Subconsciously, my body revolted. As far as I know, even if the slaves had borne the children of Alpha, they would not have had the right of inheritance, for the illegitimate children were born with the blood of the slaves, and were destined to be neglected. Some pack leaders even forced slaves to take pills to prevent pregnancy before mating with their masters, in order to prevent them from becoming pregnant.

The children of the slave stock were as humble as their mothers, but Devon asked me to be his surrogate. I could not understand what he was asking, considering that a superior Alpha male like him would have a...