All Chapters of The Wolfless Bride No One Wanted, Except the Alpha: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

ELIRAThe thick, gold-embossed envelope sat on the cluttered desk like a weapon waiting to detonate. It had my name on it. Elira Montrose.I stared down at the crisp parchment, my pulse throbbing steadily in my throat. I had spent the past three hours alone with my thoughts in Dorian's office, filing his company's quarterly tax forms, when his secretary entered and handed me the letter."This came from the Montrose house, ma'am," she said, a question in her eyes that she tried to hide. I recognised the seal on the envelope almost immediately. Anybody would recognise that seal. What did the Larkspur pack want with me?My fingers trembled as I read through the black, gothic print.OFFICIAL MANDATE: LARKSPUR PACK SURROGACY SELECTIONApplicant: Elira MontroseStatus: Selected for Phase One.Notice: You are required to be present at your listed permanent residence, Montrose house, Nightswirl pack estate, by 18:00 hours today. Enforcers from the Larkspur Pack will arrive to secure your tran

ELIRAThe heavy armored vehicle slowed to a smooth stop, its engine humming low before cutting off completely.The enforcer opened my door, stepping back to grant me space. I pulled my single suitcase out, stepped onto the cobblestone driveway, and looked up.The Larkspur pack house was breathtaking. It was a sprawling, stone estate that rose into the twilight sky like an ancient fortress, refined by arched windows, grand balconies, and polished marble pillars that oozed power. It did not look like a regional pack headquarters. It looked like a royal palace, built to hold the territory's most formidable bloodline.Around us, uniform-clad staff members moved with absolute purpose. Servants carried luggage, guards rotated posts, and caretakers swept the grand stone steps. None of them paused to chatter. None of them stared. The entire household ran with military precision, silent and disciplined.The lead enforcer guided me through the massive oak double doors into the grand foyer.A cr

ELIRAMy eyes flew open, my chest heaving as I pulled a ragged gasp of air into my lungs.The lingering scent of ash and pine from the misty forest burned in the back of my throat. My heart hammered wildly against my ribs, echoing the terrifying, gold-eyed beast's voice inside my skull.You finally came.I tried to pull back, but a sudden, suffocating pressure anchored me in place.My gaze snapped downward. I wasn't on the small daybed near the wall. Somehow, while trapped in that intense, suffocating dream, I had moved across the room in my sleep. I was standing right at the edge of the grand bed, and a long, broad hand was wrapped like a steel vice around my right wrist.Rurik's hand.I froze, my breath catching. His skin was surprisingly warm against mine, the pulse in his thick wrist beating in erratic, heavy thumps. I stared at his face, getting my first close look at him without the panic of the earlier tests.Alpha Rurik was lethal, even in repose. He had a harsh, sculpted jawl