The Alpha King's Hated Mate
Our blood mingled as he joined our hands and wrapped them in white cloth soaked in moon water.
“In the union of blood, strength is multiplied. In the presence of the Moon, let no one tear this bond asunder.”
He unwrapped the cloth slowly, revealing our hands—still joined, the blood drying between our palms, sealing what fate had already decided.
Then he lifted the crown.
But he didn’t place it yet.
He turned toward the crowd. “Today, we witness the crowning of the one who stood against death itself. Who fought darkness with fire. Who became more than warrior, more than mate. Today, she becomes Queen.”