Rejected by the Heir, Claimed by the Lycan King

Rejected by the Heir, Claimed by the Lycan King

Annabell Seto

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I was a wolfless Omega, sold to the powerful Blackwood Pack to save my bankrupt family from ruin. But on my wedding day, as I walked down the aisle alone, my groom didn't show up. Braden, the Alpha heir, had abandoned me at the altar. He boarded a private jet with his scentless human mistress, leaving me to face the cruel mockery of the most powerful Alphas in North America. To clean up his mess, the Dowager Luna offered me two humiliating replacements to fulfill our sacred marriage treaty: a brute who despised me, or a trembling coward who couldn't even look me in the eye. The pack members sneered, publicly screaming that I was nothing but "leftovers" and a rejected stray. They expected me to lower my head, accept their scraps, and remain a pathetic pawn in their political games. They thought a fragile, wolfless girl would just break down and cry. But a white-hot pride ignited in my soul. I refused to be their victim. I rejected both of their pathetic options and pointed directly at the most terrifying man in the room-the Lycan King himself. "I demand a replacement. I choose him." I didn't just escape humiliation; I forced the ruthless King to make me his Queen. Now, I am the Luna of the entire pack, wielding the power to control their fate, and stepmother to the coward who threw me away. It's time to teach these beasts exactly who they are dealing with.

Rejected by the Heir, Claimed by the Lycan King Chapter 1 1

Elinor POV

The decaying walls of my childhood bedroom smelled of rot and desperation. I stared into the spotted, antique mirror, the heavy white lace of my bridal gown hanging off my thin frame like a shroud. I looked like a ghost. Or worse-a sacrifice.

The door creaked open. My father, Alpha Joseph Thorne, stepped in. His face was the color of old ash, his posture screaming cowardice.

"The Blackwood escort is here," he muttered, refusing to meet my eyes. "Braden was delayed by urgent pack business. A common warrior will escort you to the ceremony."

Ice flooded my veins. In our world, an Alpha heir personally claiming his bride was a sacred tradition. Sending a warrior was the ultimate insult. It meant I wasn't a future Luna; I was just collateral being transferred. A *wolfless* Omega sold to save our bankrupt pack.

"I understand," I said, my voice deadened. I wouldn't let him see my humiliation.

An hour later, I stood at the entrance of the Great Hall of the Blackwood Pack. The massive sanctuary was carved from ancient black stone and timber, smelling of cedar, power, and impending doom. Sunlight bled through the stained glass, casting fractured shadows over the obsidian floor.

I walked down the aisle alone.

The pews were packed with the most powerful Alphas in North America. Their whispers hit me like physical blows. I could smell their pity. Their mockery.

Suddenly, a sharp pain pierced my temples. A voice burst into my mind, frantic and trembling. It was Faye Vance, my only friend.

*Elinor, he's gone!* Faye's mind-link echoed in my head. *He's not coming! He took a human girl-a singer named Kacey-and boarded a private jet to California an hour ago!*

My breath hitched. My heart stopped.

Braden hadn't just abandoned me; he had run off with a human. A weak, scentless human. And the Blackwoods knew. The realization hit me with the force of a physical blow. They knew he was gone, yet they let me walk down this aisle to be the laughingstock of the entire werewolf world.

The crushing weight of despair vanished, instantly incinerated by a sudden, blinding fury. Deep within my soul, something ancient and dormant twitched. A spark of pure, white-hot pride.

I stopped dead in front of the glowing moonstone altar.

The whispers died down. The silence in the Great Hall became suffocating.

I reached up and tore the white laurel wreath from my hair. The symbol of purity and submission hit the obsidian floor with a soft thud. I turned my back to the altar and faced the front row, my eyes locking onto the matriarch, Genevieve Blackwood. She sat in the shadows, her face an unreadable mask of ancient authority.

"Where is your heir, Dowager Luna?" my voice rang out, surprisingly steady, slicing through the heavy silence.

Genevieve's eyes narrowed. Her Alpha aura flared, a heavy pressure meant to force me to my knees. "Elinor. We will discuss this privately-"

"We will discuss it now," I interrupted, ignoring the gasps that erupted around the room. I stood taller, refusing to bow. "I will not wait at the altar for a male who is currently on a plane to California with his human mistress."

Chaos erupted. Growls shook the rafters. Genevieve's face tightened into a mask of cold fury, but I didn't give her a chance to speak.

"I, Elinor Thorne, reject Braden Blackwood as my mate and my groom," I declared, the ritual words tasting like ash and liberation on my tongue.

Before the matriarch could summon her guards to drag me away, I took a step forward. I would not be the victim today. I would not let my pack be destroyed by their arrogance.

"But the alliance remains," I continued, my voice echoing off the stone walls. "The Blood Treaty states a daughter of the Thorne Alpha's bloodline must unite with a son of the Blackwood Alpha's bloodline. It does not name the coward who just fled."

I stared directly into Genevieve's eyes, challenging the most terrifying woman in the pack.

"I demand a replacement. Fulfill the treaty, or let the Blackwood name be known as oath-breakers to the Moon Goddess herself."

The Great Hall plunged into a deathly, breathless silence. Every eye in the room shifted from me to the Dowager Luna, waiting for the sky to fall.

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“I was a wolfless Omega, sold to the powerful Blackwood Pack to save my bankrupt family from ruin. But on my wedding day, as I walked down the aisle alone, my groom didn't show up. Braden, the Alpha heir, had abandoned me at the altar. He boarded a private jet with his scentless human mistress, leaving me to face the cruel mockery of the most powerful Alphas in North America. To clean up his mess, the Dowager Luna offered me two humiliating replacements to fulfill our sacred marriage treaty: a brute who despised me, or a trembling coward who couldn't even look me in the eye. The pack members sneered, publicly screaming that I was nothing but "leftovers" and a rejected stray. They expected me to lower my head, accept their scraps, and remain a pathetic pawn in their political games. They thought a fragile, wolfless girl would just break down and cry. But a white-hot pride ignited in my soul. I refused to be their victim. I rejected both of their pathetic options and pointed directly at the most terrifying man in the room-the Lycan King himself. "I demand a replacement. I choose him." I didn't just escape humiliation; I forced the ruthless King to make me his Queen. Now, I am the Luna of the entire pack, wielding the power to control their fate, and stepmother to the coward who threw me away. It's time to teach these beasts exactly who they are dealing with.”
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