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On my marking day, Nicholas, my mate, was found with my sister, Kailani, in the pack lounge, and I became the laughingstock of the entire Silverfang Pack. That was when Gianni Russell, my childhood friend and the pack’s Beta, stepped forward in front of the entire pack and proposed to me, his voice loud and clear as he promised to protect me. After we completed the marking ceremony, he treated me with care and respect, his aura gentle and reassuring. Unfortunately, it seemed he couldn’t fully consummate our bond. It wasn’t until this year, after a sacred fertility ritual, that I finally became pregnant. Since then, he pampered me even more, his wolf’s protective instincts in full force. I thought he was my true mate, my destined partner, until the day I overheard a conversation between him and his friend, Travis, another Gamma warrior in the pack. "Beta Gianni, that’s too much. Gamma Maxine has been nothing but loyal to you. How could you swap the embryos so she’d carry Kailani’s child just because Kailani didn’t want to endure childbirth?" Travis’s voice was low, tinged with disbelief. There was a pause before Gianni let out a sigh. "Once the pup is born, I’ll give it to Kailani, fulfilling her wish. As for Maxine, I’ll tell her the pup didn’t survive. I’ll spend the rest of my life with her,