Mine To Claim: The Alpha's Silent Mate

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I turned in time to see my parents being dragged away, their muffled cries ripping into me like cold blades. My mother turned back to me; her eyes implored mine, with her tears glinting in the sun. "You'll regret this," I said, my voice low, my body shaking with rage. The Alpha turned back to me, the hint of an amused smile playing on his lips. "Is that so?" "I'll come back," I said, my voice growing braver. "I'll come back and I'll destroy everything you've ever built. I'll make you pay for what you've done to my family." And then silence fell over the courtyard. For one very still moment, the Alpha's smirk faltered. Then he laughed. "You?" he spat, the word dribbling with malice from his lips. "You are nothing, Alina. You will die out there, all alone, and nobody will ever remember." I heard the crowd laughing along with him-cruel voices that seemed to close in around me on all sides. And I didn't care. I looked back at the Alpha, my eyes ablaze with unshed tears. "I'll make you pay for this," I whispered, more for my ears than for his. ****** Rejected by her mate. Betrayed by her pack. Left to die in the wild. Alina swore she'd return stronger and destroy the ones who shattered her life. But when a brutal attack leaves her scarred and broken, salvation comes in the form of Kennedy — the enigmatic and feared Alpha of the North. He calls her his mate. She would not believe him. Love once burned her, and she would not let that happen again. But Kennedy isn't one to back away from a fight, and as he chips away at the walls around her, Alina starts to wonder if her shattered heart could ever be whole again. Wracked by vengeance in her soul and bound with a mate she is terrified to trust, Alina is torn between the past that haunts her and the future that might just save her. Some bonds destroy. Others are strong enough to heal.