บททั้งหมดของ The Beta and The Lost Heiress: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

PROLOGUE Tessa’s POV My phone rang, and a smile formed when I saw the caller—my fiancé, Kelvin. In just two days, we’d be married. “Hi, babe,” he said. “How’s my beautiful bride doing?” “I can’t believe we only have two days left. There’s still so much to do.” I said, unable to hide the slight panic in my voice. Our upcoming wedding was just as exciting as it was scary. “Relax, you don’t have to worry about anything. Rebecca and I just picked up the rings—they’re perfect, I promise.” My smile vanished. Rebecca. His ex. Kelvin insisted they were just friends, and I tried to trust him. Still, knowing they picked out our wedding rings together made my chest tighten. “I believe you.” I finally said. “I was thinking we should meet with the wedding coordinator to finalize everything.” “We should do that—” The call suddenly cut off. I stared at my phone before trying his number again. It didn’t go through. Maybe it was just bad network. I parked my car in front of a restaurant, th

KELVIN’S POVRebecca lay naked and sprawled across my bed. “Your girlfriend seemed pissed,” she said, voice dripping with mockery.“And now she knows you were with me.”“It was about time, I mean—I’d expected she would find out about us a long time ago.”“Tessa’s just too trusting for her own good.”“Isn’t she adorable?” Rebecca cooed.I chuckled.Rebecca had stopped by my place last night, and one thing led to another... and ‘this’ happened. I couldn’t deny it—last night had been wild.My thoughts were interrupted when the door burst open. My father stormed in, my mother right on his heels. They both stopped to stare at Rebecca. It didn’t take a genius to figure out why I wasn’t at my own wedding.Rebecca was nothing like Tessa. She wouldn’t make me wait for sex.If Tessa hadn’t kept denying me, perhaps I wouldn’t have to seek satisfaction elsewhere.“I should leave,” Rebecca said, getting up and pulling the bedsheet with her. She grabbed her clothes and hurried out.“So, this is what

I slid down the wall to the ground.I had thought I had no more tears left to shed, but how wrong I was.She had promised me. She told me she would stay with me this time. That she wouldn't leave when things got tough.Foolish Tessa. Of course, I let her in again, even though I knew she never kept her promises. Still, I was naive enough to believe her—just as I had blindly trusted Kelvin. Maybe I was the problem.She was my mother, my only family. She was all I had. I couldn’t give up on her, but then… What kind of mother does this to her own child?I had been ready to go the extra mile to put food on both our tables, even if most children have their parents working to feed them. It had always been the other way around for me, but I never complained. I rose to the task, and yet… it still wasn’t enough. Nothing would ever be enough—not when it came to her..Seven text messages from Bree.Two from Madame Victoria, my employer—probably to fire me, as if I didn’t have enough on my plate

Wet warmth slid down the side of my face, and I knew that smell—blood.I was still in my apartment, but I had been bound to a chair.I wasn’t alone. About six men in black suits crowded the room, along with a woman who looked to be in her mid forties.The first thought that crossed my mind was—how the hell did they all fit into this tiny apartment?“Sorry for the manhandling. We just wanted this as quiet as possible,” the woman said, her tone too sweet to be sincere. “How are you feeling?”My eyes flicked to the men; they were huge. While they were all similarly dressed, two stood out from the rest.Had Wraith sent these people after me? I should’ve known. He was never planning to let me go that so easily.The woman frowned when I didn’t answer her question, but her concern was obviously fake.“I am Diana Callister. Wife to Falcone Callister and I’m here to ask you a few questions.”Wraith didn’t send them. They were here to claim what they believed I had stolen from them. I had no

WRAITH’S POVI knew exactly why Rex Sylas had summoned me.I walked into his office and made myself comfortable. Rex was the Alpha of the Silver Pack, and I was his Beta.I watched him pace the room a few times before coming to a stop. He was an imposing man—almost as tall as I was, but considerably more built.The Silver Pack members loved him. They adored him. But I couldn’t say they felt the same about me. The pack members knew my role as ‘The Enforcer,’ the one who did all the dirty work.But none of them knew Rex like I did. None of them knew about his other side—the slightly demented, beastly part of him that lived to wreak havoc and took pleasure in it.He kept up the front, making them see him as the perfect Alpha. Calm, composed, a leader they could admire and fear just enough to stay in line.As for me, I was seen as the devil himself—people made sure to stay clear of my path. And that was fine. I didn’t crave intimacy, nor did I need anyone watching my back.I was my own man