It should be a fairytale—you know, Gamma girl saves Alpha prince. Turns out? One night, one rejection... and a baby. Guess I didn't read the fine print.SerineFive years ago, I pulled a dying Alpha back from the brink.His gratitude? A mate bond flaring like wildfire in that damn cave.By dawn, he vanished. By dusk, he was promised to another.Would I do it again? Hell no.Now, I haunt these woods—calloused hands, silver knives, and a five-year-old with ice in his blood.Then he shows up.Kaelis Rayne... moreIt should be a fairytale—you know, Gamma girl saves Alpha prince. Turns out? One night, one rejection... and a baby. Guess I didn't read the fine print.SerineFive years ago, I pulled a dying Alpha back from the brink.His gratitude? A mate bond flaring like wildfire in that damn cave.By dawn, he vanished. By dusk, he was promised to another.Would I do it again? Hell no.Now, I haunt these woods—calloused hands, silver knives, and a five-year-old with ice in his blood.Then he shows up.Kaelis Rayne. Storm-eyed tyrant. Pack of elite thugs at his back.Thinks I’m hiding a rebellion? Cute.What I didn’t expect? The mate bond hitting like a sucker punch. Again.But when Kaelis freezes, nostrils flaring at the scent of our child—The bond locks tight.The game changesKaelisAn Alpha doesn’t get to choose his fate. Duty comes first. Always.So I did what I had to do—I cut out the one thing that could ruin me.A little Gamma mate bond? Easy to ignore.Or so I thought.For five years, my wolf clawed at my soul, demanding what I threw away.Now, fate just threw it back in my face.And gods help me, all I want to do is kiss her, throw her over my shoulder, and remind her exactly who she belongs to.But there’s a problem.A boy.Smelling like mine. less