The Alpha King's Hated Mate
The threads shimmered with midnight blue and pale gold, like twilight braided into silk.
“Thank you,” he said again, his voice filled with gratitude.
We stepped outside, the door clicking shut behind us. The forest greeted us with its usual eerie quiet. Only now… it felt different.
Less hostile. Like it knew we didn’t come to take, only to mend.
Xander slipped his bracelet onto his wrist with practiced ease. Then he turned to me.
Without a word, he went down on one knee.
My eyes widened. “What are you—”
“Don’t get any ideas,” he muttered, rolling his eyes.