00:00Every night, I was forced to endure the desires of three powerful men.
00:04Night after night, they left me so wrecked I could barely get out of bed.
00:09Chloe was jealous of me, jealous that they drove me to the brink again and again.
00:14In my previous life, Chloe stole my mating ceremony with Alpha Hawk.
00:18Hawk was the alpha of the Border Pack, tall, powerful, and dangerous,
00:23but he was rarely home, always away hunting rogues.
00:27After becoming his mate, Chloe was left alone, night after night, in a cold, empty bed.
00:34As for me, I was forced to marry the three Fulton brothers.
00:38They were rich alphas and utterly perverse.
00:41In the end, driven mad by jealousy, Chloe tore my throat apart.
00:45When I opened my eyes again, I was back to the day I chose my mate.
00:50Chloe pointed straight at the Fulton Peck crest.
00:53I want them.
00:55I dug my nails into my thigh.
00:57I had to bite my tongue to stop myself from laughing out loud.
01:01Something was wrong.
01:03Last time, she begged on her knees for Alpha Hawk.
01:07Martha frowned.
01:08She looked confused.
01:11Chloe, you swore you wanted Alpha Hawk.
01:13What the hell changed?
01:16Chloe sneered.
01:19I woke up.
01:22Hawk is a psycho.
01:24He's out hunting for years at a time.
01:26Who wants to sleep in a cold bed?
01:28She rolled her eyes.
01:30Plus, what if a rogue rips his head off?
01:32I'm not playing the grieving widow.
01:33The Fulton alphas are loaded.
01:35They are rich as hell.
01:37Sounds good to me.
01:39Right, Aria?
01:40Chloe stared right at me.
01:42Her eyes were dark.
01:44Searching.
01:45Testing me.
01:45What the fuck?
01:47Did she remember the past life too?
01:50Ever since we were pups, Chloe stole everything I wanted, even if she hated it.
01:55Last time, I just glanced at Hawk, and she claimed him.
01:59She ended up miserable.
02:00Sleeping alone every night.
02:02She thought I lived like a queen with the rich Fulton alphas.
02:06So now, she was jumping face first into a living hell.
02:10I looked down, hiding the shock in my eyes.
02:13Martha turned her cold eyes on me.
02:16Finally, my girl uses her brain.
02:20The Fultons are new money.
02:22A beauty like you deserves to be worshipped by rich men.
02:27Aria is boring anyway.
02:29She's perfect for an alpha who's never home.
02:32You're right, Mom.
02:35I walked out of the pack hall.
02:37My legs were shaking.
02:39The moon goddess actually gave me a second chance.
02:42I was really back.
02:43And this time, I wasn't going to be the one torn apart.
02:48The claiming day dragged on forever.
02:50No ceremonial nonsense.
02:52Just pack rules.
02:53We went through the motions like puppets on a string.
02:57Finally, the heavy oak door slammed shut.
03:00Hawk stood there.
03:01He was a mountain of a man.
03:03Pure, wild alpha energy.
03:06But a tired smile touched his rugged face.
03:09It's been a hell of a day.
03:10Get some sleep.
03:12I kept my face blank.
03:14Okay.
03:14I peeled off the heavy dress.
03:16I scrubbed until my skin hurt, trying to mask my scent.
03:20Then I climbed into the massive king-sized bed.
03:22I curled up on the absolute edge.
03:25I wasn't scared he would touch me.
03:28In my past life, Chloe ran home crying.
03:31She swore he couldn't get it up.
03:33She complained that this brutal alpha, a man who could snap a bear's neck, couldn't even
03:38get hard back then.
03:39I believed her.
03:41I wasn't foolish enough to expect desire from him.
03:44I closed my eyes and fell straight into a black hole.
03:47The nightmare hit me.
03:48The drugged champagne burned down my throat again.
03:51Liquid fire in my gut.
03:53Three massive shadows loomed over me.
03:56Animalistic panting.
03:57Filthy laughter ringing in my ears.
04:00The Fulton Alphas.
04:02Six heavy hands slammed me down.
04:04They pinned my wrists to the mattress like iron chains.
04:08They tore at my clothes like starved dogs.
04:11They didn't care about foreplay.
04:13They just took.
04:14Brutal, relentless thrusts.
04:17Stretching me until I tore.
04:18Pain, blinding.
04:20My body was being ripped open.
04:22Hot blood soaked into the silk sheets.
04:24But they didn't stop.
04:26They fed on it.
04:28The scent of my blood only made them harder faster.
04:31More violent.
04:32The humiliation was suffocating.
04:34I begged the moon goddess to just let me die.
04:38No.
04:39I refused to die.
04:40Why should I be the one broken?
04:42I wanted to live.
04:43I wanted to watch Chloe burn in that exact same hell.
04:47A blood-curdling scream tore out of me.
04:51Arya, wake up.
04:52The wall lamp was turned low.
04:54Dim light hit the rugged, dangerous face beside me.
04:57I snapped my eyes open.
04:59It was Hawk.
05:00The memories of the claiming rushed back.
05:02My tense muscles instantly melted.
05:05I was safe now.
05:07Nightmares?
05:09Sorry for the noise, Alpha.
05:10I replied, totally numb.
05:12Noise?
05:13You screamed like you were being skinned alive.
05:17The whole pack probably heard you.
05:19I was dreaming of monsters.
05:20I stared coldly at the ceiling.
05:23A heavy knock pounded on the door.
05:25The pack sentries were spooked.
05:27They yelled through the wood, asking if they should fetch the pack doctor.
05:31Hawk brushed them off.
05:32He turned and walked into the massive bathroom.
05:35Seconds later, he came out with a steaming hot towel.
05:38The hands that could snap an enemy's neck were unexpectedly clumsy now.
05:43He gently held the hot towel to my face.
05:46The heat sank into my skin.
05:47Tears pricked the back of my eyes.
05:50In my past life, I was pinned down by those mad dogs.
05:54I screamed until my throat bled.
05:56Nobody gave a damn if I lived or died.
05:58And now, I just had a bad dream.
06:01And this brutal Alpha was taking care of me.
06:04I stepped into the bathroom.
06:05I peeled off my sweat, soaked nightgown.
06:08Draped it over the wooden rack.
06:10Slipped on a robe.
06:11And went back into the bedroom.
06:13When I stepped out again, Hawk was standing there in a bathrobe.
06:16His gaze swept over me.
06:18But he said nothing.
06:20He turned and walked into the bathroom.
06:22Inside, the nightgown I had just taken off was still hanging on the rack.
06:27Hawk stopped in front of it.
06:28He reached out.
06:30Caught the fabric between his fingers.
06:32And slowly lifted it up.
06:34Then he pressed it closer to his face.
06:36And inhaled deeply.
06:37His shoulders rose and fell once.
06:39And his Adam's apple bobbed.
06:41Onan Hand braced against the stone wall.
06:44While the other tightened around my nightgown.
06:46His breathing turning heavier by the second.
06:48The sound echoed through the bathroom.
06:50Low and rough.
06:51Tinged with something muffled and restrained.
06:54His body shifted faintly.
06:56As if he were trying to hold himself back.
06:58Or work something out.
07:00From the bedroom.
07:01I could hear every sound.
07:04Clearly.
07:04I rose to my feet.
07:06And padded barefoot toward the bathroom.
07:07I pressed my hand against the door.
07:10And gently pushed it open.
07:11As the door cracked open.
07:13I saw him.
07:14Hawk stood with his back to me.
07:16His broad shoulders rising and falling with each breath.
07:19One hand was against the wall.
07:21The other was still clutching my nightgown.
07:23The moment I stepped into the doorway.
07:25His fingers still.
07:26His whole body went rigid.
07:28My bare foot landed on a wet spot.
07:31A sharp cry escaped me as I fell backward.
07:34Hawk turned instantly.
07:36And caught me before I could fall.
07:37I stumbled straight into his chest.
07:40The belt of his bathrobe came completely loose.
07:43And the fabric fell open another inch.
07:45I glanced down and my whole body seized.
07:48You!
07:49One arm tightened around my waist.
07:51He lowered his head.
07:52Leaning close to my ear.
07:54His breathing still rough and uneven.
07:57My wolf's restless tonight.
07:59The next day.
08:00We went back to my family's estate.
08:02Sure enough.
08:03The second I walked in.
08:05I ran into Chloe and Frank.
08:07Chloe was glowing.
08:07She looked smug and thoroughly satisfied.
08:10She stared hard at my face.
08:13She was looking for bags under my eyes.
08:15Hoping I looked sexually frustrated for my mating night.
08:19Too bad.
08:19She saw nothing.
08:20She looked disappointed.
08:22Then, she actually started sneaking glances at Hawk, ogling my alpha.
08:26Hawk walked with me to the Moon Goddess Shrine.
08:29We paid our respects to my late mother.
08:32Before we could even sit down, things changed.
08:35The Alpha King's messenger arrived.
08:37He summoned Hawk immediately.
08:39My father jumped to his feet.
08:41My father jumped to his feet.
08:41Go, Hawk.
08:43Don't keep the Alpha King waiting.
08:46I started to stand up with him.
08:47But Hawk's heavy hand pushed my shoulder down.
08:51Stay here.
08:52Catch up with your family.
08:56The second Hawk walked out the door.
08:58Our family finally has real influence in the Alpha Council.
09:03Let's see who dares to disrespect me in noble pack circles now.
09:07It's great having a high-ranking alpha for a son-in-law.
09:11Too bad hunting rogues on the border is a death wish.
09:16What if he never comes back?
09:19Oh, damn.
09:20Listen to me rambling.
09:21My eyes snapped to Chloe.
09:23She was sitting right next to him.
09:25A sick, gloating smirk was playing on her lips.
09:28My heart dropped into my stomach.
09:30The past life flashed before my eyes.
09:33The last time I saw Chloe before she killed me,
09:36she was screaming like a maniac.
09:39She cursed Hawk for being a half-dead cripple.
09:42Was it this mission by Doc?
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