RECLAIMED BY THE ALPHA: THE ALPHA’S HIDDEN HEIR의 모든 챕터: 챕터 1 - 챕터 6

“I reject you as my mate.” Nick’s voice echoes through Silver Moon pack house, and when his grey eyes find mine, there’s nothing in them. Not anger, not hurt. Just empty, like I never meant anything to him. Like we weren’t planning to run away together just hours ago. I’m on my knees in the center of the main hall. It’s Christmas morning and sunlight streams through the windows while the whole pack watches me fall apart. There’s blood on my clothes and bruises I don’t remember getting. My makeup is smeared down my face in black streaks. The wolf necklace Nick gave me hours ago is missing, nowhere to be found. “Please,” I manage to say, my voice cracking. “Nick, something happened. I don’t remember—” “A half-breed could never be my mate.” He says it loud enough for everyone to hear. “Did you really think I’d give up being Alpha for you?” Behind him, Jessica stands in a white dress with flowers everywhere and red ribbons wound through the decorations. This was supposed t

The doctor's offices smells like antiseptic and false hope. I'm sitting in one of those uncomfortable plastic chairs, holding Mia's hand while Dr. Chen reviews her test results. Again. Like looking at them one more time will change what they say. Mia is six years old. She has my dark curls and Nick's grey eyes. She's beautiful and smart and funny and she's dying. She’s all that has held me together since that day six years ago, my whole life and the only reason I keep going. And I may lose her to a condition I didn’t even understand. I blinked back the tears formed from my fear of losing my life line. "Ms. Winters," Dr. Chen says gently. She's a good doctor, Kind and smart. I've been bringing Mia to her since she was born and since this condition started. "I know this is difficult to hear, but we're running out of time." "How long?" My voice doesn't shake. I've gotten good at not shaking, at hiding my emotions. "Without intervention? Two months. Maybe three." M

Nick and I stare at each other across the hallway. “We’ll use Alexander’s bond,” I say before Nick can speak. Dr. Harrison’s expression shifts to concern. “Ms. Winters, I need to be very clear about the risks—” “I understand the risks. Alexander will bond with her.” “Emily—” Nick starts. “No.” I cut him off. “This is my decision. She’s my daughter and I’m choosing what’s best for her.” “What’s best for her is the bond with the highest success rate,” Nick’s voice is strained. “Which is mine.” “What’s best for her is stability,” I counter. “Alexander has been in our lives for a year. You just found out she exists twenty minutes ago. She doesn’t know you. She doesn’t trust you.” “She doesn’t have to trust me for the bond to work.” “But she has to live with the consequences of it.” I meet his eyes. “Daily contact for weeks, maybe months. Living under the same roof as you. Being connected to you for the rest of her life. I won’t do that to her.” “You mean you won’t do