Marked by a Stronger Alpha After Being His Stand-in
"Father, I accept the marriage alliance with the Blackwood Pack." Silence stretched on his end of the link before he finally replied, "Caterina, are you certain?" "I am." I didn't tell him the real reason. Last night, a heart-shattering agony ripped through our Mate Bond, through that damned bond, I saw everything—my mate, Alpha Rocco, pinning his childhood sweetheart, Scarlett, against the wall and kissing her with desperate frenzy. When I confronted them, Rocco publicly humiliated me for questioning his 'friend.' In that moment, my heart died completely. He was my Alpha, my husband—the man I had spent years helping rise to power. Now I'll sever our bond and marry the most powerful Alpha in North America. They say he is cold and ruthless, unmoved by any she-wolf. Perfect. I don't need love. I just need an Alpha strong enough to help me secure the Silver Moon Pack. And as for Rocco? The Moon Goddess gave us a destiny, and he shattered it with his own hands. Now, I will seize my own.