INICIAR SESIÓNBLURB “I’m sorry, Bellatrix. We couldn’t save the child.” ~ On the day Bellatrix had lost her child in the labor room, her mother’s response had been; “We’d all lost something because of this scandal, it’s only fair that you do too.” For so many years, she’d sought for her parent’s love and affection, but had gotten none of that. They’d reserved it all for Rosalia—their trophy daughter. All her life, she’d watched her sister take every single thing she’d cared about, including the man she’d had a crush on for as long as she could remember. Now, forced into a marriage to the ruthless, cruel, Alpha Clinton of Ironclan pack, Bellatrix can only hope to make it through each day alive. But she soon realizes that Clinton was no stranger, he was the same man she’d bawled her heart to during a drunk night at the club, and the same man who’d she’d recklessly given her virginity *** Clinton didn’t need a wife. But his daughter Esmee needed a mother, and for her sake he’d agreed to the marriage. He’d sworn on his late wife’s tombstone three years ago to never love again, but watching Bellatrix care for his daughter like she was her own had triggered strange feelings in him. Soon enough, he found himself at the edge of breaking the same promises he’d made. What happens when Bellatrix’s long-time crush comes running back, ready to right all his wrongs? Will she give him a second chance, or will she choose the man who still lived in the shadows of his late wife?
Ver másTwo pink lines stared back at me.
I held onto the pregnancy test with trembling hands.That night was supposed to be fun and nothing more. It was supposed to be the one moment I wouldn’t have to think about pleasing my insatiable parents—or the fact that the man I’d loved from a distance, Asher—the soon to be Alpha of Iron-clan pack, was getting married to my sister and I… was to be married off to a General as a reward for his loyalty. That night, I’d decided to be everything my parents believed me to be; reckless and irresponsible.
That mad urge had been what drove me to the public club house, miles away from my pack, and then right into the bed of a complete stranger.
It was supposed to be fun and nothing more, but the pregnancy test in my grip was real, and I was only realizing how doomed I was.
The door to my room was thrown open and my sister, Rosalia, stepped in, with two dresses in her hands.
“I’ll be going on a date with Asher, and I was wondering…” she trailed off. I watched her gaze take in the sight before her—the pregnancy tests in my hands and the tears trailing down my cheeks.
Maybe if I hadn’t been in so much shock, I would have at least tried to conceal the proof of my doom before her gaze landed on it. Too late.
For a moment there was silence, and then slowly, a smile spread on her lips.
“You little whore, you couldn’t even wait till you were eighteen to knock yourself up,” she taunted with glee in her voice.
I swallowed the lump in my throat as fresh tears spilled down my eyes.
“I—I didn’t mean for this to happen,” I tried explaining, “This—it was a mistake,”
But from the little I remembered of that night, this was far from a mistake; I could remember how desperately and shamelessly I’d offered myself to that stranger who hadn’t even bothered giving me his name. I’d wanted my first time to be with a man of my own choice, and I was more than willing to take anyone—even a stranger who’d abandoned me in the hotel afterward.Reckless. Stupid.
“How could you be this thoughtless?” Rosalia spat in disgust, “After all mom and dad have done for you, this is how you repay them?”
The thought of my parents finding out about this filled me with panic. “You can’t tell them mom and dad about this,”“Why shouldn’t I?” she taunted on, and I knew without a doubt she was enjoying this,
“Please Rosalia—you know what they’ll do if they find out, I’m begging you,” I pleaded, “I’ll do anything you want—anything, all I need is a few weeks to find a way out of this. Please.”
She shook her head in disappointment, but I recognized that devising gaze.
“Tempting,” she muttered, “But you have nothing to offer me—”
“Wear the blue dress for the date,” I cut in, “Blue is his favourite color.”
I knew a bunch of other personal things about Asher too. Like, I knew he spent most of his night at the wild-rose field in the woods, I knew he liked his apple pies with cheddar cheese, I knew he fiddles with his collar whenever he was nervous.
“I know everything you need to be the perfect girlfriend for Asher—I could be of use to you,” I tried.
Rosalia wasn’t exactly shocked to hear that, afterall, my obsession over the soon-to-be Alpha had never truly been a secret.
“Fine,” she said finally, “You have two weeks to tell them or I will.”
“Thank you—” I began, but Rosalia was already out of the room.
He had dark brown eyes, flecked with gold, charcoal-brown hair and a face that seemed to have been carved to perfection. He was tall, the type that drew gazes—as if his aura alone wasn’t enough to do that.He strode into the room with the air of a man used to owning spaces.Rosalia pulled me to my feet, making it seem like she’d only been trying to help me up.I shoved away from her.“A–alpha Clinton,” My mother stammered, and for the first time in my life, I saw something in her eyes I never thought I’d ever see. Fear.“I meant no disrespect—”“And yet you threaten my wife, in my pack,” he stated,“I–I apologise," she breathed.If I wasn’t filled with so much rage, I’d have burst into laughter at the scene. “She might have been under your care her whole life,” he said, closing in, “But she’s married to me now.”“I understand, this will not repeat itself—”“For your sake, I hope not.”All along, Rosalia had been strangely quiet.The look on her face was one I recognized; she was chec
BELLATRIX.I’d believed I could do it, I’d believed I could go through the days without thinking about Audrey, but I couldn’t.More times than I could count, I’d absentmindedly reached for my phone to share updates with her, only to be reminded we weren’t exactly on talking termsAudrey and I had always been inseparable ever since we were kids. I told her everything and she never kept anything from me. She was the sister I never had and without her, I felt more alone than I’d ever been.I read through our past chats with a sad smile on my face.I missed her so much.Calling her would only make things worse, but I couldn’t help it when my hands reached for the dial button.Audrey was the one person I always felt safe around, and yet, I couldn’t help but feel nervous as the phone rang.‘You’ve reached Audrey’s voice mail, please drop a message or try again later.’ My heart slumped in my chest. I called again, and again, but they all went straight to voicemails.I returned to our chat.
ALPHA CLINTON’S POVI sat on the bar stool, twirling the glass of genever in my grip. It was a distasteful drink, yet it was the only thing I took whenever I came here.My beta’s scent hit me even before I spotted him.It always bothered me how he managed to keep his hair so immaculately in place at all times—even during fights. It was unnerving.“Alpha,” Konrad addressed with a swift bow, before taking the stool beside me.He doesn’t bother asking why I’d chosen one of the scrappiest pubs in the pack to have a drink in. By now, he’d understood I was weird like that.“You’re late,” I noted.“It’s a thirty minutes’ drive from the jewellery shop to here.”“Fifteen minutes if you ran instead,” I noted. “Where is it?”He took out the small crimson, jewel box and handed it to me. “I think she’ll like it.” I stuck the box in my pocket, only to be met with his cocked brow.“What?” “Aren’t you going to have a look at it?”“I trust you,” I said, then called the waiter over. “A glass of whis
“Why are you crying?” Esmee asked. I hadn’t even realized I was. “Did I make you sad?” I quickly wiped my tears, then walked to her.“No, of course not. It’s just…you remind me of someone.” I said, before swiftly changing the topic. “So, why were you spying on me earlier?”. “Will I get in trouble?” she questioned softly.“Not at all,” I said, with a soft smile.“Are you going to stay here forever?” she asked, her eyes wide with curiosity.“Depends, would you like me to?”“Yes! Yes! Yesss!” she sang, and I couldn’t help the emotion blooming in my chest.It was my dream to be a mother—that dream had been so abruptly stolen from me three years ago, yet now, it felt like fate was giving me another chance.“Then I’ll stay.”“Yay!!!” she rejoiced. Then skipped off the bed. “Come, I’ll show all my toys,” she said, excitedly pulling me after her.***It’s been three days.Three days since I’d gotten ‘married,’ and yet, I had not a faintest idea of who my husband was.Konrad's response was












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