Fake Mating To My Ex's Powerful Enemy

Allmylife,I'vebeenthebackupdaughter.MysisterBeatricegoteverything—love,attention,thegoldenchildtreatment.IgotleftoversandremindersIwasn'tgoodenough.UntilIdiscoveredNiall,gorgeousAlphafromtheneighboringpack,wasmyfatedmate.Finally,myturntobechosen.God,Iwasnaive.Fouryearsofengagementhell.Bleachingmyhairtosuithistastes.Squeezingintotightdresses,playinghispersonalmaid—onlytohearI'dmakeabetterservantthanmate.Allbecausehisheartbelongedtomysister.Thatnight,Iaccidentallyknockedovertheirpictureframe.Heslappedme.Hard.SaidI'dnevermeasureuptoher.SoIslappedhimback,toreuptheirphoto,andacceptedrejection.Ithoughtitwasover.UntilIcaughtthemattheclub,laughingabouthowpatheticmyfouryearsoftryinghadbeen.Thewholeengagementwastheirsickgame.Drunkandfurious,Ididsomethingrecklesswithmymysteriousneighbor.AlphaHudson—facecarvedbygods,dangerineveryperfectlytailoredline.Mostimportantly,he'smyex'snemesis.So?Bestsexofmylife.Ithoughtitwasaone-nightstandtoforget.WrongAgain.He'sricherthanNiall,morepowerfulthanmyfamily,andinfinitelymoredangerous.Andhe'snotlettingmego.Thistime,Iwon'tbeanybody'ssecondchoice.