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finest silver and crystal, gleaming under the light of the chandeliers. My father sat at the head

y eyes that roamed over me with a possessive gleam. A wet smile stretched across his thick lips, re

isheveled appearance. Marley, however, looked delight

ce dripping with false concern. "You lo

ar and cold. I walked to the table and took th

He didn't take his eyes off me. "This is the f

has a strong spirit, Gareth. She'll

nd it left me breathless. He was se

th," I said, meeting his lecherous gaze without flinching. "Is it true what th

hed, replaced by a dark scowl. My father shot to his f

pha power washing over the

er and daughter had been irrevocably broken. His power

just curious. As your potential bride, I feel

a blotchy purple. "

voice, calm and dangerously sm

g lady simply has

owards the entrance

werful frame exuding an effortless authority that made both my father and Alpha Gareth shrink in their seats. His stormy silver e

anger instantly replaced by shock and de

sweeping over the scene, taking in my appearance, my father's rage, an

d quickly. "We were just...

e took a slow step into the room. "And what fu

ted, glancing ne

"Alpha Gareth has graciously offered to form an al

n his handsome face. He looked Gareth up and down as if he w

ything. He walked past my father, past M

he said, his voice a low, possessive

ready bee