Chapter 1

**Chapter 1: Bride of the Cursed Alpha**

“I never imagined that betrayal would spring from the one person I held closest to my heart…”

**Amy’s POV**

“Tomorrow, you will wed Alpha Daniel Carter.”

Those words sliced through the air, a sudden detonation in the serene confines of Mrs. Smith’s study. There was no preamble, no gradual build-up—just an explosive proclamation that left me reeling.

I blinked, my mind racing to process what I had just heard. Surely, I must have misinterpreted her. The tightness in my chest made it feel as if I were suffocating.

Mrs. Smith sat before me, as she always did—perfectly poised, her hands delicately folded in her lap. The shadows cast by the desk lamp accentuated her high cheekbones, giving her an almost ethereal quality. She wasn’t merely my foster mother; she was the widow of the Beta, a woman whose words commanded the respect of the entire pack. When she spoke, silence enveloped the room.