Chapter 1
Isabella’s POV
My Alpha mate, Kane Throne, had never once shown any intention of having a pup with me.
Until a month ago.
He suddenly went wild, marking me again and again for three full days and nights. No protection. No hesitation.
I thought he had finally accepted me as his bonded partner. Blushing, I clutched the pregnancy test and went to tell him the good news. That’s when I heard them talking.
“Liliana, you still haven’t changed. Always the mischievous one.”
“Oh please, you guys spoil me too much,” Liliana giggled, her voice syrupy sweet. “I was just curious what would happen if we did this. What if she actually ends up pregnant? You three treating Isabella like a toy. Can you imagine her face when she realizes the pup growing inside her has no confirmed father?”
Kane let out a cold laugh. “Losing her mind over it would be a gift. You didn’t see her when she found out she might finally conceive. She looked like she couldn’t wait to throw herself into it.”
One of his pack brothers chuckled. “Honestly though, Isabella’s pheromone response is insane. She was made to be marked by Alphas.”
“Only Kane would go that far,” another one added.
“Wanna make it interesting?” someone suggested. “Let’s bet on who gets her pregnant. Loser has to buy that moonstone pendant for Liliana at the pack auction. That thing’s worth over a hundred million.”
It was about Alpha pride. All three of them instantly jumped into a heated argument.
Liliana stood nearby, laughing so hard her shoulders shook. Then she turned her head slightly and looked through the blinds.
Her eyes found mine. That look she gave me, full of disdain, pierced straight through me like venom.
“Kane, what if Isabella finds out the pup’s not yours?” someone asked casually.
Kane let out a cold snort. “She’s carrying some other Alpha’s pup and I’m supposed to be the one embarrassed? She wouldn’t dare say a word. Who would believe her?”
“Besides,” he said calmly, “do you think I’d leave loose ends?”
He pulled out his phone and played a video. It was me. Me, being marked by them
“Shit. You didn’t even clean up the pheromone traces. If the elders ever saw this, Isabella’s status as Luna would be completely destroyed.”
“Even through the screen, you can smell how desperate she was.”
On the other side of the door, I clutched my mouth with one hand, the pregnancy test in the other. My knuckles turned white. Tears streamed down my cheeks. cheeks.
Kane had only bonded with me because of a political alliance. For three years, he barely looked at me. He never once marked me.
I thought I had finally moved him. I knew there was heat serum in that wine, but I drank it anyway. I let it take control. Let myself be consumed by instinct.
All because I wanted us to have a pup. All because I wanted to please him. For those three days, I threw away every shred of pride to respond to him, to obey him.
I didn’t even realize when someone else took his place. Or when those videos were taken.
And it was all because of Liliana. Their precious childhood sweetheart.
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I ran.
Ran out of the lodge like I was escaping from hell. Even though my coat was wrapped tightly around me, I felt completely exposed. Every wolf I passed on the street felt like another set of judging eyes, watching the me from that awful video.
The shame was crushing.
I kept running. Just a few streets, but it felt like years.
When I finally made it home, I rushed into the bathroom and threw up everything inside me.
Then I heard the front door slam. I flinched. Kane was back.
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