LOGINShe survived the poison that killed her family. She built an empire on the bones of men who hurt her. She swore no man would ever touch her heart again. Then her uncle sent the same boy who poisoned her fifteen years ago… …this time to seduce her, break her, and finish the job. He was supposed to kill the Alpha Queen. Instead, he woke the only thing that can save her—or destroy them both.
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“On your knees!” I barked.
He dropped to his knees so fast like his legs could no longer carry him. I didn't need to be told he was frightened. Sweat was pouring down his face and he was already shaking. The fear in his eyes only made me smile. I liked it when they trembled in front of me.
I leaned back on the chair, spreading my legs wide. My voice came out cold. “Make me cum. You know what happens if you fail.”
He swallowed hard. He crawled closer, his hands shaking as he reached for me. I grabbed his hair and shoved his head between my thighs. “Don’t waste my time,” I growled.
He started licking, his tongue moving in a clumsy and desperate way. His whole body trembled like a leaf in the wind. I could feel how hard he was trying, how badly he wanted to live.
It was Pathetic. Pathetic because I knew. I knew he wasn't going to make me cum. No man has and no one will. Only a woman's touch could come close to stirring anything within me.
I pressed his face harder against me just to hear him choke. My laugh was bitter. “Do your best,” I whispered. “It won’t matter.”
Inside, my thoughts spiraled. I wasn't doing this because of pleasure, or wait! It was for pleasure but not in that way. I'd get the pleasure when I kill him for not making me cum. Men were despicable creatures and each day, I look for an excuse to end one of them.
My name is Nyx Fender. And I am an Alpha. Surprising, right? Because an alpha is never supposed to be a woman. But I am living proof that the rules don’t matter when the moon goddess chooses.
My father was the Alpha King. He was revered and feared. Even other alphas lowered their heads when he walked past. He had power in his veins, but he wasn’t a monster. People loved him, except his own brother.
According to them, they'd waited for years before they had us. My mother had given birth to three girls, triplets. While it was a thing of joy for us, my uncle saw an opportunity.
No male child meant the throne would go to him. But all his ambition came crumbling when My father declared that one of us would be alpha. My uncle’s heart turned black.
The council called it madness. It had never been heard of that a woman ruled the pack but my father stood his ground and that didn't sit well with my uncle so he poisoned us. My parents. My sisters. Me.
Somehow, I managed to survive. I was only ten then. I knew it would be dangerous to stay back so I left. I was weak and alone but I didn't stay weak for long.
From ten till eighteen, the world showed me hell. I was raped. Sold like property. Beaten till I bled. Starved till my stomach turned to stone. I learned to steal, to kill, to harden. Every man who touched me carved hatred deeper into my bones.
And to make matters worse, I was a late bloomer. I didn't get my wolf till I was twenty and that too brought another form of torture to me. But when my wolf finally came, I was already a shell. My heart had no softness left. My wolf gave me power, but it wasn’t enough. I wanted more. I wanted it to be limitless.
So I made a deal with the moon goddess. I told her I didn’t want to be just an Alpha. I wanted power that had no end. She gave it to me, but at a price. Piece by piece, my heart would turn to stone. When the last piece hardens, I will die. Unless I find a way to soften it again.
I don’t care. Death has chased me before and I outran it. I’ll choose power every time.
By the time I returned, my uncle was sitting on the throne that belonged to me. I tore it from him with blood.
From there, I didn’t stop. Pack by pack, land by land, I conquered. I built empires. I broke men. Now I am the richest, most powerful Alpha in the world. Alpha Queen.
But all that didn’t fill the hole in my chest. I was still angry and no matter what I did, the anger never went away. So for now, I'll do what pacifies it a little.
“Pathetic,” I hissed, dragging myself out of my thoughts and shoving the man’s head harder against me. He whined, tongue shaking, desperate to keep going.
Then I felt it, his movement shifting. His hands pushed higher, trying to slide where they had no right.
My eyes snapped open. “What do you think you’re doing?”
He froze, stuttering, mouth still wet. I didn’t wait for an answer. My claws slid out in one smooth motion. With one strike, I slashed clean through his neck. His head hit the floor with a dull thud. His body twitched once, then nothing.
The room was silent except for my breathing. That's what they're like. Greedy, pathetic things.
Then, three knocks on the door.
“Come in,” I said calmly.
One of my men stepped inside. His eyes widened when he saw the headless body on the floor. He froze like ice, his mouth opening, closing, no words coming out.
I leaned back, licking my lips, still glowing with the rush of violence. “You’d better have something good for me. Or you’ll join him.”
He swallowed hard. “We… we found him. We found your uncle, Silas but he's under the protection of the Northern Pack Alliance. Attacking him directly would mean war"
I smiled. War is what I was formed from. If it'll take war for me to have his head, so be it.
Kayden's POVThe guards stood in front of me. Twenty of them. Big guys, scarred, mean-looking. Wolves who'd been fighting since they could walk. They stared at me like I was a bug they wanted to squash.I should have cared about that. I didn't.My mind was somewhere else. With her. Nyx. I could feel her through this new thing inside my chest. Like a second heartbeat. She was in her study, reading reports. Bored. A little hungry. I could feel all of it.Was this what having a mate meant? Feeling someone else's feelings like they were your own? It was incredible. It was also the most distracting thing in the world."Boss?" One of the guards was talking to me. "You gonna tell us what to do or just stand there?"I blinked. "What?""I asked what drill you want us to run."Right. Work. Focus. "Sparring. Find a partner. Two minutes each round. Go."They paired up. The sound of fists hitting flesh filled the air. I walked through them, watching, correcting. But my brain wasn't there.She's hu
Nyx's POVFor one second, I let the mask slip.The look on his face. The guards frozen like statues. The silence so thick you could chew it.I couldn't hold it.A laugh burst out of me. Not a giggle. A full, loud laugh that came from my belly and echoed off the training ground walls.The guards blinked. Their jaws dropped. They looked at each other like the sky had just turned green.I laughed harder. I doubled over, one hand on my knee, the other pointing at Kayden's terrified face. "Your face!" I wheezed. "You should see your face!"He stared at me, completely lost. "What?""You thought… you actually thought…" I couldn't finish. The laughter took over again.Slowly, like the sun coming out, the tension in the room melted. One guard snorted. Then another. Then they were all laughing. Not at me. With me. Because for the first time in their lives, they'd seen their Alpha Queen crack a joke.Kayden's mouth opened. Closed. Then he grinned. A slow, relieved, wonderful grin. "You're evil."
Kayden's POV I stepped closer. Her scent wrapped around me. I breathed it in, let it fill my lungs. "How are you? Really?"The playfulness faded. Her eyes softened. "I'm okay. The pain… it comes and goes. Not as bad as before."A knot in my chest loosened, but didn't disappear. "Is there anything I can do? Training? Fighting? Maybe if you push yourself harder, the stone won't… I don't know. Spread as fast?"She tilted her head. "You want to train me.""I want to help you. There's a difference.""I'm the Alpha Queen," she said, a hint of her old arrogance creeping back. "The strongest wolf alive. What do I need training for?"I crossed my arms. "I can best you in a fight."She blinked. Then laughed. A real, surprised laugh. "Excuse me?""You heard me. I can take you.""In what universe?""This one. Right now. Let's go."She looked at me like I'd grown a second head. "You're serious.""As a heart attack. Your heart attack. Which I'm trying to prevent." I jerked my thumb toward the door
Kayden's POVThe bond snapped into place like a lock clicking shut.One second I was just a guy who really, really liked this woman. The next… she was inside me. Not like a thought. Like a heartbeat. A second pulse I could feel beating right next to mine.I pulled my fangs from her neck. I licked the wound, tasted her blood on my tongue. It was sweet and sharp and it made my whole body hum. The mark on her skin was deep. Permanent. Mine.She was mine.I collapsed beside her, breathing hard. My heart was racing. Hers was too. I could hear it. I could feel it. Like her heart was in my chest and mine was in hers."Nyx," I breathed.She turned her head on the pillow. Her eyes were hazy, satisfied. But there was something new in them. Something soft. Something I'd never seen before."What?" she whispered."I can… feel you. Inside my head."A small smile curved her lips. "Good. Now you know what it's like."I laughed. It was a breathless, giddy sound. "This is crazy.""You're telling me." S






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