Betrayed By One. Bound To Three

Edris'sjawtightenedashemovedclosertoher.“Sohetouchedyou.”Itwasnotaquestion.Itwasademandforconfirmation.“Yes,”sheanswered,meetinghisgazewithoutflinching.“Hedid.”Theairshifted.“Andyouallowedit?”Hisvoicesharpeneddespitehisefforttorestrainit.“Ididnothavemuchofachoice,”shesaidquietly.“Thereisalwaysachoice,”Edrisinsisted.“Itbeginswithnotopeningthedoor.”Sheexhaledslowly.“IfIhadrefusedtoanswer,hewouldhavegrownsuspicious.Hewouldhavemadeascene.Thatwouldnothavekeptmesafe.”“Itwouldhavekepthimfromtouchingyou,”Edrisreplied,hiscontrolslippingjustslightly.“Itwouldhavekeptmefromwalkingpastyourdoorandcatchinganotherman'sscentonyou.”----AstheonlysurvivingheiroftheAlphaKing,SelenaBlackthornthoughtshehadtheperfectlife.Alovingfather.AcaringMate.Ararebloodlinepasseddowntoherbyherfamily.Butshewaswrong.Afterherfather’ssuddendeath,Selenaplaceshertrust,herpower,andherheartinthehandsofthemanshebelievesisherfatedMate.Ontheirweddingday,beneaththeBloodMoon,herepaysherdevotionbyrejectingher,shatteringtheirbond,andpushingherfromamountaintoherdeath.Sheshouldhavestayeddead.Instead,Selenaawakenstwoweeksbeforetheweddingceremony,rebornwithhermemoriesintactandherlong-silentwolffinallyawake.Thetruthunravelsquickly.Themanshelovedishermurderer.Heradoptedsisterishistruemateandaccomplice.ThelifeSelenabelievedwasdestinywasnothingmorethanacarefullyconstructedlie.Thistime,sheisnottheobedientLunatheyexpect.Drawnbyapullshecannotdeny,fateleadsSelenaintothepathofthreeroguetriplets—warriorsexiledasboysforacrimetheynevercommitted.Theyaredangerous.Relentless.Untamed.Andwhenthebondsnapsintoplace,itisnotgentle.Itconsumesher.OnlythendoesSelenauncoverthetruththathaslongbeenburied.Therejectionwasfalse.Thebondwasneverreal.Thetripletsarehertruemates.Boundbydestinyandsharpenedbyexile,thetriplethelpsSelenauncovertheconspiracythatdestroyedherfamily,stolehercrown,andnearlyerasedherexistence.Together,theywillburnthroughlies,bloodlines,andfalsekingstoreclaimwhatwasalwayshers.Thistime,Selenawillnotbeused.Shewillnotbesilenced.Andshewillnotdiequietly.BetrayedbyOne,BoundtoThreeisadarkfantasyromanceofrebirth,body-positivepower,falsebonds,fatedmates,andaqueenwhorisesfrombetrayaltoclaimherthroneonherownterms.----TriggerWarning:Thisstorycontainsmaturethemesintendedforadultaudiencesonly.Itincludesdarkromance,violence,powerimbalancedynamics,emotionalintensity,possessiverelationships,anderoticelementsinvolvingonefemaleleadandmultiplemaleleads.Readerdiscretionisadvised.