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As the younger sister of the most powerful Alpha in the Southern Territory, I dated Damon, my brother's biggest rival for Alpha King, for five years without telling my brother and parents.

But the day before our mating ceremony, I found out that my fiancé was dating me just to threaten my brother to quit the election with our sex tape.

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I'm the sister of the Stormfang Pack Alpha, one of the top three most powerful packs in the southern territories. Everyone knows me as the most well-behaved noble she-wolf in our bloodline.

The most reckless thing I've ever done? Secretly dating my brother's biggest rival, Damon Blackwood, for five years.

Behind my parents' and brother's backs, I submitted a mating bond application to the Alpha Council. As core members of the Werewolf Alliance, we need the Council's approval before we can officially become mates.

Damon is the Alpha of the northern Ironwood Pack. He's also my brother's greatest threat in the race for Alpha King.

He always tells me his wolf can't control its desire when it sees me. That's why he likes to have sex me anywhere, anytime—even out in the wild, he doesn't care.

Right here in the grasslands of Stormfang Pack's largest hunting grounds.

He stripped me bare and claimed me completely. Always like this—me naked, him fully clothed, his phone casually placed beside us.

His lips found my collarbone, sending shivers through me and leaving a trail of marks.

"Damon..." I whispered his name softly. "Could we... not do this outdoors anymore? I think I heard the patrol guards' footsteps just now. What if they see us?"

Damon's movements paused, then he chuckled low.

He lifted his head, his dark eyes reflecting my face with a mix of indulgence and amusement. "What? Getting shy now?"

"Don't worry, they can't see us. Besides, they're all pack members. Even if they discovered something, they wouldn't spread it around. I can't help myself when I see you. You're going to be my mate, baby. Just satisfy me this once, hmm?"

That word "baby" made my ears burn. I felt completely enchanted by his voice, unable to speak another word of refusal.

Damon's kiss fell on me again, carrying an irresistible dominance that devoured all my rational thoughts bit by bit.

Our temperatures rose together. Damon's movements grew more intense, as if he wanted to meld me into his very bones. My breathing became rapid, my fingers unconsciously gripping his shoulders.

I don't know how much time passed before the reeds stopped swaying and everything finally ended.

I had just reached the peak of pleasure, sitting on top of him, my whole body drained of strength.

Damon calmly fastened his belt, looked down at me, and reached out to ruffle my hair. "I need to go handle some business at the Pack House office. I'll have the driver take you back first, then I'll come home to you later, okay?"

I nodded, my voice soft. "Okay."

After Damon left, I got dressed, still feeling dazed.

Just as I was about to get up and look for the driver, I suddenly noticed Damon had dropped some documents in the hunting grounds.

Luckily, the hunting grounds were right next to the Pack House office. I quickly grabbed the documents and rushed to the office.

I arrived at Damon's office door.

The door was slightly ajar. Just as I was about to enter, I heard bursts of laughter from inside.

"Alpha, you made quite the commotion out there. When we were patrolling the hunting grounds, we saw all the birds fly away. The whole grassland was shaking. Tell me, if Garrett Rivers knew his sister was being so wild under the Alpha, would he cough up blood from rage?"

My brain buzzed like I'd been struck by lightning. I froze in place.

"Hahaha, both Damon and Garrett Rivers have great chances of being elected the next Alpha King. The reputation of 'Southern Rivers, Northern Blackwood' isn't just talk. That's why the Alpha deliberately orchestrated that whole hero-saves-beauty love-at-first-sight scenario, rescuing Garrett Rivers' sister and making her fall head over heels for him."

"They've been together for years now. The Alpha just loves having relations with her in public places. Sage Rivers thinks no one knows, but actually many pack members have seen them, even taken videos. Everyone calls her a slut behind her back, shameless. Even her brother Garrett Rivers' reputation gets dragged down. Once the Alpha officially bonds with Sage Rivers and becomes her legal mate, he can use her to threaten her brother into withdrawing from the Alpha King race."

The group was talking excitedly, completely unaware someone was standing outside the office.

My mind went completely blank, ears ringing.

Their words echoed in my head over and over, getting louder and louder until they thundered like bells, threatening to shatter my skull.

Damon... when he first saved me, it was all planned?

Our five years together was just manipulation, a stepping stone for his Alpha King campaign.

"Alpha, why aren't you saying anything? You originally approached Sage Rivers just to threaten Garrett Rivers, to make him stop opposing you. You didn't actually fall for his sister, did you?"

"Fall for her?" The man who had just been calling me baby sat in his high seat, lazily exhaling smoke. His lips curved into a mocking smile. "Garrett Rivers is my mortal enemy. I just want to destroy him. Once Sage Rivers officially becomes my mate, I'll use her sex videos and mating rights to threaten Garrett Rivers into withdrawing from the Alpha King race. We've already submitted the bonding application. In two weeks when it's approved, we'll officially execute the plan. I imagine Garrett Rivers' expression when he discovers his precious sister secretly became mates with his mortal enemy will be quite spectacular."

"Alpha is brilliant!"

Everyone burst into laughter, their voices full of excitement and anticipation.

My fingers trembled. I could barely stand.

Suddenly, I heard the pack elder's voice beside me. "Miss, why aren't you going in?"

I finally snapped back to reality, frantically shoving the documents at him. "I... I'm not going in. Please give these to the Alpha and tell him someone found them. Don't tell him I was here."

I turned and ran, tears streaming freely in the wind, Damon's cold words echoing in my ears—

"Garrett Rivers is my mortal enemy. I just want to destroy him."

My heart felt like it was being crushed by an invisible hand, the pain almost suffocating.

So our meeting was orchestrated from the very beginning!

Years ago, I came to the northern territories against my brother's wishes to study healing arts. There were healing herbs that only grew in the harsh cold regions, herbs that could cure silver poisoning.

After passing the Werewolf Alliance's tests to become an official healer, I was determined to stay at Ironwood Pack. No matter how much my brother tried to persuade me to return to Stormfang Pack, I refused. Mom and Dad spoiled me since childhood, and my brother was obsessed with protecting me. I wanted to make it on my own.

I was completely absorbed in my healing research until I met Damon Blackwood, my brother's legendary mortal enemy. I'd heard that in recent years, the two of them had been fighting over territory, prey, and Alpha King qualifications, locked in a life-or-death struggle.

But this very person saved me twice.