The Alpha's Vow Was a Lie

The young woman steps out of the back room shaking, blood on her chin and ink on her sleeve.

I stepped out into the firelight. My whole body shook, blood wet on my mouth, black ink down the sleeve of my dress.

I kept my eyes on the floor. If he looked at me long enough he might hear the tower in my voice the way I heard it in his.

Varek

Look at me.

The Alpha's Vow Was a Lie

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At the Gloamridge Claiming Board, Eden Harker waits for Joss Carey to name her. Instead he names her half-sister Odessa, and the pack laughs while Odessa spills ink on Eden’s dress. Eden hides in the old bell tower and finds a wounded stranger in the storm. Mating heat takes over. By dawn he is gone, and a secret bite burns on her shoulder. The feared Alpha Varek Lorne needs a bride for the council. He chooses Eden. His bargain is cold: she will stand at his side, her sick mother will be cared for, and he will never love her. His aunt and brother give her a warm room. Varek gives her rules. He is still searching for the lost woman he calls his mate. Eden hides the bite that could prove she is more than a contract. If Varek learns the truth, his cold vow may be the least dangerous thing between them.