LYCAN KING'S FORCED BRIDE

"Alpha Drakon?" I whispered, the name barely escaping my lips as my eyes widened in disbelief. I blinked slowly, trying to process the information, feeling like the ground beneath me was crumbling away.

"I see you've finally grasped the situation, Ellie!" My stepmother's words dripped with condescension, her tone laced with mockery. The realization hit me like a punch to the gut-I had been betrayed. Ever since my mother passed away, I had been treated like nothing more than a burden in their eyes. I was worthless to them, disposable.