
At seventeen, I made a foolish mistake: I fell in love with my father’s Beta, Glen.This secret affair lasted a whole year.When I mustered the courage for the fifth time to propose to him, I overheard his conversation with his pack brothers."After taking care of the Alpha's daughter for so many years, haven't you ever thought about forming a mate bond with her?"Glen's tone was icy. "A little girl eight years younger than me? I haven't gone that mad."Soon after, he accepted an engagement ring from a woman of his age.This time, I didn't cry. I didn't make a scene.From the three suitors my father had arranged for an alliance marriage, I selected—or rather, fate selected—the Alpha of the Crimsonmoon pack, the most notorious, Ethan.The wedding was hastily set for the next month, absurdly fast.At the engagement banquet, Glen, who was always composed and steady, stumbled in frantically.His eyes were glued to the ring on my ring finger, yet he couldn't utter a single coherent word. 
In a werewolf realm dominated by powerful alphas, Aurelian endures a loveless bond with Caspian, a ruthless alpha who values strength over family. When their twin daughters, Stephanie and Elizebeth, are sent to a harsh training compound and then kidnapped, Caspian, distracted by his affair with the manipulative Cilian, ignores the danger. Tragically, the girls are sold at a gruesome underground auction, their bodies turned into grotesque art pieces. After Sara, Caspian's mother, dies of grief, Aurelian breaks the bond and finds comfort with Alaric. While Aurelian builds a new life and awaits twins, Caspian, consumed by guilt after belatedly realizing his mistakes, executes Cilian in revenge, doomed to a life of eternal regret as he howls at the moon. 

Cercei's eighteen years of existence were marred by excruciating pain and suffering solely because of her uncanny resemblance to Vienna, the Alpha's daughter. Cercei found it unbearably cruel that she possessed the same beauty as Vienna, which made Vienna feel insecure, leading her to subject Cercei to relentless torment.Despite the numerous hardships, Cercei received love and care from her parents, and she remained humble. Although their Alpha never respected them and treated them as mere servants, her family found happiness. However, everything changed dramatically on her eighteenth birthday when their Alpha ruthlessly killed her father without a valid reason and mercilessly crushed his heart underfoot after digging it out.Enraged and seeking revenge, Cercei felt powerless until she encountered the King Alpha of the North, whom she slept with. This chance encounter changed her life abruptly, cracking all the hidden secrets and lies her mother had carefully concealed for eighteen years. The revelation shattered Cercei's belief in her perfect family and parents, leaving her questioning everything she had ever known.#Caught in an Unexpected Romance Writing Contest 