He chose her sister, so she married the monster instead
The Alpha King buried nine brides before her, and she walked in willingly
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Layla has spent her whole life certain of one thing: Asher is her fated mate, and that bond is supposed to be unbreakable. Then her half-sister Vivian, the family favorite who has always resented her, twists the truth until the entire pack turns against Layla, and Asher runs off with Vivian on the very day Vivian was meant to wed Lucian, the most feared Alpha King alive. Rather than beg for a man who shoves her and lies to her face, Layla climbs into the bridal car meant for Lucian and takes her sister's place. Lucian is rumored to have killed nine brides before her, yet the closer Layla gets, the less the stories add up, and the marriage she chose out of spite slowly turns into the second chance she never thought she deserved.
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