without you."The grin softened. "Anyone would have.""They wouldn't."He dismissed the training while turning to me but his brow furrowed. "I don't understand Alpha Damon, though. He ordered me to send you off the second you heal. You're his mate, right?"“Yes, but he didn’t seem to care about our bond, especi

Halley’s POVTwo days. That was how long it had been since I last saw Damon and how much closer Kyle's wedding had crept up while I sat uselessly in a hospital bed. I had stopped every wolf who passed my door and begged them to send word to Damon that I needed to talk. That it couldn't wait. Not one of them came back with an answer. The last one, a broad woman with grey at her temples, hadn't even slowed."Please," I'd said. "Just tell the Alpha Halley needs to speak with him.""I know who you are." She kept walking. "That's exactly why I won't."That morning the frustration drove me out of bed and through the pack grounds on my own. I found his office, knocked twice and stood there looking like a fool far longer than I should have. Nothing. I tried the training grounds next.I had barely reached the edge of them when Theo stepped into my path, his arms crossed."What are you doing here?""Is he here? I need to speak to him. Now.""He doesn't want to see you.""It's important, Theo.