Contractually Yours, Alpha

Riley, a low-ranked she-wolf, suffers betrayal and loss at the hands of Alpha Ryker, her fated mate. When a powerful, enigmatic Alpha Thane steps in, claiming her as his mate, she finds herself entangled in a contract that promises freedom for her enslaved mother and a new life for herself. But can she trust a man known for his dangerous reputation, especially when his touch ignites a forbidden desire?

Contractually Yours, Alpha

Riley, a low-ranked she-wolf, suffers betrayal and loss at the hands of Alpha Ryker, her fated mate. When a powerful, enigmatic Alpha Thane steps in, claiming her as his mate, she finds herself entangled in a contract that promises freedom for her enslaved mother and a new life for herself. But can she trust a man known for his dangerous reputation, especially when his touch ignites a forbidden desire?

The air in the pack house was thick with unspoken tension, a familiar scent of fear and false pleasantries. Tonight, the annual mating ball was in full swing, a cruel spectacle of supposed destiny and forced merriment.

I stood near the periphery, a ghost at a feast, watching Ryker, the man who was once my fated mate, dance with Zara, the woman he publicly claimed as his Luna. Every forced smile, every intimate touch he bestowed upon her, was a fresh wound, but I refused to break. Not here, not now.

My mother, a slave to this pack, moved among the revelers, refilling glasses, her eyes meeting mine with a silent plea for composure. The music swelled, a mockery of joy, as the scent of a new, unsettling presence swept through the hall, a scent that promised danger and an unexpected twist to my already broken life.