บททั้งหมดของ I Won't Settle for Pretend Love: บทที่ 1 - บทที่ 10

On the day of my marking ceremony, my mate, Alex Burke, and my sister, Rose Roth, are caught mating in the dressing room. This renders me the laughingstock of the entire pack.While I'm drowning in humiliation, the Alpha, Nate Hyland, steps forward and marks me in front of everyone!After we get married, Nate treats me exceptionally well. However, we're never able to conceive a pup. Eventually, I turn to IVF and finally get pregnant.Nate becomes even more attentive to me. He even calls me "Darling" in his sleep. I think this is a blessing from the Moon Goddess.This continues until I hear the conversation between Nate and his Beta one day."How could you, Nate? Luna Diana adores you and cares for you so much. But just because Rose is scared of pain and doesn't want to go through pregnancy, you secretly switched their eggs and made Luna Diana carry her child? The pup is due in two months! What are you going to do about this?"Nate goes silent for a moment. Then, he sighs softly and rep

The next day, Nate suddenly pulled out a delicate pink diamond pendant strung on a fine platinum thread just before leaving the house. With gentle hands, he clasped it around my neck."Happy anniversary," he said in a low and warm voice, which was as intoxicating as always.I looked down and realized that it was the same pendant that had been included as a free gift with the diamond bracelet he had given Rose.My fingers trembled as I touched it, and I felt a sharp pain in my heart. Still, I kept the smile plastered on my face and replied sweetly, "Happy anniversary. I love it."He kissed my forehead, his voice filled with the same doting affection. "You're so agreeable, Diana. You always give me peace of mind."Before heading to the private healing center, I decided to make a quick detour home to see my parents.But just as I reached the doorway, I heard voices from inside.Rose's tone was honeyed and petulant. She sounded aggrieved as she ranted, "What makes Diana think she'

The next evening, hurried footsteps echoed outside my room late at night.I closed my eyes, inhaled deeply, and clutched the blanket wrapped around me.They had come, after all.The door flap was flung open, and Nate burst in first. He froze at the sight of me lying calmly on the bed. The color drained from his face, and the panic in his eyes was impossible to hide."Diana!" he cried out as he rushed over. "How could you be so reckless? You've misunderstood. I had my reasons for doing that…"I stared coldly at him, my lips curling into a mocking smile. "Reasons? What kind of reasons? Like how you planned to hand over my pup to someone else? Or how you held my hand in the day, and comforted her through the night?"Nate was caught by surprise. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.Then, Rose stormed in after him. She looked flustered, but it was not from guilt. She was just frustrated and annoyed.She screeched, "How dare you, Diana? Do you know what I have to face now that

I had barely taken a few steps when a tight, unforgiving hand clamped down hard on my wrist.A familiar, shrill voice pierced through the air.It was Mom. Her voice was filled with white-hot rage as she scolded, "You cursed wretch! You couldn't even keep your own pup, and now you're here to ruin Rose's moment? She finally gave her husband a pup, and you show up today of all days to stir up trouble? You're vile and vicious!"We already severed our ties and banished you from this family! And you still have the nerve to come back and embarrass us in public, you bitch?"The more she shouted, the more venomous her words became. Her voice tore through the entire banquet hall, and all conversation ceased as every guest turned to stare. The atmosphere became tense.Nate stepped forward, too, with a slight frown. "Diana, that's enough. Stop making a scene," he warned in a low tone.I looked at him frostily. Who was he trying to quiet? Was this his way of telling me to stay silent? T

Of course, Rose's pup wasn't hers at all.No one knew where she had found that pup, but she tried to pass it off as her own… until the test results exposed everything.She and the pup were thrown out of the pack mercilessly without even a strip of jerky.Once the pride of her family and the darling of the pack, Rose didn't even have a place to sleep now. She stumbled back to the Roth residence pitifully with reddened eyes and was on the verge of breaking down. As soon as she pushed the door open, she cried out, "Dad! Mom! You have to help me!"However, she was met with heavy silence.Inside, Charlie and Elle sat stiffly on the stone bench, their faces grim. The home that was once filled with flowers and herbs now felt colder than midwinter.Charlie held a snapped branch in his hand, his eyes dark and terrifying. Elle looked exhausted and furious. It seemed as though she'd aged a decade overnight.Rose felt that something was off. Nevertheless, she rushed forward and whined, "D