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Author: TIANA
last update publish date: 2026-06-09 00:16:27

Huge glass panels line the outer walls, revealing the glowing capital below. The drapes are made of heavy, laced flannel. In the center of the sitting room sits a deep red European-style sofa. The entire living space is packed with expensive chairs, hand-carved cabinets, and royal furniture, designed to match the ancient western shifter kingdoms. I think to myself that these pack resources could have bought a mountain of winter meat for poor omegas.

I drag Kaelen deeper into the suite and push
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  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   158

    My face immediately falls into a freezing shadow. My spirit is completely unwilling to continue with this dangerous topic, because my mind still thinks Samuel and Simona have zero connection to Kaelen’s bloodline. "Are there still pack guests lingering downstairs on the rugs?" I deliberately twist the conversation to a new track."Mrs. William has already seen most of the high alphas off to their trucks," Theresa says, following my steps. "My own paws walked the rest of the crowd out to the gravel for your shop. I don't think there are any guests left on the floor now. The cleaners are sweeping the red juice off the wood, and Mrs. William is waiting by the racks for your hug."Theresa can easily tell from my cold scent that my mind hated the baby topic, so her tongue follows my question instead of pushing the baby talk further."I see," I say in a light, quiet tone.When our boots arrive downstairs, almost every single wolf is gone and the display hall looks completely empty. There is

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   157

    Lyra Nightbane POV"My wrist holds zero metal because our moon wedding never happened," I tell the empty corners of the upper floor. "No pack elder blessed our furs, there was zero ceremony under the stars, and my body never even stood inside the Ironvale City registry hall alongside my so-called alpha husband.""Excuse my boots, Lyra," Theresa says, her soft paws stepping across the high rugs as she hands me the glowing black device. "Your cell phone has been ringing like crazy."Since my dress was busy presenting the new ice gear on the wooden stage downstairs, Theresa kept the plastic device inside her own apron.I take the plastic from her fingers. Theresa tilts her head to add, "It looks like a fresh message track just hit your screen a minute ago."My thumb swipes the glass line to unlock the display. The second my eyes hit the white message box to read the text, every single drop of red blood drains straight out of my cheeks. My inner chest thumps so violently it hurts my ribs,

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   156

    The hot flames in Kaelen’s eyes look ready to spray straight out of his skull, burning my pink dress into black ash. How could my tongue take Elowen's side? In an arctic, freezing tone, he growls, "Give the green stone straight back to her truck. My claws will buy whatever jewelry your heart desires.""Okay," I agree immediately, my voice softening. My mind had already planned to return the valuable stone anyway because it was way too heavy for our small connection. I just didn't want to break her old spirit inside the lounge earlier.My quiet attitude makes his alpha anger melt away. "From this sun forward, your boots will never meet her form again.""Okay," I promise bluntly. I do not think Elowen Frost is an evil female wolf, and my mind actually thinks she is quite good. But because of Kaelen’s deep pack pain, my soul has zero intention to get close to her lodge. At least, my truck will never take the initiative to seek her out.Kaelen’s chest completely calms down. He reaches his

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   155

    Lyra Nightbane POV"My mind cannot find the logic behind your past choices, Kaelen," I say, my throat tightening as the old alpha Darius Nightbane stands near the display boards.My memory flashes back to a freezing winter night at Moonshadow Infirmary, where a pregnant female wolf had stood on the roof edge ready to jump into the dark canyon. My own paws had tried to pull her back, and my tongue told her she could take every single resource in my pack bag just to save her life. So inside Kaelen’s big alpha brain, his thoughts assumed my heart had begged him to save Darius Nightbane’s dying hockey company from total ruin six winters ago.In truth, my soul just couldn't watch a pregnant mother end her breath, because my own belly was carrying the twin cubs at that exact moment. My paws just wanted to protect that innocent pup from the dark. Later, Kaelen's truck had driven over to give the female wolf a mountain of resources to settle her debt. Right after that ice storm, his beast dem

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   154

    Her mother-in-law? Wouldn't that be Kaelen’s real birth grandmother? But didn't the old pack gossip say Elowen used to be a loose mistress wolf before she became the main wife of the old Alpha? My brain feels super confused."Your boots must be super busy with the hockey guests today, so should my fur leave now?" As she stands up on her legs, my pink dress stands up with her. "I will show your boots the way to the door.""Okay," Elowen says, her face turning overjoyed.My chest feels a bit uneasy and ashamed after keeping the valuable green stone. My mind decides I am going to return the bracelet to her lodge the second I get a good opportunity.Elowen’s black truck is waiting right outside the gravel deck, and my paws help open the heavy door for her bones. Elowen sits down on the seat, lowers the glass window down with her finger, and praises my face with a big smile. "You look really beautiful in that pink dress today, Lyra."My face feels a bit awkward as my mouth says, "Thank you

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   153

    Lyra Nightbane POV"This is a great idea! He can wear that hockey skirt himself! I am telling your ears it suits his fur perfectly," Boyce Shawn chuckles loudly, taking the quick opportunity to dig Armand’s grave right on the shop rugs.Armand glares at his face with hot yellow eyes. "Will your bones die if your mouth does not talk?""Yeah, maybe! What are your eyes looking at over there?" Boyce asks, noticing Armand’s face change fast out of nowhere.I follow Boyce’s sharp gaze toward the glass doors and see the old lady Elowen Frost walk onto the wooden deck. As Kaelen’s closest hockey friends on the ice, both of them know that Elowen is Kaelen’s stepmother wolf. It was because of her presence that Kaelen had packed his bags and left the main manor so early to live alone in his own cave. It was also because of her that Kaelen and his father’s relationship was so strained and icy. Naturally, their snouts do not like her fur at all. And she and Kaelen barely share any real family bond

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   7

    "Lola, look at me and tell me the truth. What is going on with your body?"My mother’s voice was a jagged blade of panic. She stood in the doorway of the washroom, her face losing every drop of color as she watched me hover over the sink. I could see her mind racing, trying to find a reason—any rea

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   C6

    "You really have the nerve to lecture me on privacy while you're nesting in my territory with a bastard in your womb?"Kaelen’s sneer was like a physical blow. He didn't just look angry; he looked lethal. He rose from the edge of the bed, his movements precise and predatory, the atmosphere in the S

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   C5

    "The Alpha rarely sleeps under this roof when the moon is high, it is Miss Frost’s birth-night, after all."Mirelle lingered at the threshold of the Alpha’s Shadow Chamber, her voice carrying a sharp edge of pity that felt more like a serrated blade.I didn't give her the satisfaction of seeing me

  • The Alpha’s Bastard Bride   C4

    "Our mothers bound our fates before we could even walk. How could I possibly be the one to sever that blood-oath?"I kept my gaze fixed on the floorboards of the Nightbane entryway, refusing to look Kaelen in the eye. I could feel the weight of his stare, heavy with a silent fury that matched my ow

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