Five years later, Sunfire Pack sought to expand into Mississippi and proposed a marriage alliance with Golden Fang Pack. At the time, I was preparing to study abroad. My parents refused outright. But when I learned from my brother that the business partner was the Sunfire Pack, I thought it was fate. I gave up my academic plans and convinced my family to agree—on one condition: It had to be Alpha Tom. My brother objected. First, the project didn’t require a marriage alliance. Second, Sunfire Pack was rife with uncles and cousins vying for power. Third, Alpha Tom’s mother had passed away young, leaving him no backing. Even with talent and ambition, climbing to the top would be an uphill battle. They didn’t understand why I was so determined to marry him. Eventually, they gave in. My mother even smiled wistfully and said, “With your charm, your background, your beauty—even in an arranged marriage, he’ll fall for you sooner or later.”Yeah. I was young. Hopeful. Borderline delu
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