"I'm so frightened," I whispered, standing close to my partner under the shadow of the tree in the dark. "There's no need to fear, my love," he growled, wrapping his arms around my waist. My heart pounded as I met his gaze, sensing his anger at our current predicament. "You're mine now, remember? You belong to me." Valeria, being the eldest daughter of the Down South Pack, had been destined for a different path. Assigned to marry Alpha Adrain from the Midnight Pack, she had never experienced love before. With her younger sister receiving all the attention, Valeria accepted that finding her own mate seemed impossible. Then, Alpha Damien burst into her life, challenging the norm. It was forbidden for him to claim an alpha's mate, especially when it involved two powerful alphas who were long-standing rivals. Caught in this web of alliances and enmity, Valeria wondered if her partner would defy the odds for her or if their shared fate would ultimately fall to their enemy.
