Mated To The Dying Ruthless Alpha

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sedan slid

less like home and more like a prison sentence I had already served twenty years of. The only reason I

he rearview mirror. Pity. I h

pen, the click echo

since I was a child, opened the mas

s Ki

on was a betrayal. To him, I was the useless Omega, the family's

ace. It made my presence feel small, insignificant. The air was thick with the oppressive scent

laugh pierced the quiet. My stepsister, Paige. Her laugh was

d the d

indifference. My stepmother, Dinah Vaughan, sat opposite him, her lips stretched into that signature, plastic

fted his gaze, and his gray eyes

e stated. Not a

syrupy sweet. "Kira, darling, come sit.

mchair, set furthest away

the doorway, my gaze sweep

ce was flat, scraped

h malicious delight. "It's wonderful news! Dorian Carlisle, the

hbed after a brutal rogue attack. My sister, Caroline, h

she's no longer with us. But the marriage contract with the Carli

e devoid of any warmth. "Therefore, Kira,

of a lifetime for an Omega like you. So what if

rage that I forced down my throat. My wolf is too wea

yed locked

f I re

. Derrick's face darkened. Dinah's smi

with the power of his Alpha's Command. It was a psychic pressure mean

ul, a soul far more powerful than he could ever imagine. In the world of werewolves, this was a fundamental law: an Alpha's Com

k crossed his fac

shrieked, jumping to her feet.

er hand raise

like a film in slow motion. I took

er own momentum, she stumbled forward, her forehead cracki

kenin

ed to the floor, clutching her head

to her side. She glared at me, her eyes fi

, my voice calm and cold. "E

to Derrick, whose face

my voice was steady,

at them, I turned and

ou walk out that door, and you will never s

gs. My weak spot. The only reason

t turn

ful, shocked-boring into my back as I walked o

llway, my heart hammered against my rib

just the

in my pocket. A ne

one, my contact in

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