Unbothered, Overpowered, and Accidentally Fated
By @john1208
Zhalia's ordinary morning of brewing pine-needle tea is rudely interrupted when her Alpha mate, Korzha, publicly rejects her for being a "wolfless defect." Exiled to the damp ancestral caves, the eternally sarcastic Zhalia doesn't weep. Instead, she accidentally trips over a dormant, legendary White Wolf spirit, triggering a blinding glow-up and a brand-new Fated Mate mark. The lucky winner? Batzorig, Korzha's terrifying, war-mongering older brother.
Soon, Korzha's life falls apart. His new chosen mate, Iskra, betrays him to a rival clan - a desperate, sympathetic act of espionage to save her starving people from extinction. A ruined Korzha comes crawling back, weeping at Zhalia's feet, while Batzorig endlessly postures, growling and scent-marking his territory like a walking cliché.
Zhalia couldn't care less about either of them. Armed with overwhelming power and a deadpan attitude, she discovers that Elder Enkhtur has been secretly manipulating magical mate-bonds for decades to breed a biological super-weapon. With two Alphas throwing tantrums on her doorstep and a corrupt hierarchy to dismantle, can Zhalia break the biological shackles of the Targatai packs before she's forced to actually go on a date?
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