The Child He Called a Bastard

Pregnant Omega Aria walks into the pack clinic and finds her mate, Theo, heir to the Black Rose Pack, pressing his ear to his first love Elena's belly. To protect his claim to the Alpha seat, Theo has agreed to father Elena's child in public and demands that Aria let her OWN unborn baby be branded illegitimate. When Aria refuses, Theo imprisons her, takes her phone, and moves her into a damp servant's room while Elena's family lords over the villa. While Theo is away for Elena's difficult delivery, his family and Elena's force a premature birth on the seven-months-pregnant Aria — and her baby dies. Aria's mother has found a second-chance mate: the powerful Alpha James, who storms in, rescues Aria, and claims her as his daughter. Six months later, James's Thorn Group moves to acquire the collapsing Black Rose Group. Aria returns to the pack she fled — not to grieve, but to sever the mate bond herself. Theo, stripped of his inheritance and drowning in drink, begs; Elena, exposed as a liar whose child has no known father, pleads for mercy. Aria signs the papers, offers a forgiveness that closes the door forever, and steps into the winter sun — where Zane, the pack's new emerald-eyed Alpha, is waiting. A werewolf revenge romance about a mother's grief turned to steel, and the quiet, complete victory of walking away.

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  • Author: tbr_mountaineer
  • Chapters: 9
  • Status: Ongoing

Pregnant Omega Aria walks into the pack clinic and finds her mate, Theo, heir to the Black Rose Pack, pressing his ear to his first love Elena's belly. To protect his claim to the Alpha seat, Theo has agreed to father Elena's child in public and demands that Aria let her OWN unborn baby be branded illegitimate. When Aria refuses, Theo imprisons her, takes her phone, and moves her into a damp servant's room while Elena's family lords over the villa. While Theo is away for Elena's difficult delivery, his family and Elena's force a premature birth on the seven-months-pregnant Aria — and her baby dies. Aria's mother has found a second-chance mate: the powerful Alpha James, who storms in, rescues Aria, and claims her as his daughter. Six months later, James's Thorn Group moves to acquire the collapsing Black Rose Group. Aria returns to the pack she fled — not to grieve, but to sever the mate bond herself. Theo, stripped of his inheritance and drowning in drink, begs; Elena, exposed as a liar whose child has no known father, pleads for mercy. Aria signs the papers, offers a forgiveness that closes the door forever, and steps into the winter sun — where Zane, the pack's new emerald-eyed Alpha, is waiting. A werewolf revenge romance about a mother's grief turned to steel, and the quiet, complete victory of walking away.