No Longer Yours, My Alpha

The Northern Pack had one unbreakable rule: the Alpha heir could never bond with a human girl. Despite that, Alpha Kieran Wolfe still formed a mate bond with me.

To be with me, he openly defied the Elders' Council. He endured 99 lashes and was forced to kneel at the altar for three days and nights.

Even as blood soaked through his shirt, he smiled at me and said, "Elise, don't be afraid. I only want you."

Eventually, the Elders' Council finally relented and agreed to let Kieran leave with me. However, there was one condition: he had to leave a pure-blood heir behind for the Pack.

From that moment on, the phrase I heard most from Kieran was "wait".

The first time, Kieran asked me to wait while he got another she-wolf to carry his pup.

He slept with Cecelia Donati 33 times until she was carrying his pup. The second time, he told me to wait again because the first pup was a female, and the Elders wanted a male.

So, Kieran slept with Cecelia 99 more times until she was carrying his pup again.

Just when I thought our ordeal was finally over, their daughter, Tyra Wolfe, accidentally ate wolfsbane at her Meet the Pup Party.

Everyone was convinced I had poisoned her.

When they threw me into the freezing cold storage room, Kieran stood at the doorway with bloodshot eyes.

"I told you to wait..." His gaze was ice-cold and cutting. "You know what wolfsbane means to our kind. Why would you hurt my pup?"

The words "my pup" hit me like a knife to the heart. My fingernails dug deep into my palms as the pain tore through me.

When the storage room door opened again, I loosened my bloodied hands.

This time, I was not going to wait anymore.

I dialed the Elders' Council's number. Forcing myself to keep my voice steady, I said, "I'm willing to leave Kieran Wolfe. But I have one condition: I want you to send me somewhere he'll never find me."

On the other end, Elder Lucian Pearce let out a satisfied laugh. "If only you had been this sensible sooner. Spending one night in the cold storage truly showed you your place. A human like you was never worthy of our noble Alpha bloodline."

His voice dripped with contempt as he said, "On the night of the full moon in ten days, we'll arrange everything to send you away. And when that time comes, you'd better never show your face in front of Kieran again."

The call ended abruptly, and I leaned against the mansion's cold wall.

In the main hall, Kieran had shifted into his massive wolf form and was gently letting his daughter, Tyra Wolfe, tug at his thick fur. Cecelia was curled against his warm belly, smiling with tender satisfaction.

The perfect family of three looked so blissfully happy together.

The sight hit me like a bullet to the chest.

"Ms. George, you're back?" Cecelia