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e?" I inquired, confus

ze fixed above my head. "We'll announce our bond tomorro

. I snuggled closer to him, relishin

whispered, content

een there. The lingering scent of our passion filled the air, and I found myself revisiting

ould encounter were not yet complete. Our journey had only j

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sen

ew. His mere presence demanded attention, sparking a to

pack after exile. The murmurs and gazes were impo

sider sparing your life," Alpha Ryan

not really this delusional, are you? What mak

e diffused the situation with a mocking remark. "Warn

ew, eyeing Trent warily. Tension was rising quickly and

lenge you to the lea

else. Challenging Ryan to a duel could only lead to o

sessed the potential threat. It was obvious that

," Ryan sneered. "You think you can

he time to fight for it." That was a low blow for Alpha Ryan. He didn't like people reminding him that he on

ve, and unfit,

y. I hurriedly retreated into a corner, unable

ing with Ryan like a cat with its prey. The tension heightened when Trent

en charged at Trent. Alpha TJ's men ch

de him. I was terrified as I caught sight of my fath

chilling silence followed. Ryan's loyalists were defeated, but my fath

ered. Trent Wade looked around wildly, silenfly daring anyone to chall

and never spared me a glance. His goal was to defeat Ryan and he had

ha. Your loyalty lies with me now," he said, his voice cutting thro

te was still undecided. That changed a minute later

through me. In a desperate plea, I ran to Trent, my voice cracking as

ds off me", he growl

ut what he said was almost as bad. "Fro

ha

ging me towards the foreboding pack house, Trent's grip

laborate revenge plan. The pack's rejection and my defiance had forged him into an

into shadows. His grip grew firmer with every step,

lled with warmth, transformed into pools of impenetrable darkness. The pack square, once a symbol of unit

to intensify as he led me through the cold corridors. The walls echoed with the hollowness of my

hority. The coldness of space echoed the coldness within my heart. "Yo