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oice finally reached my side, a voice tinge

had found their matches, and her presence offered me a glimmer o

fixed on the chosen pairs as t

of my lips while witnessing

sed, her voice now infused with a

e a shroud. "Our destined mates may not be from this realm, nor

so by our father's insistence on our unity. It may sound forced,

with nobbles. And since there were fewer nobbles present than pe

ast tapestry, its intricacies visible only to th

mbers of the Alpha's council who possessed an ele

ce. And at the bottom of this intricate ladder lay the slaves - individuals capture

the chosen couples as they reveled in their newfound conn

ed me," Mary admitted, her hands resting on her waist in a gesture

ith a frown etching it

itored by my stepmother, her watchful eyes pierci

away at any moment and emba

longing and desperation. Perhaps she didn't want to bear the burden of not being chosen

ailures, condemned to s

" I said, my words la

y felt a warmth that I had not anticipa

erald's breath on my skin from our passionate rend

ions increased, and my ver

licably, tickling my clit while

ntense sensations before even

ils, drawing my gaze instinctively towards the sea

rwhelming desire to be near him, to rush into his

e of his warmth coursed through my

are of how it felt to have one's mat

y questioned, tugging at my hand in an

ncern as my eyes continued their relentles

polished leather shoes, he stood out like a

face, and his piercing amber eyes s

ndsome as Gerald, he exuded an

m served as a clear indic

lpha of Alphas has arrived," the ora

in reverence. However, he wasted no time in accepting their respect; instead

s, making it difficult to breathe as my b

ever before, coursing through m

shoulder as he finally dis

softly while cupping my face and pla

Gardenia, my first daughter," my father announced proudly, interrupting what might h

ch, he turned towards my father with

er, who humbly lowered himself before t

of the countryside pack, oh Mighty Alpha of

s the Alph

expectedly; this man held i

ct me. Like many other alphas, I had heard tales of his cruelty, but I also knew o

inged with deference as he gestured towards the

it as a child when I was close friends wi

he just walk away

antly as a visible symbol of their connection. Yet

r had humbled himself before him, revealing o

er," Mary whispered beside me as we watched him retreat. I turned to her and managed a smile, th