Prologue

“Murderer! Alpha Killer!” shouted a man. I shivered and stumbled back.

“She killed him. She killed the alpha!”

“Sinner!” a woman spat with disgust.

I looked at the man standing in front of me. Alpha Alessio. My newly found mate. My new Alpha.

“Don’t listen to them,” I whispered. 

I did it for the greater good. I did the right thing!

His eyes glowed chilly blue. The adoration had disappeared from his face. The love, the longing, and the happiness, all faded within those few seconds, and sternness and suspicion took their place. 

I was terrified. The drastic change had taken me by shock. 

I wanted to go back to when everything was fine. When mom and dad were still alive.

A man walked forward and grabbed my hand in his. I looked up at him, “Liam.” I whispered.

He loved me since we were kids. The beta of our pack. He is the one who risked everything and sacrificed everything for me. But there is nothing I can do about it. I don’t have a choice.

My gaze shifted back to my mate who stood in front of me, Alpha Alessio. His eyes were now cold and hard. His jaw clenched tight. 

I don’t like that look. I don’t want more hatred. Especially not from my mate.

I begged the heavens in my heart to let me go back to the time when everything was fine. When my life was simple. When no one had betrayed me.