All Chapters of The Alpha's Breeding Pet : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

ARIA'S POV The ride to Ironfang was a long, brutal eternity. Every jolt of the cart sent a new spike of pain through my body, a dull ache that settled deep in my bones. I was a sack of potatoes, a piece of meat. I was nothing. My wrists were raw from the auction chain, and the new collar on my neck felt like a brand, cold and heavy against my skin. The air tasted of dust and wet earth, and with every breath, I tasted the memory of my own shame. I wouldn't cry. I wouldn't. Not for them. When the cart finally stopped, the sudden, unnatural silence was worse than the endless jolting. I felt a gate groaning open, the low rasp of iron on stone, and then the scent hit me. Not just the scent of wolves, but the scent of this pack. A brutal, sharp tang of frost and blood and something else, something cold and metallic that settled in the back of my throat. It was the smell of power. A pair of hands, rough and unforgiving, grabbed me and yanked me from the cart. I stumbled, my feet finding

ARIA I woke with my heart still racing, his words echoing in my mind: “I’ll be back to claim you…” The memory pressed against my chest, making it hard to breathe. “He can't...he won't,” I muttered to myself, clenching the fur that kept me warm. Then the door burst open. "Get up," a voice growled. I scrambled to my feet and nearly fell. My legs were weak and my whole body ached from the night before. "The Alpha wants you in the kennels. Now,” Kellen, the Beta of the monster that bought me, said. "Why?" I muttered. "You question the Alpha's demands?" He grabbed my arm and started pulling me toward the door. "I said move." I stumbled after him. I still wore the thin dress, no cloak to shield me from the freezing morning air. We left Caelan's chambers and walked through long halls, then we emerged into a courtyard surrounded by low buildings. The kennels. Wolves filled the space. Some in human form standing around talking. Others in wolf form prowling the edges. A

**ARIA** The key bit into my palm. I kept my fist closed tight around it while I moved through the passages. The path seemed to be narrow again. I couldn't see any clearer from my blurred vision. My breathing seemed to sound too loud in the narrow space but I couldn't slow down. I turned a corner and something white caught my eye. Paper on the ground held down with a rock. I picked it up. It was a sketch. It had corridors mapped in rough lines, X marks on some and a writing at the bottom: Avoid the main hall. Stay to shadows. Was it help or a trap? It didn't matter. I was already moving, trusting my gut even as undeniable fear clawed at me. I heard heavy footsteps echoing from behind me. I quickly pressed myself into a tight corner and held my breath. Two wolves passed, standing close enough to touch each other. My human scent should have betrayed me, but the wolves passed without notice. The corridor opened into a proper hallway now. Moonlight lit the high windows an

**ARIA'S POV** I woke to pain. Not the sharp kind that made you scream. The dull, throbbing kind that settled deep in your bones and wouldn't leave. Every muscle in my body ached. My thighs. My hips. Between my legs where he'd– I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to stop the memories from coming. Forced myself to believe last night hadn't happened. But the memories came anyway, sharp and unavoidable. I couldn't help but remember his hands on me. His mouth on my neck. The way he'd moved inside me with that relentless rhythm until I'd shattered beneath him. The way I'd wrapped my legs around him and pulled him deeper when I should have been fighting to push him away. I pressed my face into the pillow and tried not to cry. I tried so hard not to think about how my body had betrayed me, and about the sick, twisted part of me that had wanted more. I was lying in my own room. The narrow one with stone walls that pressed in from every side. He must have brought me back while I wa

**ARIA'S POV** I tried to pull my wrist free, but his grip was iron. "Who are you...? Let me go" I hissed, teeth gritted. My voice sounded small in the cavernous corridor. "What a brave little human you are,” another voice joined. I caught a glimpse of the person. He was broad chested. Huge and looked terrifying. "Let go of me," I shouted, trying to wrench free. He smiled and it was all teeth. "Or what? You'll tell the Alpha?" He pulled me closer and I could smell the ale on his breath. Sour. "He's already had his fun with you. Maybe it's time to share." The second guard appeared on my other side. Taller. Older. Scarred face that looked like it had seen too many fights. His eyes traveled over me slowly, assessing me. "She's pretty up close," he said roughly. His hand reached for my face. I jerked back hard. "Touch me and you're dead." They laughed and the sound echoed off stone. "Dead?" the first guard said. He tightened his grip until I felt bones grinding tog