All Chapters of The Ruthless Alpha's Claimed Breeder: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

~CIARA~Tomorrow was the day my life would end. And the text on my screen did a great job reminding of it. “Miss, your coffee’s getting cold.”My head snapped up to meet a brunette’s warm gaze. She pushed the cup forward until it touched my palm. “You’ve been standing here for several minutes. Are you okay, miss?”No.I’m not okay.By tomorrow, I’d be getting married to a stranger.How could I be okay?“Yes.” I fought the burn in my eyes and grabbed the paper cup, placing some dollar—my last cash—on the counter. “Thank you.”Clutching the cup tightly, I walked out of the small café, my mind still circling around the text my stepmother had sent some minutes ago. She wanted me to come home for the wedding dress fitting. A wedding I’m clearly being forced into. I once thought being an omega was the worst thing that could ever happen to me because it altered my life. My father was the beta of the pack.My mother carried Alpha blood.But I was a weak omega who couldn’t even hear the voi

My breath caught in my throat.Husband?The word shouldn’t have affected me, but it did anyway. I forced myself to look away from Alpha Graham, but it felt impossible. There was something about his eyes—the way they effortlessly held me in place, like I needed his permission to move my own body.“Ciara!” My father’s harsh voice snapped me back to reality. “Apologies, Alpha Graham.” He lowered his head. “My daughter’s still learning to deal with her clumsiness.”Of course he was going to blame me. That was all he did—act like I was more of a burden than his first daughter. He never looked at me like I was truly his own. I was just a pawn in his hands. I stared at the white shoes Stephanie had borrowed me, keeping my head down because, as an omega, I couldn’t stare into an Alpha’s eyes.But Alpha Graham didn’t loosen his grip on me. He pushed up the sleeves of my dress and I panicked. I couldn’t let him see my scars. I instantly wrapped my fingers around the sleeves to hold it in place.

~CIARA~The maid’s face drained of color so fast, it almost made me regret asking. Her lips parted slowly, but no words came out. She looked like my request had triggered a trauma she was yet to recover from. She pulled her hand away from mine. “I..I can’t.”I should have dropped it. She looked uncomfortable enough. But that fueled my desire to get the hell out of here. I reached out for her palm again. “You have to help me. I can’t stay here if everyone keeps looking at me like I’m walking into my own grave.” She shook her head again. “You don’t understand. If Alpha Graham finds out I helped you escape, he’ll punish me.”The fear in her eyes broke me. She was terrified of this man. What kind of mess had I gotten myself into? What kind of man had I married? “Are you that scared of him?” I asked softly. “Everyone is.” She sighed. “You should go downstairs now. The Alpha really hates waiting.” I swallowed hard. Even after hearing her talk about being punished, I still wanted t

HAYESThe glass in my hand shattered. Red wine and sharp pieces of crystal dripped from my fist onto the floor. I didn't care about the cuts.Kyle was roaring inside my head.“Kill him. Tear his throat out right now. Nobody touches what belongs to us!”I walked across the room. The pack members moved out of my way quickly. The young Alpha from the northern territory froze. His hand dropped from the wall beside Ciara. He looked at me, and his face went completely white.Ciara looked up at me. Her brown eyes were wide and she was shaking in her red dress. She looked terrified. She thought I was going to hurt her. I hated that she was scared of me, but I was focused on the idiot standing in front of her."Alpha Hayes," the boy stammered, stepping back. "I—I was just welcoming your breeder. No disrespect intended. I didn't mean anything by it.""She is my wife," I growled.The sound came from deep in my chest. It was an Alpha command. Half the lower-ranking wolves in the room lowered thei

HAYESThe drive to the northern border took twenty minutes. Nobody spoke inside the SUV. Killan drove fast over the rough dirt, throwing up loose gravel behind us. I sat stiffly, keeping my eyes on the girl sitting next to me, but she refused to look back at me.Ciara pressed herself flat against the far door, her knees pulled up to her chest. Every time the car hit a bump and my shoulder accidentally brushed hers, she flinched and trembled under her oversized sweater. The sweet scent of her omega wolf was completely twisted with the sharp smell of terror.Kyle was scratching aggressively at my mind. “She thinks we are the enemy,” he growled inside my head. “We killed the beast that threatened her at the banquet last night. Why does she look at us like we are the ones who want to rip her apart?”"Because she doesn't know any better yet, Kyle," I thought back. "To her, violence is just violence. She spent her whole life dealing with her father's cruelty in Riverstone. She doesn't under