Chapter 1."Your husband arrives today. Stop scrubbing and make yourself presentable," Jared barked, striding into the living room."Yes, Uncle," Talia murmured, rising from her knees. She wiped her hands on her threadbare dress."Alina! Alina!" he shouted."Yes, Father!" Alina swept in, eyes immediately landing on Talia. A smirk curled on her lips."Finish the cleaning," Jared said to her. "Talia has a husband to impress." He paused, then added, "He'll be here in a few hours. They're already at the borders."The words hit Talia like a slap. This was it. The cruel old Alpha. The one Jared had promised her to after trading her freedom for Alina’s school fees. She stood still, silent, as the weight of it settled."Yes, father" Alina replied, and watched Jared walked up to Talia, then touched her shoulders. "There's a red dress in your room. You must try your best to look---" he searched her bony face, with eyes filled with disgust "Good. You must not embarrass me" he added. "It’s the
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