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138. FRIENDS?

Author: POOJA RAO
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Since childhood, I’d never truly known what desire was. Anything my eyes lingered on, my father would place at my feet. From gilded toys to brand-new cars, everything I could ever want was always waiting within reach.

When I came of age he began lining women up in my room, noble-born Alpha daughters, alluring Omegas with flawless smiles. Yet stripped bare, they were all the same just flesh and bone, with no spark behind their eyes.

None of them stirred me. The rut was never as agonizing as watching those women throw themselves at me, each one predictable in her intentions, either chasing Luna's title or desperate to be knocked up, hoping to claw their way higher in the pack hierarchy.

It was all so painfully transparent. Irritating, even. In twenty-four years of life, I had never met a woman who could hold my attention, much less someone I’d want to call my princess.

Until I met her.

“You have won, princess.”

She was the one that made me taste what an actual desire was. The one I
POOJA RAO

Hello, beautiful readers, There are a few things I want to share with you all. First — This book will update with one chapter daily until it’s finished. Some days, if possible, I may post two. Please remember, I have a life outside of writing—that is my everything. I get sick, I travel, I get bored, and sometimes I just want to run away to a place where no one lives. In short, I’m human, just like you. (This will be first and last time I tell the update schedule) Second — I can’t tell you how many chapters this story will have or exactly when it will end. What I can promise is that it will be a long ride. If you’d rather binge the complete book, feel free to come back once it’s finished. But today for all my beloved readers I am doing two updates.

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Merabelle Gonzaga
Thank you Author, I really love love love this story .... Can it be a movie please ...
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Terri Simmons Cooper
thank you so much for your time and excellent writing . love the story line. I can wait. it's that good. take care of yourself first. fan
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DKQueen
Oh hell no girl. Why? ......‍♀️
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