Forced to marry a crippled, ruined Alpha “No self-respecting she-wolf would agree to become the mate of that man!” My grandfather ranted. “Of course not!” My brother Jensen took a gulp of his drink and then looked at me with a derisive sneer. “That’s why he’s asking for Lenora.” I looked between my grandfather and my brother, completely confused. “Who is asking for me?” “Alpha Blackstone,” My brother said, smacking his lips. “But he’s–!” I could not speak the words out loud. Everyone knew that something terrible had happened to River Blackstone. The once powerful alpha was now little more than a vegetable without a wolf. But if River Blackstone was a paralyzed invalid, who came to my bed last night to rescue me from my night terrors? If it wasn’t River, then who had lifted me in their strong arms and pressed hot kisses against my neck?