Mated to My Fiancé’s Alpha King Brother

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Valerie’s POV 13

The rogues dragged me through the forest for what felt like hours, their claws digging into my arms whenever I stumbled on the uneven ground. My designer heels had been abandoned somewhere in the first

mile, leaving my feet bloody and torn by roots and stones. The silk dress that had cost more than most

people made in a month was now little more than tattered rags clinging to my shivering frame.

But I was alive. That had to count for something.

The camp, when we finally reached it, was exactly what I’d expected from a pack of exiled criminals-a

collection of ramshackle shelters built from salvaged materials, scattered around a central fire pit where

something that might once have been an animal roasted on a makeshift spit. The smell of unwashed bodies

and rotting meat hung heavy in the air, making my stomach churn.

Dozens of yellow eyes watched our approach from the shadows. These weren’t the civilized wolves of proper

pack society-these were predators in the truest sense, reduced to their most basic instincts by years of exile

and violence. Some still wore the remnants of human clothing, while others had abandoned pretense entirely,

their bodies more beast than man.

At the center of it all, seated on what could generously be called a throne made from welded car parts and

animal bones, sat the Alpha.

He was massive—easily the largest wolf I’d ever seen, with shoulders broad enough to snap a normal man in

half. His dark hair was streaked with premature silver, and scars crisscrossed his chest and arms like a

roadmap of violence. But it was his eyes that truly marked him as dangerous-not the flat yellow of his

subordinates, but a deep amber that held an intelligence that was somehow more terrifying than mere animal

cunning.

at my approach, revealing teeth filed to sharp points, my wolf whimpered and tried to retreat deeper into my

he rumbled, his voice carrying easily across the camp and causing conversations to die mid-sentence. “This is the little princess who claims to

shoved me forward,

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border, Boss. Says she’s got information about Nightshadow

be useful.”

struggled to my knees, acutely aware of how pathetic I must look-hair tangled, makeup smeared, clothes torn and dirty. But I’d learned long ago that sometimes appearing weak was

wanted from men.

know Damien Nightshadow,” I said, letting my voice tremble just the right amount. “I

I can help you.”

like steel scraping stone. “Attachments? The

but power.”

forcing myself to meet those terrifying black eyes. “He

bitch named Seraphina Knight.”

saw interest flicker in

quickened with hope.

had his full attention. He leaned back on his throne, considering me

predator sizing up prey.

exactly do you propose to do

closer to his throne. Several of the other rogues growled warningly, but their king held up a hand

other,” I said, letting a sultry note creep into my voice despite my fear. “You want to

other needs.”

overwhelming-I barely came up to his chest, and the raw power radiating from him made my

asked, circling me

could answer, his hand shot out and gripped my throat. Not hard enough to cut off my

my helplessness

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me show you exactly where

kneel in the dirt while he and his pack jeered at my attempts to maintain dignity. Made me

set and I was shaking with exhaustion and suppressed

my feet.

“Strip,” he commanded.

to

me. If you want to be part of my pack, you need to prove your loyalty. And your…

at him in horror. This wasn’t supposed to happen. I was supposed to be the one in control, using

him. But looking around at the circle of leering rogues, I realized