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The Alpha's Reluctant Temptation 27
Marigold POVSugar did not leave. Of course she didn’t. We ended up talking about the plan of me pretending to be Margaux.Instead, she plopped herself onto the balcony chaise like she owned the damn place, swirling her soda like it was champagne. “Alright, dollface, listen up. If you’re going to pull this off—pretending to be Margaux—you need sass training. And lucky for you, I am an expert.”I blinked. “Sass training?”Gregor growled softly under his breath. “This isn’t necessary.”“Shut it, Alpha Hulksmash,” Sugar shot back without even glancing at him. “Your girlfriend—”“She’s not my—” we both said at the same time, only for Sugar to keep talking like we hadn’t spoken at all.“—needs to learn how to act like a spoiled brat princess. Because from what I’ve heard, Margaux wasn’t just a wolf, she was a spectacle. If Marigold here walks into the palace acting like… well, herself…” She squinted at me, her grin wicked. “The jig will be up in five seconds.”I crossed my arms, glaring. “
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Marigold POVThe storm hadn’t stopped. The sea roared below like it was mad at the moon, and the air outside was heavy with salt and thunder. I should’ve been asleep, curled up in that ridiculously oversized bed Sugar shoved me into—seriously, who needs twenty-seven pillows? But no. My wolf was restless, my head was buzzing, and something told me Alpha Gregor was probably brooding, half naked again, somewhere like a tragic hero in a bad romance novel with bad ending.I was right.When I padded onto the shared balcony, satin robe swishing against my legs (thank you, Sugar, for saving me from streaking across this royal palace-sized “vacation house”), there he was—Alpha Gregor. Sweatpants. And daymmmn that bulge!Slippers. Gray t-shirt clinging to his chest like it was sculpted for war and seduction. I mean, come on. Could the moon goddess give me a break? The man was Henry Cavill with brooding attitude.“You’re still awake?” I said, leaning casually on the railing like my knees weren’t
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“And what if he chooses wrong?” I asked. “If the king decides to protect his council to protect his crown? If he brands us dangerous?” The scenario slid behind my words like a knife.Prince Leon’s hand tightened on his glass. “Then we burn the court. We bring the evidence to the people and to allied packs. We march. I have allies who will stand with me if I give them reason. You make them see that the council is rotten. But first we buy ourselves leverage.”I let his meaning settle. He was asking me to play a lie — to let Marigold be the bait — because when the king accepted the bait in public, he’d be committed to a defense of that lie. Once committed publicly, the throne could no longer ignore a carefully-timed revelation without looking complicit. It would be ugly. It would be dangerous. It would give us the political leverage to force the king’s hand or delegitimize him.“Who will know?” I asked.“You, Xander, Zach, me, and the girls,” he said. “Nonna can be useful at the discreti
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Alpha Gregor POVThat night, with the storm battering the windows like an omen, I finally laid it all out.Prince Leon sat across from me in the prince’s version of “a small study,” which looked like a damn throne room disguised with bookshelves. He was calm, too calm, swirling a glass of brandy while his human mate slept in the next room. But when I told him what Zach had confirmed—that he was the one feeding Zach information, the one I could trust—his mask slipped just enough for me to see the man beneath the crown.I told him everything.About the death of the real Margaux, ambush at the inn. About the chase. About the Black Fang coming after us like vultures on blood. About the girl who wasn’t supposed to exist—Marigold, not Margaux—her warrior wolf carrying a darkness even I couldn’t name.And then I told him the part I hated most. The part that tasted like ash every time I said it.“That night in the Wolfgang pack,” I said, my voice lower, harsher, “they thought they were punish
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Marigold POVThe next day felt like a hangover without the fun of tequila shots. My body was stiff from sleeping in Nonna’s too-small cottage bed, my hair still smelled faintly of smoke from Gregor’s midnight wolf-horror show, and I was stuck in a car with His Alpha Grumpiness behind the wheel.He drove like the road had personally insulted him—knuckles white, jaw locked, shoulders tight as steel. Meanwhile, I sat in the passenger seat, sipping what might have been the world’s worst gas station coffee. Bitter. Cold. With a suspicious coffee stain on the lid that I was absolutely sure was plotting my death.“You missed the turn,” I said, pointing at the half-hidden road sign to the east.“I did not miss it. I chose not to take it,” he muttered, eyes fixed on the road like it owed him money.“Oh really?” I slurped my sludge-coffee loudly. “Because according to Zach, we’re supposed to head east. East. You know, where the sun rises. Not wherever your alpha manly ego thinks is better.”He
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Marigold POVOf course, the gods just had to ruin the one decent night of sleep I’ve had in weeks. I’d finally gotten comfortable—wrapped in Gregor’s ridiculously large shirt that smelled way too good for my peace of mind—when the damn growling, howling, blood-splattering show started at dawn.I shot upright so fast I nearly toppled into the fire. Nonna was already clutching her spoon like it was a holy relic, muttering prayers and curses in the same breath. And me? I was pressed into the corner with her, staring wide-eyed at the scene unfolding.Gregor—well, his wolf—was tearing through intruders like they were warm bread rolls. Blood, fur, weapons, snapping bones—it was a nightmare ballet, and he was the star performer. And let me tell you, the front row seat was not as glamorous as it sounds.“Mother of—Nonna, I swear, if one of those ears flies in this direction, I’m out!” I hissed, pulling her spoon-wielding self tighter into the corner.“Stay down, girl,” Nonna snapped, though s
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