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The Billionaire Alpha's Rejected Mate

Chapter 2 The Stranger in the Dark

Word Count: 1279    |    Released on: 16/01/2026

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him, sure she had

ousy. "A half-human abomination? It would be a stain on the Evans

d, reaching out a trembling hand. "Yo

r the hem of the white rug. She fell hard, her elbow cracking against the floor. P

illionaire she knew was gone. In his

ity questioned because I sired a bastard with a human pet. You will go to the clinic

ng. She looked up at him from the floor,

she whi

urrowed. "What

, fierce wellspring of maternal instinct. She scrambled to her feet, backing t

ed. "You think y

to the press. I'll tell everyone what you are." It was a

? You're nobody, Emily. A penniless orphan against a billionaire. I could snap your

ling into fists. "Rejection is too good for you. M

eyes. "Let her run. It's more fun that way. Besides, the storm is terribl

t Emily with pure disgust. "Fine. Run,

, reject you, Emily Reed, as my partner, my lover, and the mother of my child. Yo

him to change his mind.

mmed her hand against the elevator button, sobbing as the doors took an eternity to slide open.

in the hallway, watching her. His eyes wer

mily," h

uxury into the cold reality of her life. She collapsed against t

l them. He wanted

out of the doors, sprinting past the startled security guard, pu

efoot onto the pavement, her socks soaking instantly in the puddles. She didn't know where she w

or a shortcut to the subway station. Her br

mp.

. Not the rhythmic click of shoes,

lancing over

eetlights, stood a massive grey wolf. Its lips were pul

until sunrise. He ha

" Emily w

k fence, tearing her coat, and landed in a puddle on the other side. She could hear

eet, waving her arms frantica

ty, the rain drivin

t for

its engine purring like a dormant beast. It looked like a hea

ink. She just

She could hear its claws skitterin

t, unfurling a black umbrella with a calm, fluid motion. He was tall, dress

t stop. Sh

creamed, hurling

h his chest. She grabbed the lapels of his trench coa

sobbed, looking

, her bre

aven's wing. But it was his eyes that stopped her heart. They were a piercing, impossible sh

ge, intense curiosity. He didn't push her away. His arm we

hisper. "They're going to kill me. Do whate

n feet away. It snarled, pacing back and forth, but it didn't attack. It

gaze dropped to her stomach, then back to her eyes

k," he stated. His voice was deep, smooth,

t. "Please. I'l

tilted his hea

ythi

tory expression that promi

ut know this, little human. If you

olf waited in the dark. She looked at the man

She stepped into the

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1 Chapter 1 The Night He Rejected Me2 Chapter 2 The Stranger in the Dark3 Chapter 3 Luxury and Danger4 Chapter 4 Unmarked, Reclaimed5 Chapter 5 A Queen Rises6 Chapter 6 His Queen, Revealed7 Chapter 7 I am not a Vessel8 Chapter 8 From Ashes, a Luna9 Chapter 9 The Fighting Pit10 Chapter 10 The Morning After11 Chapter 11 Human among Wolves12 Chapter 12 Love Language13 Chapter 13 I Choose You14 Chapter 14 Stronger than Me15 Chapter 15 The Rat and the Trap16 Chapter 16 The Shadow Man17 Chapter 17 Reeds18 Chapter 18 Malachi the Savior19 Chapter 19 The Black Envelope20 Chapter 20 Spreadsheet21 Chapter 21 The Monster22 Chapter 22 Dream Boss23 Chapter 23 Moon Cave24 Chapter 24 Hybridly25 Chapter 25 Your Life or Hers 26 Chapter 26 Time to Choose27 Chapter 27 I Choose You28 Chapter 28 Deal with the Devil29 Chapter 29 Hello Little Mother30 Chapter 30 Long Live the King31 Chapter 31 Family Reunion32 Chapter 32 We Hunt33 Chapter 33 The March of Wolves34 Chapter 34 Battle of the Nothern Waste35 Chapter 35 What Side are You on 36 Chapter 36 Is this the End 37 Chapter 37 The King is Born38 Chapter 38 The Aftermath39 Chapter 39 All For Now40 Chapter 40 Like a Human41 Chapter 41 War for the Wedding42 Chapter 42 Wedding of the Century43 Chapter 43 Five Years Later44 Chapter 44 New Realities45 Chapter 45 A Crack46 Chapter 46 A Human47 Chapter 47 Alpha's Burden48 Chapter 48 The Critical Error49 Chapter 49 The Other Woman50 Chapter 50 The Failed Touch51 Chapter 51 Spaced52 Chapter 52 The Therapy53 Chapter 53 The Prize54 Chapter 54 The Escape55 Chapter 55 The Mate Who Doesn't Want Me56 Chapter 56 Echoes of the Past57 Chapter 57 The Rescue58 Chapter 58 The Wait59 Chapter 59 Breaking Bad60 Chapter 60 I Regret It61 Chapter 61 The Void-Walker62 Chapter 62 Unsafe63 Chapter 63 The Scandal64 Chapter 64 The Blackmail65 Chapter 65 The Hollow King66 Chapter 66 The Sanctuary of Mist67 Chapter 67 The Archivist Returns68 Chapter 68 The Wolfsbane69 Chapter 69 The Hunt for Vane70 Chapter 70 The Nightmare Bleed