Semua Bab Too Late Alpha I’m Already Claimed: Bab 1 - Bab 10

The night before our Mating Ceremony, my fated mate was plotting my public rejection. He planned to throw me to his exiled brother, the monster, Alpha Damon.All because he’d heard Damon had chosen his childhood sweetheart, Selena, as his mate.Ethan finished explaining his plan. His Beta rushed out of the meeting room, never noticing me in the shadows.“No, Ethan, I can’t let you take this risk for me.”A soft, female voice drifted through the crack in the door. It was trembling, on the verge of tears. It froze me in place.Selena.She was here, too.“Listen to me,” Ethan’s voice was softer than I’d ever heard it. “Faking the Goddess's rejection with a shadow rune... it's a risk I'm willing to take. I'll do anything to save you from my brother's clutches.”“But shadow runes are too dangerous! If you’re caught, you’ll lose everything!”“I don’t care.”“But I do!” Selena’s voice cracked with a sob. “Ethan, you’re the future Alpha King. You can't throw that away for an Omega like me. I

"Well, look who it is."A sharp female voice floated down from the rooftop terrace of the commercial center.I looked up to see three high-born Beta females surrounding a trembling Selena."You dare wear the Heart of the Luna? A filthy half-breed like you isn't even worthy to touch something meant only for Silver Wolf blood."My heart clenched.The Heart of the Luna was around Selena's neck, sparkling in the sun."I... I didn't..." Selena stammered, trying to cover the necklace with her hand."Didn't what? Didn't steal it, or didn't seduce our future Alpha?""Please, don't do this...""Kneel!" one of the women snapped. "Show us submission! Prove you remember your place!"A crowd started to form.I felt Ethan tense beside me.He didn't even care that the necklace was exposed.His eyes found mine from behind the crowd, pleading. Go help her, Elara, his voice commanded in my head.He wanted me to save her.Just like all the other times, he wanted me to solve the problems his little sweeth

I was going to leave right after the Mating Ceremony.But now, I'd changed my mind.So, my destiny is to mate with an Alpha from his pack? Fine. What's the difference if he's an exile? An Alpha is an Alpha.The next day, the full moon rose, and the ceremony began on schedule.Ethan came to my room, his face grim. "Elara, no matter what happens tonight, don't fight it. Trust me. Everything will be okay."I sat quietly at my vanity, dressed in a holy white ceremonial robe. "I know," I replied calmly.The ceremony unfolded exactly as I’d overheard.When the shadow rune activated, I felt the raw fury of the Moon Goddess.Ethan seized the moment, announcing to everyone that I had angered the deity.He had to temporarily reject me, to postpone our union.The Elder's voice boomed: "By the law of our ancestors, the future Alpha has postponed his fated mating! The Exile's Blood Pact is now in effect! Elara Silvermoon, you will be sent to Alpha Damon's territory to mate with him."I met Ethan'

“Yes.”Ethan knelt on the floor, his voice low. “I used the shadow rune.”The silence in the room was deafening.The old Alpha’s face went from red to white, as if he’d been struck by lightning.“Why?” His voice shook. “Why would you do something so stupid?”Ethan looked up. He met my gaze, and there wasn't a shred of regret in his eyes. Only the twisted conviction of a martyr.“To protect an innocent girl.” He looked at me. “Elara, Selena has been bullied by the pack her whole life. She needed someone to protect her. I couldn’t just stand by and watch her suffer.”I couldn’t believe my ears.Even now, he was still defending that woman.“Protect her?” I sneered. “By desecrating our Goddess?”“I had no choice!” Ethan shot to his feet. “Fate chose you, but my heart chose her! I refused to live a lie. I did it for you, Elara!”“And what do you want now?” I stalked toward him. “What is it you want?”“Come back with me.” He reached for me, a flicker of hope in his eyes. “Elara, we can start

Six months later, a shocking piece of news spread through the entire wolf alliance.The Silver Moon Pack was officially established, with me—having awakened the legendary power of the Silver Moon—as its Matriarch.Today, for three days, the envoys from the Blackrock Pack had been kneeling outside my palace gates."Let them kneel," I said without looking up, busy sorting through alliance proposals from various packs.Since my power awakened, a dozen major packs had pledged their allegiance, and the tributes they sent piled up like mountains.More importantly, without me, the Blackrock Pack was rapidly declining.Without the silver wolf bloodline to sustain them, their ability to shift was degrading, their power was fading, and even their fertility was dropping."My lady," Damon said, walking in with our one-month-old son in his arms. "Ethan is here.""Oh?" I put down the documents. "Let him in. I'm curious to see what he looks like now."A few minutes later, Ethan was brought in.He was