“Let me go Henry,” I said coldly. “I am not yours, not anymore.”
Henry scoffed. “You will always be mine. I was your first mate.”
“And yet you rejected me. I don’t need you anymore, I have-”
“Who do you have, Nyssa? Him?” He laughed humorlessly. “You don’t even know who he is.”
Rowan growled, a low warning sound. “Shut the fuck up!”
“Why?” Henry shot back. “Tell her what you’re hiding, Rowan, let’s see if she still loves you after.”

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Nyssa was once the beloved of the pack—the Beta’s daughter, mated to the Alpha.
But once her parents died, and she was unable to shift, her life began to crumble until she was finally rejected by her mate, Henry.
It was hard enough that he left her for her best friend, but as the Beta’s daughter, she was forced to remain with him until an attack leaves their pack vulnerable and they have to seek help for the lycans.
What was meant to be a diplomatic trip turned into chaos when Nyssa realizes she is mated to Rowan—the lycan king.

Lycans and wolves don’t get along, and there is a lot of history between the three of them.
To Nyssa, the angel she doesn’t know is better than the devil she knows,
But what happens when that angel is just another devil in disguise?
After all, Rowan is hiding some dark secrets of his own, the kind that threatens their already fragile bond.
Would she be able to handle the pressure? Or will she go back to Henry who may have never gotten over her in the first place?

She unveiled the platters to reveal mountains of food that we both would never be able to finish.


"Are you always this wasteful with food in the palace?" I asked thinking back to the first time I had dinner with her and all the food that was on the large dining table.


She didn't seem offended with my question. "The rest of the food gets sent to the lower districts of the palace. Servants get to take home leftovers."


"Don't you think it's unfair that they're eating your leftovers? Why not just make enough?"


She thought about it for a moment before shrugging. "I guess it's just how things are done. You will learn soon enough, Nyssa, that not all battles are meant to be fought. Pick them wisely."


"No, but going against centuries of tradition is." She popped a grape into her mouth. "Have you gotten the chance to see the towns yet?" I shook my head and she smiled. "We'll go tomorrow."


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