One look. One bond. One brutal rejection. When the next-in-line alpha locks eyes with her across the homecoming after-party, the bond hits like a blade to the chest. But before she can catch her breath, he drags her into the shadows and says the three words that shatter everything:
"I reject this."
She doesn't beg. She doesn't cry. She walks away with her head high and her claws hidden—only to discover two heartbeats pulsing beneath her own.
Now she's carrying the future alpha's twins, and everyone wants a piece of her.
The council elders circle like wolves waiting for weakness. The pack whispers snake emojis and fake prayers. Cars idle too long at curbs. Warnings get scratched into lockers. And the one wolf who should protect her? He won't even look her way.
But she's done hoping. Done hiding. Done playing by rules she never agreed to.
She'll work. She'll train. She'll turn her body into a wall no one can move. She'll build something new from nothing—a life, a home, a code that doesn't ask permission from old men in expensive suits.
He told himself the rejection would keep her safe.
He was wrong.
When pack law and street politics collide, when the threats stop being whispers and start drawing blood, he'll have to choose: the crown his father built on fear, or the woman carrying two reasons to burn it all down.
She doesn't need his protection.
But he's about to learn what it costs to earn back a bond he tried to break.
This is a standalone novel with mature themes, strong language, and content intended for readers 18+.
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