The Alpha and Her Rebel Mate

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r silent judgment. The alliances between packs were never done on a whim. They were forged in the b

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wanting, she breathed

did not know for the good of the pack? I had grown up in the shadow of this tr

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Du Darkvallon stood before me, massive, imposing, like a rampart between me and the future he had traced me. The warmth of anger bubbed in my vei

a parchment that he seemed to study. He did not even raise his head when

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ists. My breathing was whistli

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h a hard, cold brilliance. The expression that usual

reezing patience. You were educated fo

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your power game. You have raised me to be ... a

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n imposing alpha who had never exp

question of wanting or refusing. It's a matter of

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my body. This is my freedom. You are condemning me to be the woman of an alpha whom I have never

f my words were not enough to ex

r alliance games. You have raised me to be strong, t

look. His dark, almost disturbing e

. Alliances are necessary. The Alpha Kieran has what we seek. Its power,

r of my body: it used me as a currency of exchange. But it was worse. He s

nced a

what I want. You only see what you want

is hard and unwavering look. However, some

proached,

pack. And a pack is not just a piec

against my chest, but I could

f who does not understand

id not listen to the voice o

am an alpha. And I will never

ea just before the storm. Then, finally, my father spoke, hi

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alpable on my lips. I felt lik

appoint m

to give in to pressure. Once in the corridor, I dropped against the wall, my breath

couldn't accept it.

ct. And I was not

tened up, resolved. An inner voice murmured me, almost like a promise:

the time, but I was not ready. Each second that passed gave me more in an increasing panic

rable gaze fixed on me. I couldn't breathe. I couldn't breathe anymore. My lungs s

rge crossed each fiber of my being. The evidence struck l

in my chest, a pain that never seemed to want to stop. And at the sa

reathing. A raw connection, an irrepressible drive. I couldn't ignore it anymore, I couldn't make it

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d on my arm, soft but firm, like a warning. I didn't want to turn around, I

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all control. His gaze was cold, but ... there was something in him. A depth, perhaps

red, her low voic

s hand with a dry blow. My body was tense, my skin on fire, ea

en voice. It is not po

destiny sealed by fate. But this link, I did

all feared. The same man who was going to become my companion, the o

g interior struggle. On the one hand, the link that irresistibly attracte

t to hear her. I didn't want him to speak to me, t

seemed to shirk. It was as if the whole universe was reduced to him, this feeling impossible to ig

e alone !

gue, as if only him and I existed. It was frightening. It was as if the earth was shining under my feet. He

d! I ... I am ** Free **. I can't ...

arise. I never felt like I was so vulnerable. I was a trapped animal,

. This link ... There is, and there is nothing we can do to erase

his voice watch

me can still understand. But I promise you, there is n

mixture of wild herbs and burned wood, invades me, and I felt the heat of his body approaching more. I wanted to re

t my

. You don't under

gs. Fear and temptation. Rebellion and desire. Rejection and... ** pro

't move anymore. My heart, this fragile thing that

pered. I am not your enemy. We have more in common t

lieve it, I didn't want to ... but something in me wanted it. This