《Discarded By My Mate, Worshipped By His Rivals》全部章節：第 1 章 - 第 4 章

I rubbed my sore eyes and looked back at the computer screen. The numbers on the spreadsheets were starting to blur. It was three o'clock in the morning, and I had been sitting at this small desk in my basement room for over sixteen hours straight, fixing the financial mess that Alpha Liam Zenith’s pack accounts had become.Everyone in Silver City thought Liam was a financial genius, but the truth was simple. I wrote every single one of his public speeches, and I planned every single investment that made him richer. But to the rest of the pack, I was just Maya, the fat, quiet girl who lived in the dark basement and wore oversized clothes."Maya! Get up here right now!"My aunt Clara’s sharp voice rang out from the top of the stairs. I stood up and pulled down the huge, faded gray sweater that made me feel hidden.Upstairs, the living room floor was covered in spilled drinks and trash. My adoptive sister, Seraphina, had thrown a huge party last night to celebrate her upcoming title as

The freezing winter wind bit into my bare skin, but it was nothing compared to the sharp, suffocating terror of knowing the pack guards were tracking me down like an animal. My bare feet sank deep into the freezing drifts, the sharp ice cutting into my toes with every single step I took. I couldn't feel my fingers anymore. I clutched my arms tightly around my waist, trying to keep the tiny bit of warmth left in my body close to my stomach.Just a little further, I told myself, my breath coming in ragged, painful gasps that burned my throat. We have to get away. I have to keep you safe."Spread out! She couldn't have gone far in this dress!"Marcus’s loud, rough voice boomed through the dark trees, making my heart jump straight into my throat. The sound of shifting snow and snapping branches came from every direction. I tried to run faster, but my long blue dress kept getting tangled around my legs, tripping me. I stumbled, my knee hitting a hidden rock beneath the white drifts. A sha