LOGINClara Westbrook has spent her life being exactly what an Alpha’s daughter is supposed to be. But when she discovers that her father has promised her to Alpha Damien Ashford in a marriage contract she never agreed to, obedience is no longer an option. When she escapes with the Blackstone delegation, Clara thinks she’s simply found a way out. What she doesn’t know is that Alpha Kieran Blackstone has already recognized her as his fated mate. Damien has a contract bearing her name, and Marcus Westbrook has no intention of allowing his carefully arranged plans to fall apart. Neither of them is prepared to accept that Clara’s future may no longer belong to them. What begins as a fight over an unwanted marriage soon reaches the Alpha Council, where an old contract and an undeniable mate bond collide. But the battle over Clara’s future is only the beginning. Something is wrong inside Westbrook, and as questions surrounding Marcus and his leadership begin to surface, the decisions he made in the name of protecting his pack threaten to bring down everything he fought to control. At Blackstone, Clara is discovering a life she never knew she was allowed to want—and an Alpha who doesn’t expect her to become smaller to stand beside him. But before Clara can build a future of her own, she’ll have to face the one she was promised to. And Damien Ashford isn’t finished with her yet.
View MoreThe afternoon settled into a quieter rhythm after lunch.Cole had taken over the third row, insisting that Luca had complained enough for one day and that he was perfectly capable of surviving a few hours with limited legroom. Luca hadn't argued, although the look of relief on his face when he climbed into the middle row was almost comical. Maddox returned to his messages, occasionally speaking quietly with Kieran about something that needed attention once we arrived, while I occupied myself with the scenery and the occasional conversation.I was beginning to feel tired.Not the kind of exhaustion that made me want to sleep immediately, but a lingering heaviness that seemed to have settled into my muscles after the events of the previous day. Between hiding in the SUV, arguing with Kieran, and finally getting a dece
By the time Kieran pulled into a small rest area a few minutes later, the sharpest part of my headache had begun to fade, leaving behind a dull, unpleasant throbbing that seemed to worsen whenever I moved too quickly.He came around to my side of the SUV before I'd even unfastened my seat belt, opening the door and crouching beside me with an expression that suggested he was trying very hard not to lose his temper."How are you feeling?""Like someone spent the last ten minutes trying to split my skull open."His jaw tightened, and I immediately regretted the answer."Sorry. That probably wasn't what you wanted to hear.""No, sweetheart, it wasn't."
The landscape outside had gradually changed as we traveled, the busy commercial stretches surrounding the hotel giving way to long sections of highway bordered by wooded hills and open fields. Occasionally, we'd pass through a small town or glimpse a cluster of houses tucked among the trees, but for the most part, the road stretched ahead of us without interruption.I'd never traveled this far from Westbrook without my family.The realization had been lingering somewhere in the back of my mind since we left Council, but it was only now, with the morning slipping away and our destination growing closer, that I was beginning to appreciate what it meant.I was going somewhere I'd never seen, to live among people I didn't know, with a man I'd met only days earlier.And somehow, despite the uncertainty of everything waiting for me, I was looking forward to it.I knew Blackstone was one of the largest packs in the region. My father had spoken about its size and influence often enough, usual
By the time we had been on the road for nearly two hours, I had reluctantly accepted that Kieran had been right about making me sit in the front.I wasn't going to tell him, obviously. He already looked far too pleased with himself whenever I stretched my legs beneath the dashboard, and I had no intention of rewarding his smugness by admitting that the passenger seat was considerably more comfortable than the third row. My back was still sore from yesterday's spectacularly poor decision to spend an entire day hiding among the luggage, and every time I shifted, another muscle reminded me that being a wolf didn't make me immune to the consequences of my own stupidity. I'd apparently managed to bruise places I hadn't even realized could be bruised.Still, there were worse places to spend a morning than beside Kieran Blackstone.He'd been driving since we left the hotel, occasionally contributing to whatever conversation was taking place behind us but otherwise seeming content to let the












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