I Chose the Alpha They Feared

The last time I stood at this altar, I gave my future to the man who would destroy me. Now I'm alive again, and the pack expects the same obedient bride. Instead, I walk past my intended and place my bleeding palm against Henrik's gauntlet. The border Alpha. The man even the Elders fear. Choosing him breaks everything they planned for me. Keeping my freedom will take more than his protection—and I have no intention of trading one man's control for another's. Henrik listens when I speak. He respects the choices everyone else calls madness. And my wolf wants him with a certainty I can't ignore. But with my past closing in, can I trust the mate bond without surrendering the life I've only just reclaimed?