Chapter Twelve – The Alpha’s Obsession
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Adrian stood at the edge of the ridge, his wolves scattered behind him, still licking their wounds from the failed clash. The scent of silver light clung to the air, burned into the soil. He inhaled it deeply, a slow, hungry smile curving his lips.
She was everything he had hoped for—and more.
Aria.
The little wolf Damon had rejected had just unleashed enough power to cripple two packs in a single heartbeat. Adrian had seen it, felt it in his bones when the ground split, when the air itself bent to her will. Fate had chosen her. And Adrian had never wanted anything more.
“She’s the one,” he murmured, almost to himself. His Beta shifted uneasily at his side.
“Alpha… she’s dangerous. That power—”
Adrian cut him off with a sharp look. “Dangerous?” His golden eyes gleamed. “She’s magnificent. That power belongs with me. With us. Not with a pack too weak to understand her worth—and certainly not with an Alpha too proud to claim her.”
His Beta hesitated. “But she’s bound to Damon. The bond isn’t broken, no matter what he says.”
Adrian’s smirk deepened, cold and certain. “Bonds can be broken. Or… replaced. The mark she bears ties her to fate, not just to him. And fate is a game I know how to win.”
He turned his gaze back toward Damon’s territory, eyes burning with desire and ambition.
“I will have her. I’ll take her from under his nose, and when I do, not even Damon’s pride will save him. She’ll be mine—my Luna, my equal. Together, we’ll build a kingdom strong enough to crush every Alpha who ever doubted me.”
The Beta swallowed, unease thick in his scent. “And if she refuses?”
Adrian’s smile sharpened into something dangerous.
“Then I’ll make her want to choose me.”
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