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Chapter 9

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Athena

I woke up close to noon, every muscle in my body sore.

Sitting up on the edge of the bed, I dragged a fresh shirt over my head, and changed into fresh clothes.

My body felt… different.

My cheeks burned as memories of last night rushed back. Other than the night he had stormed into my room drunk years ago, last night was the first time Enzo had ever knowingly taken me.

A deep, painful blush crawled up my neck as I recalled his possessive hands on my hips and his rough, desperate mouth. I
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  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 15

    AthenaI sat at the long dining room table, staring down at the roast meat on my plate without taking a single bite. My stomach churned with a mixture of cold fury and pure exhaustion.Jane stepped into the room, setting a hot cup of tea beside my elbow. She hovered anxiously, fidgeting with her apron before leaning in.“Luna… if I may ask…” Jane hesitated, her eyes wide with curiosity. “Did Alpha Enzo like the cookies you baked for him today?”A sharp, humorless laugh escaped my lips. “I will never bake anything for Enzo again, Jane. He isn’t worth it!”Jane blinked, taken aback by the absolute frost in my voice. “What happened, Luna?”“He gave the Moonlit Stone to Bonnie,” I said in a flat voice. “Right in front of me. He draped the Luna necklace around her neck because she complained her heart was hurting.”Jane gasped, clapping a hand over her mouth in sheer horror. “The Moonlit Stone? The Luna heirloom?! That’s a complete insult to you, Luna!”The look on her face told me she cou

  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 14

    EnzoI snapped. I grabbed Bonnie’s wrists, ripping her hands away from my temples.“Enough, Bonnie,” I said, shoving her back a step.Bonnie gasped, staggering slightly as she clutched her chest, her eyes wide with hurt. “Enzo?”“Athena is my fated mate and the Luna of this pack,” I said, my voice cold, hard, and leaving zero room for argument. “That will never change. Rejecting each other or trying to replace her is disrespectful to the Moon Goddess herself. Do not ever speak like that again.”A flicker of shock flashed across Bonnie’s face before she quickly smoothed her expression into a soft, nervous smile.“I… I’m so sorry, Enzo,” she stammered, raising her hands in a gentle, apologetic gesture. “I was only joking! I didn’t mean to cross a line, I swear. I just hate seeing you so stressed.”She took a slow breath, stepping back toward the corner of my desk with a thoughtful look.“Honestly, though… since I came back a month ago, I’ve heard the pack members talking,” Bonnie murmur

  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 13

    EnzoThe door slammed shut with a deafening rattle, leaving the office in a suffocating silence.I took an immediate step toward the door, my chest tightening as my wolf paced wildly in my mind.‘Go after her!’ my wolf snarled, his voice thick with raw, dangerous fury. ‘She is our mate! You gave away her necklace and humiliated her in front of everyone! Go fix this now! '“Enzo, wait,” Bonnie’s soft, gentle voice broke through the tension.I stopped with my hand hovering over the doorknob, turning back to look at her. She was clutching the Moonlit Stone at her throat, her lower lip trembling as she looked at me with wide, pleading eyes.“Let her go,” Bonnie urged softly, taking a frail step toward me. “Athena is just jealous right now. She’s upset about the necklace, and if you run after her while her blood is boiling, it’s only going to escalate into another huge fight. She needs time to cool down on her own.”“I don’t think that’s a good idea, Alpha,” Tyler spoke up firmly, his brow

  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 12

    AthenaTyler looked at me as if he didn’t know what to say, but Enzo spoke before I could question him more.“It’s the Moonlit Stone,” Enzo said, his voice completely calm as he reached into the box.The air in my throat froze solid. My chest went numb as an icy wave spilled through my limbs.Out of the black cushion, Enzo lifted a heavy, radiant pendant shaped like a crescent moon, its pale blue crystal shimmering beneath the overhead lights.It really was the Moonlit Stone. It was a sacred relic passed down to every true Luna of the Moonlit Pack. For generations, it was said to hold the raw, ancient power of the Moon Goddess, meant only to rest against the chest of the woman who held the highest authority in this pack.Memories flooded back in my head like a flood. On our wedding day three years ago, Martha had brought that box and held this exact necklace in her hands, preparing to fasten it around my neck as part of the sacred ceremony. But Enzo had stepped in and snatched it away

  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 11

    AthenaFor the next few days, Enzo and I slipped into an unexpected, peaceful rhythm. He returned to the packhouse every night, making a point to sit across from me at dinner. Not once did he suddenly rush out because of a call from Bonnie in the middle of the night.Watching him being civil with me… almost homely caused a hope to bloom in my chest. Maybe he really was trying. Maybe our marriage wasn’t completely dead.I was sitting in my bedroom, staring at my reflection in the mirror. Enzo went into his office an hour ago to do some pack business and asked me not to disturb him, but not in a harsh way. He said he’d come back for lunch, and reminded me to wait for him.It was just so surreal. Could my husband really become a considerate husband after so many years? Maybe that murder attempt from Rudolf shook him up.I ran a hand over my scarred, muscled arms. If I was going to be a mother and rebuild this bond, I wanted to change. I wanted to soften my cold, warrior exterior, not jus

  • The Ruthless Alpha Begged Me Not to Leave   Chapter 10

    AthenaEnzo’s fingers crushed the plastic cap with the pills in it. The glass bottle fractured under the sheer weight of his Alpha grip.“What right do you have to make this decision on your own Athena?” he growled, his voice dropping into a register so dark it made the air in the clinic feel thin. “You are my Luna!”“I don’t want your child, Enzo!” I shouted back, stepping directly into his line of sight. “I don’t want anything from you!”The words seemed to have hit where I wanted them to. But deep down, a quiet, broken part of me remembered when a child with him had been my fondest dream. But that dream was now dead.Before I could move, Enzo grabbed my wrist. His grip was iron, cold and unrelenting, as he began dragging me toward the clinic door.“Alpha Enzo, please let go of her!” Holly yelled, rushing around her desk to grab his arm.Instantly, a wave of crushing, suffocating Alpha aura exploded from him. Holly stumbled back against the wall, gasping as her knees buckled under t

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