THE ALPHA'S HUMAN MATE

"Do I scare you, Elara?" "Your majesty." I whimper, avoiding his gaze. I couldn't muster the courage to meet him in the eyes, not when his intimidating demeanor blocked every sense of reasoning. "Mea bella mate." The way he uttered those strange words, so soft, so delicate, like a sweet caress. Yet I couldn't bring myself to be swayed by his tactics. He wasn't just the king but a man betrothed to another, and I was merely a maid, assigned to serve him. "What would Seraphina think if she walks in on our compromising position?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper. "I couldn't give two sh*t what she thinks or feels." His tone was so calm yet frightening. "She means absolutely nothing to me." ............... Elara Vale had spent her entire life learning one simple rule: never attract the attention of a beast. For nearly a century, humans had lived beneath the rule of the wolves, stripped of their freedom and treated as nothing more than servants. Elara had survived by keeping her head down, following every rule, and making sure no one noticed her. Until the day her name appeared on the list. She was being transferred to the Blackthorn Palace—the home of the most feared wolf in the kingdom, King Darius Valen. Everyone knew his name. They called him ruthless. Merciless. A monster even among his own kind. Elara knew she wouldn't survive long in his palace. But fate had other plans. Assigned as Darius's personal servant, Elara is forced into his presence every day, despite doing everything possible to avoid his gaze. Then one unexpected encounter changes everything.