The Rogue is a Female Alpha novel Chapter 262

Zephyrine

It was already morning when I arrived back at my pack, exhausted and heartbroken. I blinked to keep myself steady, numb with pain and agony.

Slowly, the horse came to a halt in the Ash Pack, and my brother, who seemed to have been waiting for me, walked forward, reaching for my hand to help me down perfectly.

“You reek of the curse, King,” he murmured, but without waiting for an answer, he pulled me toward the direction of the meeting hall. “The elders have some reports to approve.”

I walked beside him, his palm at the small of my back. The door opened gently, and at once the elders stood, bowing as my brother pulled out my chair and lowered me down carefully. He walked to take the report, placing it before me.

“Approve it,” he said gently, though the command in his tone was unmistakable. Whether I liked it or not, I had to approve the reports.

I swallowed hard. Glancing at the documents, my senses disoriented, I approved them as the Alpha. The reports were taken away immediately.

Not long after, the elders began to leave, one by one, without a word. I swallowed hard as the last one exited, closing the door and leaving me at the mercy of my brother, who I felt was studying me intently.

kept my eyes on the table, memories of Lycannar fresh in my mind. He hadn’t denied killing

y father.

nstead, he’d been full of apologies, and had even made a date to meet me. I blinked to push away the lingering tenderness of his touch just as my brother sat across from me, his intense gaze compelling me to meet it.

He was… so handsome, so dominant. Behind his ear, I noticed a scar that hadn’t been there before. Then it occurred to me. Nyroth had come here last night. Why?

“I heard

you

used the compensation money for our parents for something,” he finally said, making me pause.

For a while, I couldn’t speak, then in guilt, I lowered my gaze and nodded.

“Five years ago, I was foolish. I gave Nyroth of Hue Pack permission to use it to elevate his pack. He was my ex–mate… and I’m sorry, Varyn.”

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Chapter 262

No words came from him for a long moment. When I lifted my gaze, I saw him staring gently, neither accusing nor angry.

“You were only tricked. It wasn’t your fault,” he said softly, shrugging. That shrug told me something significant was coming. “You know I invited Nyroth of Hue Pack here last night.”

I paused. Yes, he had.

“We had a conversation. He confessed how foolish he had been, and now he realizes his mistakes. He wants you back.”

I waited, unsure where my brother was going with this.

“He said he will make everything right, Zephyr. Reading him… I can’t tell if he’s truthful. But there won’t be any harm in… trying.”

My heart leapt to my throat. I stared at my

brother.

“What are you talking about?” I asked.

“Marriage,” he said simply.

I went cold. Literally still. Did I hear that right?

“I can’t marry Nyroth. I hate him.”

“You will love him later. The date has been set, and earlier this dawn, I gave the order for the wedding invitations to be sent out.”

I froze. Exhausted physically, mentally, and emotionally, yet now this?

“Varyn, I can’t marry Nyroth,” I said, my voice trembling. “He cheated on me repeatedly. I was called a rogue in his pack. He spat on our parents‘ Moonstone vessel. He never once paid his respects, and…”

vision “At least he didn’t kill them, did he?” His question froze me. Our gazes locked, my blurry as tears threatened. “Nyroth wasn’t cursed. He didn’t kill our father. At least not that, did he?”

I bit my lower lip stubbornly.

“I won’t marry Nyroth, Varyn. You would have to kill me first.”

“And why would I do that?” he asked, his gaze hot. “Get ready. The wedding is a few days away, on the full moon night, at Hue Pack. You will be a bride and take your vow.”

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