eering packmates. Their faces showed

mega," someone

le runt," anot

shed her back to the center. Her brea

ith worried brown eyes and extende

side her family home alone. Court officials were posting foreclos

ll give you a home," a col

They were nothing like Jonas's warm ones. These

ly. The surroundings confused her momentarily. Then she

nd. Alpha Niklaus brin

felt pleasantly sore. Heat rose to her face as s

t words. Before her father's scandal, she never imagined catching an Alpha's attention li

I say to him?" she w

't show fear, "

th a towel wrapped around his waist. Water still clung to his muscle

st night's passion had faded completely.

eet higher, feeling

ng," she sa

lked to a chair and sat down. Even wear

e said without emoti

ean?" Freya as

as an error. My wolf, Flex, lost control when he sensed our

rst felt it. Flex had reacted violently to that idea. But everything afterward, every touch

a matter-of-fact tone. "Name your price for ac

reject her. His sudden change caught her off guard, leaving bitterness in her heart. Her family had abandoned her, and now

ot an

hrough the pack. If she accepted Niklaus's rejection, she would become the center of a scandal. She had already disrupted Jonas's we

he said

oked surpr

ejection." Her voice g

s becoming dangerous. "Wha

a, in name only." she

was mocking. "You want to be my Lun

s not

that sounds? I already have a chosen mate. She's accomplished, well bred, perfect fo

e, but I need this," she admitted. She hated sounding desperat

y problem," h

deal?" she asked, f

an eyebrow. "Wh

y. I'll handle pack affairs and play the role publicly. You can find your chosen

agree to th

e explained. "The pack will gossip. Your reputation will suffer. This

r. She was actually convincing him. But he didn't like

h to refuse when a his

e?" His mother's vo

nd turned awa

sn't a good tim

rumors all morning. The Frostwood Pack's Beta

in frustration. "It's compl

d her bags and took the first flight out. Honestly, son, you never had

6, the pressure had grown stronger. The Council had presented Rebekah as the perfect candidate. Sh

f," his mother continued. "You'd be foolish to reject su

spond, his mother

her vulnerable position, her green eyes showed determination. Flex

RS," Flex

tudied her more carefully. The delicate curve of her neck. The soft golden hair

. It would satisfy the Council, calm his wolf for

e. After that, we divorce, and you acce

tly, as if she hadn't expe

as my Luna completely. Handle pack affairs

no

is stays between us. No one else knows about this arrangem

and," she

resh clothes. "Get dressed. We're going to my

e wondered if he had just made