
Owned By The Ruthless Alpha
Laila Wyatt · Ongoing · 248.8k Words
Introduction
She was never meant to survive.
Ivy Mooncrest is her pack's disgraceâa Gamma in name only, condemned for sins she never committed. When Alpha Brian sends her into the domain of the most dangerous predators alive, he doesn't give her a mission.
He gives her a death sentence.
The Thorn Brothers. At The Obsidian, their exclusive club where shadows dance with lust and power, three wolves rule with absolute authority:
Jaxsonâcold, calculating, untouchable.
Malricâcunning, dangerous, always three steps ahead.
Kaelâthe ruthless enforcer whose piercing gaze strips away every lie, every mask, every defense.
One mistake, and she's erased. One slip, and she's devoured. But Ivy isn't the fragile pawn they expect.
As Ivy is drawn deeper into their dark empire, the lines blur between mission and desire, between captive and willing participant. The brothers don't just want her obedience. They want her to surrender. Her secrets. Her body. Her soul.
And in a world where power is everything and trust is fatal, Ivy faces an impossible choice:
Burn in their fireâor let them forge her into something unbreakable.
WARNING: This is a dark paranormal romance with explicit content, power dynamics, and BDSM elements. Features a morally grey pack, possessive alphas, and a heroine who plays with fire.
Chapter 1
Ivy
The moment Alpha Brian summoned me, I knew something was off.
He never called for me. Hell, he barely acknowledged I existed, unless it was to remind me I wasnât good enough.
Earning the female Gamma title had been a miracle, one I bled for.
I trained harder, longer, fiercer than anyone else just to be seen.
My knuckles split open on training posts until they were raw. My muscles screamed after dawn runs while the rest of the pack still slept. I clawed for scraps of recognition.
And in the end, all I got was the title.
Not the role. Not the trust. Just the hollow crown that mocked me.
Brian made sure of that.
Every mission that mattered went to someone else. Every strategy session, closed before I reached the door. Every council meeting, my voice cut off before it touched the air.
âYouâd only fail,â heâd say, each word a drop of venom sliding through my veins.
Gamma in name. Ghost in practice.
Nixon, the male Gamma, never let me forget it. His smirk said everything his mouth didnât need to: You donât belong here.
Maybe he was right. Maybe this path was never mine. But what else was left?
I was born a Mooncrest, and that name had been a curse since the day my father betrayed his Alpha and paid for it with his life.
If that had been the end of it, maybe weâd have been spared.
But disgrace doesnât die with the guilty; it seeps down through the bloodline, staining everyone it touches. My mother, my brother, and I lived under that shadow ever since, branded with sins that werenât ours.
If Brian had the choice, he wouldâve thrown me out years ago.
So when he summoned me to his office, no warning, no reason, I braced myself.
Heart pounding. Thoughts racing.
Had someone finally found an excuse to drag me down for good?
I walked in ready for anything.
Except hope.
Brian didnât rise from behind his desk. Didnât even fully look up.
Just flicked his gaze over me with that cool indifference that cut sharper than hate.
âGood morning, Alpha,â I said, my voice taut, my body straight as a spear.
A curt nod. Nothing more.
Once upon a time, he wouldâve smiled.
Once, he wouldâve reached across the distance between us and pulled me close, his whisper brushing against my skin as he promised forever under moonlight.
We had dreamed out loud, him as the future Alpha, me as his Luna. A pair bound not just by fate but by choice.
Those dreams shattered the night his father died.
Shattered by my fatherâs hand.
Since then, Brian had erased me. Rewritten history so we never existed. The love that once belonged to me was poured into someone else, like Iâd been nothing but a placeholder for the real thing. Pretending I never mattered was easier for him.
But I didnât get that luxury.
âIvy,â he said at last, tone clipped and cold. âYouâre being assigned to the ACSC. Undercover sting operation.â
Just like that. No buildup. No explanation.
The Alpha Council Security Committee?
Elite level. Out of reach for wolves like me.
Even seasoned officers prayed for a chance at ACSC work. And me? I hadnât been trusted with a single mission in years.
If this was a joke, it was cruel.
If it wasnât, it was insane.
The Beta shouldâve been chosen. Emily, with her pristine record and perfect pedigree, shouldâve been chosen. Anyone but me.
âYouâll be working undercover at The Obsidian,â Brian continued, steamrolling over my silence. âAs a dancer.â
The words hit harder than a blade to the gut.
The Obsidian.
My stomach dropped.
That place wasnât a club; it was a kingdom of shadows. A den where the rich, the powerful, and the corrupt bled together in smoke, lust, and dangerous secrets. Even its name was whispered like a curse.
The Obsidian belonged to the Thorn Brothers.
My pulse roared. The Thorns werenât just alphas; they were predators wrapped in silk, men who didnât kill their enemies, they erased them.
Sending me there wasnât an assignment. It was a death sentence.
âYouâre to investigate the Thorn Brothers,â Brian said, voice flat as a decree. âGather everything you can. Report only to your ACSC handler.â
The protest slipped out before I could stop it.
âYou canât be serious.â
His eyes narrowed, ice shards glinting beneath his lashes.
âWith all due respect, Alpha,â I pushed, forcing control into my voice, âthis operation requires a professional. I havenât had a single mission since I earned my rank. I donât have the experience. Beta Emily, â
His growl cracked through the room like thunder, rattling the glass.
âWho made you Alpha?â
My breath froze. No answer could save me.
âYou swore to serve without question,â he snapped, his voice sharp enough to cut flesh. âAnd now you dare dictate to me?â
He rose from his seat, his shadow swallowing mine whole.
His eyes burned, not with love, not anymore, but with years of bottled fury.
âI told you once to find something useful to do with your life,â he said, low and dangerous. âBut you clung to fantasies of honor, muttering about redemption. Your fatherâs name. His sin. His betrayal.â
He sneered. âWell, hereâs your chance. And just like the useless mutt you are, youâre begging me to send someone else.â
My throat tightened.
âIf you refuse,â he continued, words slow, deliberate, venomous, âyou forfeit your rank. And Iâll make sure the Mooncrest name is wiped from this pack completely. Your family will be exiled. Your mother. Your brother. No roof. No protection. Prey in the wild.â
The silence after that was heavier than rage itself.
Now I understood.
This wasnât opportunity. It wasnât redemption.
It was punishment.
He wasnât giving me a mission.
He was handing me a noose,
and daring me to tighten it.
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