All Chapters of Cloaked Scent From The Alpha: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Three hours later, I'm sitting in my bedroom while my maid, Elena, braids silver ribbons into my hair. My wedding dress hangs on the door. The maids haven’t stopped talking about how beautiful it is. As the daughter of the second most powerful alpha in the region, the wedding dress was custom made by the most expensive luxury seamstress in all 5 kingdoms. My wedding alone cost more than half a million, all which my father and I catered for. My fiance came from a small pack, barely on the map. I’d never judged the size of his territory, even though he constantly admitted his insecurity about it.‘You are the princess of a large pack, while I am the future alpha of the smallest pack.’ He would say. ‘How can I be worthy of your love?’All his words were lies, fabricated poetry to make me believe he was a gentleman. A loyal partner who truly loved and respected me. Yet, it’s been two years since we met, and the money requests never stopped coming. Looking back at it all, I realize how foo

The carriage wheels bump over the rough road leading deeper into Shadowmoon territory. I'm sitting across from the two guards who captured me, my hands bound with silver chains that burn against my skin. They haven't said much since we left the border, but I can feel them watching me."You really think this is going to work?" the first guard asks. His name is Kane, and he's been glancing at me like I'm a dead woman walking."What do you mean?""Your plan to get Alpha Jeremy to help you. You might want to reconsider."The second guard, Michael shifts in his seat. "Kane's right. There's something you should know before we get there.""What?""Alpha Jeremy hasn't been himself lately. Over the last few months, he's been staying indoors more. His son Dylan has been taking over most of the pack business."My stomach drops. "His son?""Yeah. And here's the thing – Dylan hates your father even more than his dad does. Jeremy wants your father dead, but Dylan wants your entire pack wiped off th

"Don't even think about trying to escape," Ryan says when I shift in my seat. "These windows are bulletproof and the doors are locked from the outside.""I wasn't trying to escape." I lie through my teeth."Good. Because if you cause any trouble when we get there, I'll make sure you regret it."I want to argue with him, but I need him to help me. Or at least I need his father to help me. Dad is dying, and Alpha Jeremy is the only one powerful enough to challenge Marcus and Rebecca."Why would my parents promise me to you?" I ask. "You were just a kid when I was born.""Because he was desperate. Your pack was losing the war, and he needed to offer my dad a peace offering for the war to stop. ""But I was a baby. How could he promise a baby away?"Ryan's jaw clenches, a sign that he’s not used to explaining himself to anyone. He hates that I question him. "Because alphas’ daughters are currency, and everyone knows that. Your father traded your future for his pack's survival."Now I'm th

I stare at Ryan, trying to process what he just said. A blood contract that makes his father insane? My mother being involved in some kind of magic that destroyed this man's mind?"I need to know what really happened," I say. "I need to know what my mother did to your father."Ryan looks at his father, who's still drawing on the wall and singing that horrible lullaby. "The only person who can tell you that is him. And he can't tell you anything in his current state.""But you said the marriage would fix him. How do you know?""Because the high priestess told me. She's the one who performed the original blood binding ceremony. She said the only way to complete the broken spell is through the marriage it was meant to seal."I watch Alpha Jeremy trace his finger along the chalk drawing, whispering sweet words to a woman who isn't there. "And you believe her?""I have to, it's the only hope I have left.""So let me get this straight: You want me to marry you so your father gets better, an

“I promise to destroy you and your father before you can destroy mine.’’Ryan smiles at me like he’s proud I’ve finally snapped. “Atta girl,’’ He says in a condescending voice. “I knew …’’ I don’t let him finish, I’m not done. “I promise to destroy you and your father before you can destroy mine,” I say, and I don’t even blink. The room goes dead quiet, and for once, Ryan doesn’t have some smartass comeback ready. He’s watching me, waiting for me to flinch or backpedal, but I’m not here to play polite anymore.“You think marrying me gives you control? You think dragging me into this room, binding me to you in front of your pack, forcing me to stand here while they cheer for my family’s death somehow makes you powerful? No. It makes you scared. You’re scared of me, of what I represent, of the fact that your entire plan only works if I go along with it. That’s the part none of you want to admit.”I turn toward the people standing around us, all those warriors and advisors staring at