Stolen and Marked by the Alpha King

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each step a monumental effort. My heels sank into the plush corr

ll evening of smiling. The muscles were stiff, a frozen mask of polite joy that didn't reach my eyes. I

ad, spilling from a suite door left slightly ajar. It was

eap roses, so thick they choked out the familiar, c

ed in the air, a nauseating combination

My eyes followed the beam of light to the king-siz

ng with a desperate rhythm I'd never known. The

. My

around my heart and squeezed until I couldn't draw a b

ng down on my knuckles to stifle the

have you all to herself after tonight," she purred, a veno

ore violent than a physical blow. "I'm only marrying her for the Randolph I

t into my brain. They shredded every last illusion I

t my lip so hard I tasted bloo

th my feet. I had to get away. I stumbled backward, my body

y legs. I lost my balance, my back slamming

ed in the silence,

oom, the mov

rennan muttered, f

the thud of feet hitting the f

dly down the hall, aiming for the corner, for escape. Tears blurred my vision, turning the ornate sc

rick wall. The impact sent a shockwave

yanking me back with absolute control. I was slammed again

skey and a cold, ancient forest. It was overwhelming, an Alpha s

my throat. I was staring up into a pair of

e most powerful alph

r a second, a flicker of something wild, something possessive, burned in those golden dept

ttempt at resistance. My strength was nothing a

or latch turning echoed ominously. Br

ighter, pressing my body fully against his. His voice was a low, rough

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ng away a tear at the corner of my eye.

my terrified eyes, his

on the fool