LOGINNicole Marchetti lost all her inheritance and family's empire because she trusted the wrong man. Elliot Vane was her secret lover, her lawyer, her future; until he framed her for crimes, she didn't commit and got engaged to another woman. Now she's in prison with nothing. Adrian Ashford is her family's greatest rival, who has every reason to walk away and celebrate her downfall. Instead, he offers her a deal that shakes her pride. She doesn't trust him. But he's the only one who can save her. *********** He watched her fall. Now he's her only alibi.
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The thrusting of my mate in my body, was causing me pain, but I was happy to know that I had found my mate, Maxwell Sampson. He was the soon to be named Alpha for our pack, Red Pines Pack. I was an Omega, and I was an embarrassment to my family. My family had never disillusioned me. My fate as a she-wolf was to serve the Pack. Maxwell promised me it did not matter that I was an Omega, as he dragged me into the closet at the school we were attending.
Our Pack often hosted events where our Packs would visit one another. I had met Maxwell when I was young and had loved him for years. Yes, he bullied me as we got older. Being an Omega, you kind of expected those things. But as soon as our mate bond clicked, all of that disappeared and it was just the two of us.
He never abused me, like the others did. I was one of the few Omegas in our Pack and school. As such, there was always someone around to remind you of your place in the Pack world. I hated it, but I knew the Moon Goddess would bless me with an amazing mate, who would one day protect me from all the abuse.
As Maxwell was thrusting into my body harder, I whimpered as the pain got more intense. He did not seem to hear me, but I knew first times were always like this. It must be almost over. He suddenly pulled out of me, and thinking it was done, I started to smile when he turned me around and braced my hands against the table I had been sitting on.
He entered me from behind, and it started again, but I did not say anything. I simply bit my lip, waiting for it to be over so I could be with my mate. As he went faster, I heard him groan out his release, slumping over my body. I basked in the warmth of his body wrapped around mine, knowing that I had given my mate pleasure.
I looked back towards Maxwell’s face, hoping for a kiss, when he slipped out of me and did his pants up. I slowly turned around fixing my clothes. He had been in such a rush; we had not taken our clothes off. That was the mate bond. Exciting and unpredictable, I thought with a smile.
I looked to Maxwell shyly, “Was it alright?” I asked. “Was what alright?” he replied, confused. “Me, was our love making alright?” I clarified. He looked distracted, “Umm yeah, sure it was alright,” he said bringing a smile to my face. “I need to go to class,” he mumbled as he opened the door to the janitor’s closet and walked out leaving me on my own.
I felt the sting of tears, but I realized he was already late for his class, while I had study hour in the library. I gathered my bookbag, cringing at the discomfort between my legs. Then I smiled, I was a woman now. I had a mate. My wolf came to me last night at midnight since it was my eighteenth birthday today. Her name is Layla, and she told me I would not shift today as most do. I was special and I needed to wait.
I was disappointed, but she had yipped in excitement that we had found our mate. I could not wait to get home and tell my parents that their Omega daughter who had embarrassed them over the years was mated with the future Alpha of the Red Pines Pack.
The rest of the day passed quickly. I had not seen Maxwell all day and sadly he left before I could see him again. Before I could tell him goodbye and make plans to see him later. I understood, he was busy with his Alpha lessons, and I needed to respect that. Afterall, I was going to be a Luna one day soon and would be in training myself.
Taking the bus home to the Red Pines Pack, I ignored those bullying me on the bus. I was basking in the thrilling thoughts that I had a mate. And he was not just any mate, but an Alpha mate. I was going to be a Luna. A fair Luna. One who treated all pack members well.
I would wait until Maxwell deemed it appropriate to tell everyone we were mates. I did not want to embarrass him by pushing him too quickly.
I got home, made supper for my family, did my homework, and then went to get ready for bed. My family tolerated my existence. My father was the Gamma of our Pack, so my mother was the Gamma female. There had been expectations, that all their children would be from the Gamma blood line. For some reason that was not the case with me. My sister – older by a year – was a Gamma and my younger brother was a Gamma, but for some reason I was born an Omega.
My family had ensured I always knew my place. I served my parents and my siblings all their meals, I worked in our Pack house on special occasions such as mating Galas, celebratory ceremonies. I cooked, cleaned … whatever was needed. And whenever I was needed, my parents made me work the events, while they collected my pay.
The Alpha and Beta families were disappointed with me as well. They made no secret of their disgust with me, but I was never beaten publicly, so I took that as a small win. The Alpha and Beta children took turns bullying me and abusing me, but they were never punished even though everyone knew it was happening.
I went to get into the shower, surprised at the blood inside my white panties. Now that I had a mate, I would need to get special panties and bras. Whatever he liked, I would wear. My mother never allowed me to get anything special, saying I did not deserve it. So, I made do with the plain underwear I had.
I wondered what Maxwell was doing right now. I wanted to be with him. Not have sex, I was still sore. But to be in his arms, to be protected by him. After my shower I went to lay in bed, when the first twinges of pain raced through my body. I had no idea what it meant, but the pain increased in intensity.
I screamed out in agony, trying to curl myself into my body. I was a ball of pain, when my mother entered my room. “What the hell is going on? What are you screaming for?” my mother demanded. I lay there, with tears streaming from my eyes, “I do not know. I have burning pain in my stomach,” I replied as another wave of pain hit me.
She looked at me in disgust. “Did you meet your mate today?” she asked me, annoyed by the next howl I let out. “Yes,” I bit out, trying to breathe through the pain. “Well, your mate is having sex with somebody else,” she said, as she looked at me with a surprising look of pity. “That is not possible,” I muttered, as another wave rolled over my body.
I gasped in pain, as my mother leaned down towards me. I thought she was going to console me; however, she simply muttered, “Did you really believe you would be enough for any mate?”.
The pain carried on for a couple of hours. My wolf howled in my head. She had tried to take the pain for me, but it was too intense for her. She would not confirm what my mother had said was the truth and simply receded to the back of my mind.
It could not be. I would not believe it. Something was wrong with me; I just knew it. I needed Maxwell but had no way to connect with him. As an Omega, our linking abilities were limited to family. Unless we were mated and then we could connect with our mate as well.
More pain rolled over me in waves, as I curled into a tight ball, silent tears rolling down my cheeks.
ELLIOT'S POVI sat across from Detective Daniels in the interrogation room. "Mr. Vane," he said. "I'd advise you to be honest with us and tell us the truth.” I shook my head. "I'm telling you the truth, I didn't kill her. It was my wedding day, and I left for my honeymoon the next morning. How could I have killed her?” “Can we confirm this with your wife? That you were with her the entire time?” “Yes.” I nodded confidently. He wrote down something, then looked up at me. "Mr. Vane. We have reason to believe you have a connection to the victim.""I don't.""Yes, you do.” He opened a file. "Delia Moore was arrested a few weeks ago for attacking Adrian Ashford. He dropped the charges, and she was released a few days later. She was reported missing and then found dead.” I leaned back into my chair. “What does that have to do with me? What if it was Adrian Ashford who killed her after dropping the charges or Nicole because she framed her initially?” I asked. “Why do you think I kill
ADRIAN'S POV"Mr. Ashford. You wanted to see me?" Elliot spoke as he walked into my chair. I gestured to the chair across from my desk."Sit."He sat down and stared directly at me. "What's this about?"“I won't drag this anymore.” I pushed the document to him. “Sign it now while I'm being nice about it.”’His smile faltered. “No. I've told you before that I won't sign anything.” I leaned back in my chair. “Do you really want to go down this path with me?” “Yes.” His face hardened. “I respect you, but you have no right to force me into signing a prenup.” He snapped. “This is insulting.” I raised my brows. "Insulting?""Yes. You're treating me like a gold digger. Like I married your niece for her money. Like I'm not good enough for her."I didn't respond."I love her. I don't care about her money. I don't care about your family's wealth. I care about her."I leaned forward. "Then put your money where your mouth is. Sign the prenup."He shook his head. "No. I shouldn't have to prov
ADRIAN'S POVThe headache had been there for two days.A dull, persistent ache that settled behind my eyes and refused to leave. I had taken medication. I had tried to sleep it off. I had drunk enough water to drown a fish.Nothing worked.I sat in my office, pressing my fingers against my temples, trying to focus on the documents in front of me. The numbers blurred, and I couldn't concentrate. “I can't do this.” I groaned. I pressed on the intercom. “Marcus, I'm done for the day.” I picked up my keys and left. I was going to see my doctor.*****************The hospital was definitely not my favourite place but I couldn't neglect my health. I couldn't afford to fall sick or break down. I sat in the examination room, waiting for the doctor to arrive. It's the same doctor I've been using for years. He also got me transferred to him when I rushed in by an ambulance after the incident in the rain. He walked in. "Mr. Ashford." He sat down across from me. "What's going on?""I've h
NICOLE'S POVMy exhaustion from the day had already been overwhelming. The articles. The meeting with Matteo and Kevin. The stress of not knowing if I was making the right decision.And now this ; Adrian Ashford, standing outside my apartment, insulting me.I felt the anger rise in my chest. "What are you doing here, Adrian?"He stepped closer. "I asked you a question.""And I don't have to answer it." I walked toward my door. "I'm tired. I don't have the energy to deal with you right now.""You don't have the energy?" He laughed. "You had the energy to go to an event with Matteo Ferragamo. You had the energy to smile for the cameras. You had the energy to let the whole world think you're sleeping with him."I stopped and turned. "Did you come all the way here just to insult me? To continue from where your niece stopped yesterday?"His jaw tightened. “What did Vivi do?” "She attacked me at the event. She called me a whore. She warned Matteo to stay away from me." I stepped toward hi






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