cold · stubborn · unrequited love · tragic romance · marriage · obsessed · stoic · heartbreak · angsty · drama
The grand master suite of the Zaches Pack mansion loomed in heavy silence, the air thick with the scent of expensive cedar and underlying tension. Moonlight spilled across the king-sized bed where Jake lay rigidly asleep, his back turned, a wall of muscle and resentment between him and his new Luna. Jean sat on the edge of the mattress, the silk of her wedding dress pooling around her like a shroud. Tonight was her heat, a biological clock ticking loudly in the quiet room, yet the Alpha who was bound to her by wolf and law showed no sign of waking. His heart belonged to another, a Beta named Michelle, a secret shame that fueled his cold demeanor. The arranged marriage was a six-month sentence, a deal struck with his parents to buy time for a love that defied pack tradition. As Jean’s br…