The Lycan’s second chance mate is a HYBRID.

DONIKA'S POV“I can’t believe this is happening.” As I stare at myself at the glass in front of the wedding hall,draped in the most hideous wedding dress ever.I stood just outside the ceremonial hall, veil halfway pinned, hands shaking around my bouquet of fresh lilies.“You’re lucky it is,” my aunt snapped, yanking my shoulder straight. “Fix your face. Do you know how many girls would kill to be where you are?” “Being forced to marry the man who cheated on me with my cousin,your daughter?” I muttered under my breath but she heard me all the same and she could have slapped me on a very normal day if not it was my wedding She glared. “You should be grateful Damon even still wants you. After what your parents left behind, you’re just a wolfless burden to this pack. This union saves your name.”Uncle scoffed beside her, arms crossed. “The pack agreed to this match. You’ll bring honor to what’s left of your family. That’s the least you can do.”“I didn’t choose this,” I said, voice flat

KAEL'S POVCHAPTER THREEKael’s POV“Donika…” I whispered her name slowly as I caressed the face of the woman who was fast asleep in my car.My heart felt like it was going to explode the moment I saw her in that wedding dress standing like a lost pup on the altar. That was my second chance mate about to given off like a piece of stale bread to the bastard who stood beside her.When I first found out she was my mate while observing a nearby pack which shared a small boundary with ThornClaw Pack,she had been off by the water fall just by the boundary crying her heart out two weeks ago and yelling into the void,going on and on about her cheating mate,just then my wolf Fenris called out “MATE”. He was so excited and a sense of protectiveness clouded his mind “Let’s take her before we lose her too…” was all Fenris kept asking in my head and I couldn’t help but shut him out as he was starting to take control fully.I could feel my heart tug and the scent around heightening to a sweet flor

DONIKA’S POVIt’s been up to 45 minutes since I encountered the woman who seemed to be Kael’s mother, and she was exactly like her son; she looked so cold and maybe, just maybe, annoyed at my presence.I’ve been in his room for what felt like forever, and it felt like the walls were breathing around me. I sat on the edge of the bed, my knees pulled up, Kael’s shirt swallowing my frame. The faint scent of his cologne clung to the fabric, not unpleasant, but sharp enough to remind me who it belonged to.“I shouldn’t be here.” I thought to myself.My mind slipped back to when the war between our packs took place; Mother had rushed me to a different room, which was smaller and darker.“Don’t make a sound, Donika. You must stay alive no matter what, my princess.” My mother’s voice was shaking, and tears filled her eyes even as she gave me a weak smile and kiss on the forehead, and she shoved me under the bed. My small hands clutched the wooden floor, splinters biting my skin.Just as Mothe

DONIKA’S POV The first thing I noticed when I woke up was… warmth. Not the scratchy heat of my old mattress in ThornClaw. Not the restless, cold ache of sleeping on the floor in my uncle’s cramped house on some nights. This felt different and surreal; I low-key wished all my mornings would be like this from now on. Soft sheets. A quilt that smelled faintly of lavender. A pillow that felt like it had been made just for my head. And for once, just once in years—I hadn’t dreamt of screams, blood, and shadows under a bed. I wanted to stay in it forever. Which, of course, was when a voice cheerfully shattered the peace. “Up, up, up! Sleeping beauty, we’ve got a long day ahead of us.” Elena’s cheery voice rang out. I groaned and buried my head under the blanket. “Go away.” “Sorry, no can do.” The blanket was yanked off me with surprising force, letting in a wave of cool air that made me hiss. She flung the curtains to let the sun in, which even made my senses more awake no

Donika’s POVMy ears were still ringing with that single word.Mate.I blinked rapidly, not sure if I’d misheard, but the room’s stunned silence told me I hadn’t. And if this was a blessing, I couldn’t say because it felt like a new curse to me. So this was why he had stormed into the wedding to hijack me? It all makes sense now, but why him? Not even that, how is he even my MATE, for goodness sake? It felt like my world was crumbling at this news. He didn’t tell me and felt it was okay to drop the bombshell in front of the elders like it was nothing. I know girls who would kill to be the mate to a Lycan, but me? Certainly not, especially not to this particular Lycan from the NightHowl pack. I just sat in the chair, and my head was spinning with the possibilities. He might just be telling a lie, but I knew he wasn’t. He didn’t seem like the type to lie over such crucial information, especially to the elders.Kael had released the elder, who now sat clutching his throat, glaring but