LOGIN"I, Hailey Moreno, reject you, Jude Castellan, as my mate." The words tasted like poison, but not as bitter as finding him in bed with my twin sister. Hailey's world shattered when her mate betrayed her with the one person who should have protected her—her own twin, Lucy. The broken mate bond nearly destroyed her wolf, but from the ashes of that pain, something darker was born: revenge. Her plan is simple and ruthless—seduce Alpha Lucian, Jude's powerful father, and make her ex-mate watch as she takes everything from him. But Hailey doesn't know that the lonely Alpha has been watching her, wanting her, for far longer than she realizes. What starts as revenge becomes something neither of them expected. Now Hailey must decide: Is she strong enough to want something real again? Or will her thirst for vengeance destroy the only chance she has at true happiness? In a world where wolves mate for life, some bonds are meant to be broken—and others are worth fighting for.
View More"Are you sure about this?"Petra watched me get ready, her face a mixture of concern and curiosity. I'd come to her house to prepare for tonight, too nervous to stay at my own cabin."No," I admitted, applying lipstick in her bathroom mirror. "But I'm doing it anyway.""What do you think is going to happen tonight?""I don't know." That was a lie. I had a pretty good idea of what Alpha Lucian wanted. The question was whether I was ready to give it to him."You know the whole pack is going to know about this by tomorrow, right? If you go to his house, if you spend the night there...""I know.""And Jude will know.""Good. Let him know. Let him feel what I felt."Petra was quiet for a moment. Then she said softly, "Hailey, I need to ask you something. And I need you to be honest with me.""What?""Is this really about revenge? Or is there something more happening here?"I met her eyes in the mirror. "I don't know," I admitted. "I thought it was just revenge. But when I'm around him, whe
"You're late."Alpha Lucian stood in the center of the training grounds, his arms crossed over his broad chest. He wore simple training clothes—black pants and a tight-fitting shirt that showed off every muscle.I tried not to stare."I'm five minutes late," I said, walking toward him. I'd changed out of his jacket and into my own training gear—fitted leggings and a sports bra. "That's hardly late at all.""When an Alpha tells you to be somewhere at noon, you're there at eleven fifty-five. Not twelve-oh-five.""Then maybe you should have said eleven fifty-five."His eyes narrowed, but I saw the hint of a smile tugging at his lips. "Are you always this difficult?""Only when I'm annoyed.""And what do you have to be annoyed about?""My mother came to see me this morning. She wanted me to forgive Lucy."The smile disappeared from his face. "And?""And I told her to leave. That Lucy is dead to me."He studied me for a long moment. "Good.""Good?""Yes. Good. Your sister betrayed you in t
I didn't sleep that night.How could I? Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Alpha Lucian's silver gaze. I felt his finger tracing my jaw. I heard his voice: You'll be mine. Completely and utterly mine."This is wrong," I whispered to the darkness of my bedroom. "This is all wrong."My wolf disagreed. She'd been restless all night, pacing inside my mind, wanting to go back to him.He wants us, she purred. The Alpha wants us."He wants to control us. There's a difference."Is there?I threw off my blankets and got out of bed. It was five in the morning, still dark outside. I needed to run. I needed to clear my head.I stripped off my pajamas and shifted, letting my white wolf burst free. The change was painful—it always was now, after the broken bond—but I gritted my teeth through it.Once in wolf form, I slipped out through the back door and into the woods.The forest was quiet this early, peaceful. I ran hard, pushing my body to its limits, trying to outrun my thoughts.It didn't work.
"The rogues at the eastern border have been dealt with."Alpha Lucian's voice filled the great hall as he addressed the pack. I should have been listening to his words, focusing on pack business, but all I could think about was the way his eyes kept finding mine.It wasn't my imagination. Every few minutes, his silver gaze would sweep across the room and land on me for just a moment too long.My wolf purred with satisfaction."Additionally," the Alpha continued, "we'll be increasing patrols along the northern territory. I want teams of four, rotating every six hours."I shifted in my seat, crossing my legs slowly. The movement made my dress ride up slightly. I saw the Alpha's eyes flick down, just for a second, before he forced his attention back to the crowd.Good."Are there any questions?" he asked.Silence. No one questioned the Alpha. Not directly."Then this meeting is—""I have a question."The voice came from the back of the room. Jude.My whole body tensed. What was he doing?
"Are you absolutely sure about this?"Petra, my best friend since childhood, stared at me from across her kitchen table. Her brown eyes were wide with concern, and maybe a little bit of fear.I took a sip of the coffee she'd made me. It was too hot and burned my tongue, but I didn't care. I welcomed the pain. It was nothing compared to the emptiness where my mate bond used to be."Yes," I said firmly. "I'm sure.""Hailey, this is crazy. Do you even hear yourself right now? Seduce Alpha Lucian? The Alpha? Jude's father?""That's exactly the point, Petra. It has to be him."She shook her head, her short brown hair swaying. "But why? Why not just... I don't know, move on? Find someone else? There are plenty of unmated males in the pack—""I don't want someone else!" The words came out harsher than I intended. I took a breath, trying to calm down. "I need Jude to pay. I need him to understand what he did to me.""And sleeping with his father will accomplish that?""Yes."Petra was quiet f
"Jude? Baby, are you home?"I pushed open the door to our cabin, my arms full of groceries. The smell hit me first. Not just Jude's scent, the one that usually made my wolf purr with contentment. No, this was different. This was wrong.There was another scent mixed with his. Sweet. Familiar. Sickeningly familiar.My wolf stirred inside me, uneasy."Jude?" I called again, my voice shakier now.I dropped the grocery bags on the kitchen counter. Apples rolled across the floor. I didn't care. My feet were already moving, carrying me toward our bedroom. Each step felt heavy, like walking through mud. My heart hammered against my ribs.Please, Moon Goddess, please let me be wrong.The bedroom door was slightly open. I could hear sounds now. My hand trembled as I reached for the handle."Don't," my wolf whispered in my mind. "Don't look. We already know."But I had to see it. I had to know for sure.I pushed the door open.The world stopped.Jude was in our bed. Our bed. The one we'd shared






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