"You're incredibly delicious!" I exclaimed, catching my breath as he suddenly ended our kiss, pressing me firmly beneath him. His golden eyes shimmered with a husky intensity, saying, "If your intentions are to entice me, Little Swan, you've succeeded!" For years, I had yearned to hear the word 'mate' from my childhood crush, Alpha Brandon. Yet, when it finally came, it was followed by a devastating rejection. Faced with what felt like the end of the world, my heart shattered into a million pieces, accepting that my life would forever be marked by loneliness. But fate had other plans. At the annual mating ball, my eyes met those of the most formidable Lycan king, Alpha Vincent Lawrence. As his powerful declaration echoed through the hall, "She's mine!" it resonated in my ears, rewriting my expectations.
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