The Alpha King’s Runaway Mate

"Please, don't send me away like this," I pleaded, holding onto him tightly. My stepfather forcefully pushed me towards a guard, and my heart sank as I was about to be given away as a slave to the notorious King Mattel, the region's feared alpha. A curse from the moon goddess had been bestowed upon him at birth. "You won't be of any use here," he growled, dismissing me without compassion. "No, I'll do anything to help clear your debt. I promise, don't make me go," I begged, but his decision was unyielding. --- Consigned to the icy grasp of the alpha king by her stepfather, she resigned herself to her fate. Yet, the unexpected twist came when she discovered that the alpha king was actually her destined mate. Hoping that he would eventually recognize their bond, she faced the cruel reality that she was merely a pawn in his game. With a broken heart, she fled with her unborn child. As the aloof and commanding alpha king confronted his true emotions, regretting his past indifference towards her love, he vowed to find her and bring her back, no matter the cost.