The Cursed Alpha Mind Reading Mate

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l trembled in

ing. The cold stone beneath my bare feet sent a chill through my body. Around me

nstead, I stood in the middle of a ritual circle, waiti

ad made me something the pack never accepted. I was a hybrid, a bastard, and a curse in their eyes. Those were the name

. At least, I

ssica. His jaw was tight, and when our eyes met, he quick

someone whispere

ard. Easier s

e awakeni

sing my fingernails into my palms while I silently prayed for the Moon Goddess to hear me. J

that was supposed to spread through my body. One second passed, then another, but nothing happened. Ther

y hear

nd found the elder staring

on Goddess has not ble

. Across the circle, Diana sighed as though the entire ceremony had been a waste of her morn

the worst pain of th

le as I pressed my palm against my temple. I blinked several times

aste of

body was speaking. Before I could understan

shift. Noah must b

osed. Then another voice came, followed by another. A woman smiled sympathetically at me while her thoughts fille

mething ugly, and every sympathetic expression carried a sec

ah.

one who wouldn't look at me like I was a disappointment. Pushing through

and her thoughts suddenl

m again. If I have to scrub anothe

stoppe

h

maid's wrist before she could w

r eyes widenin

you say ab

say anythi

telling the truth. Slowly, I released her wrist, feeling the blood

shaking my head as

was the maid's thought repeating inside my head. My steps quickened as I followed the

t him sti

y open, and a familiar male voice came fro

ah.

d turne

an, her legs wrapped around his waist and her fingers digging into his bare back. The ma

as N

ree years. The man who h

heir movements. My eyes remained fixed on th

any years on that fr

ring. Then I turned toward Jessica, whose expressi

tle ghost. He's been mine s

er and hurled it against the wall beside their bed. The vase shattered, sendin

az

my chest rising a

e said quickly, struggling to pull

Explain what? Explain how you've been sleeping with my

oment, he looked genuinely fr

he could still ask such a stu

out covering herself. She folded her arms and looked

s curling into fists. "Really?

ally think someone like Noah wou

, filled with the same cruelty. L

months. They had been laughing behind my back for three mon

ok as I looked betwee

ds as though he could somehow calm me d

appe

head turned sharply from the impact. He star

ad a year to tell me you didn't love me. A whol

mean for you to f

even be honest enough to end things

thing with a satisfied smile. "Congratulations. You

defended whenever Jessica insulted him, and imagined spending the rest o

and I walked out without giving eit