REJECTED BY FATE, CLAIMED BY THE ALPHA KING
the priestess intoned, “to guard this pack with courage and mercy, to rule not as a queen above, but as a sister among?”
“I swear,” Aria said, her voice steady.
“Do you swear to protect the bond, to lead with truth, and to honor the will of the Moon?”
“I swear.”
Kaelen stepped forward, holding the Alpha’s crest—a pendant carved with the symbol of unity. “And I swear to you,” he said, voice low but carrying, “that my strength is yours, my life is yours. That together, we rule not through fear, but through love.”
He placed the pendant around her neck. The moment it touched her skin, a surge of light flared from both their marks, intertwining in midair—a visible bond that shimmered like fire an
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