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"“I didn’t want to hurt you, Faye. I hope we can still be friends.” My ex-mate stopped me, and I wanted to laugh. He didn’t want to hurt me? But everything he did was hurting me. He almost destroyed me. I yanked my arm free. “Friends? You became my foe the moment you f**ked my sister in our mating bed and forced me to marry a stranger in her place!” “Hey, hey, don’t get so hostile. I just mean... maybe we can forget about this unpleasant episode and start over.” He stepped closer, reaching out again like a fool. I slapped him...hard. The sound echoed through the trees. Birds scattered above us. “You don’t get to rewrite this story, Jason,” I said coldly. “You threw me away like I meant nothing, so don’t come crawling back when I’m already mated with Alpha Alexander. This will only make me look down on you more.” Before he could react, my sister stormed from the shadows. “Don’t you dare disrespect our new Alpha. Jason was just confused by guilt, so don’t flatter yourself, sister.” “A crown gotten by marrying off his chief warrior? I hope he won’t choke on it,” I satirized. “How dare...” My sister raised her hand, but before it connected with my cheek, a large hand gripped it tightly. ""Alpha Alexander..."" They greeted him and hushed, like a kitten meeting a tiger. But he just swept across them coldly. “Who do you think you are to slap my mate?” My sister protested, almost to herself, ""She's just my replacement. She doesn't deserve—” “She deserves everything you could never be,” Alexander cut her off, “She was a devoted Delta at your pack, and I believe she could be my perfect Luna too. Disrespect the Luna of the Blood Crescent again, and you’ll answer to my army.” Jason's face hardened. Sage paled." --- FAYE I raised my stick just in time to block Sage’s next swing. I laughed at the look of frustration on her face. “It’s not my fault you’re too slow, Sage. Stop dragging your feet,” I teased. She rolled her eyes, obviously annoyed. “No, but it i