My hips work shamelessly, riding his hand as he sucks bruises into my neck. This dirty secret, this indecent proposition so at odds with my buttoned-up life. The light, near-cruel flicks, rip a scream from my throat as I shatter, my eyes rolling to the back of my head, my body locking down in a bone-deep spasm. 

*I just had sex…with a stranger…in a dirty back alley…*

***

"Be a good girl. Good girls get rewarded." 

Bullshit.

Being a good girl doesn't get you jack shit, but a cheating husband and piles of credit card debt in your name—credit cards that he used to pamper his side piece, the mock with I really want to erase from my mind from that bitch: Maybe if you could give him a baby, he wouldn't need to go looking somewhere else."

After years of negative tests, how cruel is it that one reckless encounter with a stranger could succeed where my marriage failed? A strangled laugh escapes my lips, edging on hysteria.

***

The sexy man with dark eyes leans forward, elbows on his knees. "Who I am doesn't matter," he says, the words echoing in the marrow of my bones. "What matters is that you, Penelope, are carrying my descendant."

"Your…your descendant..?"


Chosen To Be The Alpha's Surrogate

⊰ 112 ⊱ Rage Beneath My Skin

**| Penelope |**
The private study feels like it’s closing in on me. Dark wooden panels line the walls, heavy burgundy drapes block out most of the afternoon sun. I sit stiffly in a high-backed leather chair, Elio sleeping in my arms.
Across from me, Rook stands by a massive stone fireplace, one a...

**| Penelope |**

The private study feels like it’s closing in on me. Dark wooden panels line the walls, heavy burgundy drapes block out most of the afternoon sun. I sit stiffly in a high-backed leather chair, Elio sleeping in my arms.

Across from me, Rook stands by a massive stone fireplace, one a...

⊰ 111 ⊱ A Throne Built on Lies

⊰ 1 ⊱ Happy, Happy Anniversary

 ⊰ 2 ⊱ Ashes in My Mouth

⊰ 3 ⊱ The Gift and the Burden

⊰ 4 ⊱ Twisted Satisfaction

⊰ 5 ⊱ Glowing Eyes

⊰ 6 ⊱ Of Blood and Breath

⊰ 7 ⊱ Rabbit and the Wolf

⊰ 8 ⊱ Mother and Monster

⊰ 9 ⊱ Unraveling

⊰ 10 ⊱ Humble Abode

⊰ 11 ⊱ Monster with a Heart

⊰ 12 ⊱ What I Can't Deny

⊰ 13 ⊱ Truth Bites

⊰ 14 ⊱ His to Protect

⊰ 15 ⊱ More Than a Means

⊰ 16 ⊱ Mark of the Past

⊰ 17 ⊱ Edge of Control

⊰ 18 ⊱ The Alpha's Mate

⊰ 19 ⊱ Before the Hunt

⊰ 20 ⊱ Forged in Fire

⊰ 21 ⊱ His to Claim

⊰ 22 ⊱ Scent of Danger

⊰ 23 ⊱ Body and Soul

⊰ 24 ⊱ Howl in the Heart

⊰ 25 ⊱ Promises

⊰ 26 ⊱ Ripples on the Lake

⊰ 27 ⊱ Before Dawn

⊰ 28 ⊱ The Man Who Loves Me

⊰ 29 ⊱ Frosting and Fury

⊰ 30 ⊱ Surrender

⊰ 31 ⊱ Blood on the Streets

⊰ 32 ⊱ True Mate's Shadow

⊰ 33 ⊱ Fragments of Trust

⊰ 34 ⊱ Friend from the Past

⊰ 35 ⊱ The Shadow of Her

⊰ 36 ⊱ Unwelcome Memories

⊰ 37 ⊱ Silent Rescuer

⊰ 38 ⊱ An Alpha's Fury

⊰ 39 ⊱ Clash of Wills

⊰ 40 ⊱ A Desperate Claim

⊰ 41 ⊱ Silent Fears

⊰ 42 ⊱ Promises in the Dark

⊰ 43 ⊱ The Memory of Her

⊰ 44 ⊱ Emerald Promises

⊰ 45 ⊱ A Kiss of Desperation

⊰ 46 ⊱ His Rivalry

⊰ 47 ⊱ A Question of Control

⊰ 48 ⊱ Ring of Hope

⊰ 49 ⊱ A Moment of Defiance

⊰ 50 ⊱ A Shattering Image

⊰ 51 ⊱ Breaking Point

⊰ 52 ⊱ The Hunger Within

⊰ 53 ⊱ The Looming Hunt

⊰ 54 ⊱ Into the Unknown

⊰ 55 ⊱ The Alpha's Resolve

⊰ 56 ⊱ Lost in the Storm

⊰ 57 ⊱ The Promise of Tomorrow

⊰ 58 ⊱ Fevered Dreams

⊰ 59 ⊱ Primal Awakening

⊰ 60 ⊱ A Fatal Bond

⊰ 61 ⊱ A Wolf's Love

⊰ 62 ⊱ Test of Love

⊰ 63 ⊱ The Hunter's Prey

⊰ 64 ⊱ Primal Instinct

⊰ 65 ⊱ The King's Crown

⊰ 66 ⊱ Crossroads

⊰ 67 ⊱ Political Gambit

⊰ 68 ⊱ A Mother's Worry

⊰ 69 ⊱ The Pull of the Wild

⊰ 70 ⊱ Primal Force

⊰ 71 ⊱ Hidden Enemy

⊰ 72 ⊱ Hidden Connections

⊰ 73 ⊱ A Twist of Fate

⊰ 74 ⊱ Primal Anger

⊰ 75 ⊱ Someone Worth It

⊰ 76 ⊱ The Looming Threat

⊰ 77 ⊱ Uninvited Guests

⊰ 78 ⊱ Prisoner of Fate

⊰ 79 ⊱ Price of Trust

⊰ 80 ⊱ Game of Life and Death

⊰ 81 ⊱ Bound by His Power

⊰ 82 ⊱ In the Wolf's Den

⊰ 83 ⊱ Searching for the True

⊰ 84 ⊱ Hidden Allies

⊰ 85 ⊱ Irreplaceable Mate

⊰ 86 ⊱ Thawed Hearts

⊰ 87 ⊱ Painful Truths

⊰ 88 ⊱ Beacon of Hope

⊰ 89 ⊱ The Alpha's True Face

⊰ 90 ⊱ Island Mystery

⊰ 91 ⊱ Shattered Reality

⊰ 92 ⊱ A Race Against Time

⊰ 93 ⊱ Necessary Sacrifices

⊰ 94 ⊱ Line in the Sand: Part 1

⊰ 95 ⊱ Dangerous Temptation: Part 2

⊰ 96 ⊱ When Guilt Whispers

⊰ 97 ⊱ A Deal with Shadows

⊰ 98 ⊱ Whispers Among the Flowers

⊰ 99 ⊱ The Secret Truth

⊰ 100 ⊱ Garden's Pull