Jaxon’s POV

I had never been a man who begged.

Yet here I was, standing before Alpha Viktor, begging for what should have been mine from the beginning.

“You have to understand that I cannot marry Yara.” I implored Alpha Viktor. “Raven is my mate. I have already marked her. If you want this alliance to remain, you have to release her to me. It's been a whole day since you locked her up!”

Alpha Viktor sat behind his massive wooden desk, his fingers tapping against the surface. His grey eyes studied me with the sharpness of a blade.

Yara who stood beside me, let out a choked sob. Her...