same old-same old

The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate

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Chapter 20: same old-same old

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She’s been sold off like a particularly undesirable cattle by her only relative, to the man they only whisper about cautiously in the safety of their own homes, as the nightmare specter in human form.

She has had to leave everything - her home, her belongings, and the only family she has ever known and loved - for unfamiliar lands, in what she had long thought would be a terrifying lair fit for a monster.

She has been waylaid by frightening bandits, nearly lost her life, and then witnessed other men lose theirs, in a display of the most terrifying power she has ever laid eyes upon.

Regina finds that she can’t quite express any of this, and instead, clings to Mattel’s gloved hand with a desperation that likely makes little sense to the Alpha.

Mattel, rather than face that heavy, searching gaze, looks instead at the pile of packages beside them, feeling his heart lift with every familiar item he sees in their midst.

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